WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND THEIR USE IN THE LINGUISTIC SPACES OF OUR SOCIETY
Web 2.0 Tools: Tools that one can use to receive information. 1. The extent that patterns of Web 2.0 technologies can be used in your field of study(English and Applied Linguistics) and aligning with what it means to be a so called digital native. A digital native is a person who lives a life immersed in digital technologies allows them to learn differently from previous generations of people according to, Prensky(2001) Considering my field of study, it aligns with being a digital native because I am exposed to using different tools which have introduced me to a variety of different technology platforms that are also linked to my profession as being an English lecturer. Being an English lecturer has allowed me to use different patterns of technology for my classrooms which are also beneficial to my field of study and this has made me a digital native. As a student using Web 2.0 tools such as WhatsApp, Gmail, You tube and MS Teams has turned me into a digital native....