Promoting Digital Literacy through English Proficiency

        English is the universal language As we all know, it is the most widely-spoken language around the globe.  It essential that we understand English and we know how to use it properly in our communication.

          

        At the present time, people are already living in a modern world where anything we need can be acquired by the use of high-tech gadgets. Technology has really helped us a lot. Now, work becomes easier. We can communicate with our loved ones or other people as fast as the speed of sound. We are able to make new friendships by signing to social-networking sites. We can obtain instant fame or popularity by sharing something on the internet like videos, etc. Researching for information is also quite easier now. This is what technology has contributed to us. Te use of computers and other gadgets continue to benefit man until now. Ad these things are being used in us leanings. Digital literacy-   is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills. Research around digital literacy is concerned with wider aspects associated with learning how to effectively find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate information while using digital technologies, not just being literate at using a computer. Digital literacy encompasses computer hardware, software, particularly those used most frequently by businesses, Internet, cell phones, PDAs, and other digital devices. A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen. Learning literature through the use of these inventions; w e can be proficient in using English as long as we want it. We can seek the help of technology which can offer us the knowledge we need. Almost all people now are able to use the different innovations and it is important for us to be skilled or proficient particularly in English so that we are able to understand the use of these gadgets and to manipulate them accurately.

          

      Let us practice English Proficiency and promote Digital Literacy!