THE INNOVATIVE MEDIA TO EXPLORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING SKILLS AN OUTLOOK TO LINGUISTIC APPROACH
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English Language learning-Internet-Social Media.Abstract
English is the principal language of the Internet. The Internet will in turn become the dominant place to learn English. The way languages are learned is varying and these variations are accelerating. The Internet is constantly evolving. It has created a dynamic environment for the communication and the management of information. The Internet has brought with it new forms of social interaction without boundaries. Technologies like MP3, iPod, Skype and PDAs, as well as blogs and podcasts, are making an immense variety of communication, information, literature, news and other language content available anywhere and anytime. A cascade of developments is causing interactive communities to spring up based on common interests, without regard to geography. This is going to stand traditional language learning on its head. English dominates on the Internet in areas ranging from entertainment to science. If you want to learn English, this represents an unprecedented opportunity. You can access English language content on any subject and learn from it. You can connect with English speaking people who share your interests. You can do this via e-mail, through blogs, podcasts and forums. You can link up with friends or even language tutors using free Internet telephony. The World Wide Web is the ultimate dynamic classroom and learning community. Over the next few years the Internet will take over from the classroom as the place of choice to learn English: Here are some of the reasons.
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