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title: "Is Technology a \"Home Language\" for Learners?"
date: 2013-02-15
url: https://learningischange.com/2013/02/15/is-technology-a-home-language-for-learners/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Blog"]
tags: []
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# Is Technology a "Home Language" for Learners?

I respond to a wonderful set of research from Peter Elbow brought up by Paul Allison that discusses how home languages can be better understood and used in the classroom. Paul (and I in this video) make the case that technology and online spaces can be thought of as a home language for our learners.

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlcyzPdH380 (careful, he is jogging, so it might be a bit disorienting)

Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482

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