New challenges for teachers: Teaching in the digital age

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Since real time communication & internet have changed the English language in the 21st century, online literacy is becoming as essential for communication as traditional methods of communication used to be, so teachers must understand the technology the students are using and how it can be used to teach English.

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New Challenges for Teachers: Teaching in The Digital Age

1. Thesis: Real-time communication and internet have changed the English language in the 21st century, online literacy is becoming as essential for communication as traditional methods of communication used to be, so‚ teachers must understand the technology the students are using and how it can be used to teach English.

1. With the increased need for students in the 21^st century to benefit from efficiencies derived from real-time communication and internet, the teaching landscape must evolve to fulfill such needs.
2. Since real-time communication and use of internet in teaching result in greater efficiencies, over time, use of internet has replaced traditional methods of teaching (Fairclough, 2014). The internet age has brought significant transformations in teaching. Access to internet and real-time communication by students allow them to stretch their academic experience, access infinite knowledge and share experiences with the global academic community (Ayub, Hamid & Nawawi, 2014). 
3. There are limitless learning opportunities presented to students of this age by the internet. Access to internet not only allow the students to broaden their knowledge but also provides them with a platform to connect and interact with the global academic community. In addition, there are resourceful learning materials efficiently available for the students on the internet.
4. In order to achieve efficiencies derived from real-time communication and internet, it is imperative for tutors to learn how to use internet and online materials in teaching students in the 21^st century.

1. In order to deliver value to the 21^st century students, online literacy and use of appropriate technology by tutors is inevitable.

Given the role of technology in achieving efficiencies, VanHoorn et al. (2014) assert that integration of technology in curriculum delivery is vital for both teaching and learning particularly of English language (VanHoorn et al., 2014). As a result, technological literacy is demanded and expected in our learning institutions and also in our economy (Simonson, Smaldino & Zvacek, 2014). The literacy related to technology has become universal language expected of…