Comments on: Thing 4 – Immigrants and Natives are Obsolete http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Learning On The Job » 23 Things – Week 2 http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-116 Learning On The Job » 23 Things – Week 2 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:23:09 +0000 http://mrhamada.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-116 [...] And for the record, Prensky’s Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants theory (Pt 1 Pt 2) was the hottest topic. I’ve made my feelings known on that matter already. [...] [...] And for the record, Prensky’s Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants theory (Pt 1 Pt 2) was the hottest topic. I’ve made my feelings known on that matter already. [...]

]]> By: Mr. H http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-75 Mr. H Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:59:34 +0000 http://mrhamada.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-75 <b>@Kate</b> Ooohhh.... Digital Ninja! I like it. Maybe we can get somebody to whip up a Digital Ninja badge and we can start handing it out to those who represent the Digital Ninja Lifestyle! @Kate Ooohhh…. Digital Ninja! I like it. Maybe we can get somebody to whip up a Digital Ninja badge and we can start handing it out to those who represent the Digital Ninja Lifestyle!

]]> By: Kate http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-74 Kate Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:02:48 +0000 http://mrhamada.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-74 I like Digital Tourist, Digital Resident, and Digital Ninja. I like Digital Tourist, Digital Resident, and Digital Ninja.

]]> By: Mr. H http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-73 Mr. H Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:00:12 +0000 http://mrhamada.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-73 I agree, it gets a bit 'alphabet soup' with all these TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) and FLAs. But is language fluency one dimensional? Can we plot it on a linear continuum? Is it such a monolithic concept that it is clearly defined simply by its name? (Can you point me in the direction of a continuum of language fluency? I tried to find one but didn't really know what I was looking for.) Certainly language acquisition has been argued to be multidimensional (BICS and CALP) and I would argue that digital fluency is also multidimensional. Neither of them can be described as a single component and thus require the different categories. I agree, it gets a bit ‘alphabet soup’ with all these TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) and FLAs. But is language fluency one dimensional? Can we plot it on a linear continuum? Is it such a monolithic concept that it is clearly defined simply by its name? (Can you point me in the direction of a continuum of language fluency? I tried to find one but didn’t really know what I was looking for.)

Certainly language acquisition has been argued to be multidimensional (BICS and CALP) and I would argue that digital fluency is also multidimensional. Neither of them can be described as a single component and thus require the different categories.

]]> By: MsMichetti http://blog.misterhamada.com/2009/05/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-72 MsMichetti Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:06 +0000 http://mrhamada.edublogs.org/2009/05/30/thing-4-immigrants-and-natives-are-obsolete/#comment-72 Am I the only one who's a little tired of all the acronyms? Personally, I'd like to see a continuum of fluency, much like we regard other forms of literacy. Why do we need categories / labels? There is a continuum of language fluency in English, for example, even within the "range" of English native speaker. I see little difference between a language continuum and a digital literacy continuum. Am I the only one who’s a little tired of all the acronyms? Personally, I’d like to see a continuum of fluency, much like we regard other forms of literacy. Why do we need categories / labels? There is a continuum of language fluency in English, for example, even within the “range” of English native speaker. I see little difference between a language continuum and a digital literacy continuum.

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