University students as digital migrants

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Cherylen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T14:10:18Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T14:10:18Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is a copy of the published version of an article published by the University of Alberta Libraries in Language and Literacy, 14(2): 41-61. Available on: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/langandlit/article/view/18003/14221.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth African university students are on the frontline of a global world. Whether they are attending university in the rural Eastern Cape or urban Johannesburg, the social practice of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has enabled virtual global mobility. The internet has opened up an opportunity for them to easily cross beyond the borders of South Africa and become part of an experience in another part of the world while the cellphone has facilitated this mobility anytime any place. This paper focuses on the students who are migrants into this digital world through analysis of their technology discourses and the role this has in how they engage with and within this digital environment. Using Gee's notion of big 'D' and little 'd' D(d)iscourses (1996), I have examined the meanings held by students in relation to technology. This analysis of language provides insights into students' educational and social identities and the position of globalisation and the information society in both facilitating and constraining their participation and future opportunities.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBrown, C. (2012). University students as digital migrants. <i>Language and Literacy</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8876en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBrown, Cheryl "University students as digital migrants." <i>Language and Literacy</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8876en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBrown, C. 2012. University students as digital migrants. Language and Literacy.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1496-0974en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Brown, Cheryl AB - South African university students are on the frontline of a global world. Whether they are attending university in the rural Eastern Cape or urban Johannesburg, the social practice of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has enabled virtual global mobility. The internet has opened up an opportunity for them to easily cross beyond the borders of South Africa and become part of an experience in another part of the world while the cellphone has facilitated this mobility anytime any place. This paper focuses on the students who are migrants into this digital world through analysis of their technology discourses and the role this has in how they engage with and within this digital environment. Using Gee's notion of big 'D' and little 'd' D(d)iscourses (1996), I have examined the meanings held by students in relation to technology. This analysis of language provides insights into students' educational and social identities and the position of globalisation and the information society in both facilitating and constraining their participation and future opportunities. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Language and Literacy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 SM - 1496-0974 T1 - University students as digital migrants TI - University students as digital migrants UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8876 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8876
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBrown C. University students as digital migrants. Language and Literacy. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8876.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Albertaen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDean's Office: CHEDen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 Unporteden_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en_ZA
dc.sourceLanguage and Literacyen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/langandlit/article/view/18003/14221en_ZA
dc.titleUniversity students as digital migrantsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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