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Language Changes in Teaching Adult Literacy
Category: English | Type: Essay | Style: APA | Level: Master | Pages: 6
There is no longer any doubt that the Internet is here to stay, and every conceivable subject and language can be explored by going online. It is further possible for the immigrant population to belong to a virtual community, using language that didnt exist before the Internet, thereby making them comfortable in this environment. New economic and political conditions have brought about trade partnerships between global companies, but the effort of governments to create a global community has yet to be successful. This does not change the need to try and understand different cultural concepts, however, with evolving language in a changing world altering our lifestyles and creating a need for more understanding, not less.
Keywords: language, literacy, cultural variation, social networking, ethnicity, online
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