Making Teaching Compatible with the Digital Natives: A Survey
T. Sugadev1, P. Santhosh2
1T. Sugadev, Assistant Professor of English, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai, (Tamil Nadu), India.
2P. Santhosh, Assistant Professor of English, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai, (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 20 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 March 2019 | PP: 1415-1418 | Volume-7 Issue-6, March 2019 | Retrieval Number: F3017037619/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The century in which we, the teachers being the digital immigrants, were all born and the one in which we are at present are different. The line of differentiation between the former and the latter is the word ‘digital’ which stands as a synonym for this 21st century, being the age of Information. Globalisation has seen the proliferated use of the digital interface in this age and has brought into the field two vast by-products of technology: e-commerce and e-learning. Teaching is no exception in the digital context. As a result, this paper keys the significance of the new technology and the methods of digital teaching and learning of English language from various sources and experiences of the teaching community. The findings are based on the data collected from the questionnaire through random sampling method among the English language teachers in select colleges in Chennai.
Keywords: Digitalization, Technology, E-learning, Digital Teaching
Scope of the Article: Smart Learning and Innovative Education Systems