○○○My loyal electronic friend○○○

OUTLINE

I. Introduction.

II. The beggining of a relationship.

• How I started my relationship with electronic tools.
• What I used it for?
• Advantages and Disadvantages.

III. My experiences with my loyal electronic friend.

• How my loyal electronic friend has influenced my L1/L2
• My strengths and weaknesses in electronic literacy.
• Usefulness of word processors, social networks, and discussion boards.

IV. Our Future.

• My expectations and plans regarding electronic tools.
• Virtual libraries.
• Online courses.
• Master degree
• Professional work using electronic tools.

V. Conclusion.

 

First Draft

Have you ever been called illiterated? In the past, someone who knew how to write and read printed texts was considered as a literated person. Nonetheless, times have been changed; we are in electronic era where it has expanded the meaning of the word literacy to include the reading and writing not only of printed texts but of electronic texts. 

I was born to be an entire electronic illiterated. In my early years, I was not aware of the existence of technology because I do not have the necessity of it. The beginning of my relationship with technology was thanks for my father. He familiarized me to PC´s through educational games; as a result, I was able to use the mouse, the keyboard; moreover, to turn on and turn off a computer. During my junior high school, I was taught how to use word processors, and search engines to deliver academic assignments. As the time passed, I became more capable to use them for social communication, school requirements, and entertainment purposes. Electronic technology allows me to do daily tasks in an easier way in less time; on the other hand, it makes me to be more addicted and dependent to technology.

Day by day, I am improving my knowledge concerning electronic technology. I am more related with it because of the strong impact that has had on mankind. Electronic tools have helped me to improve my L1 /L2 in grammar and vocabulary; furthermore, they have also allowed me to meet foreign people as well as to enhance my communicative skills. I am able to handle web browsers, social networks, chat rooms, e-mails, and academic softwares (Microsoft Windows Office Programs). Nevertheless, I am weak in the use of the new trends in programs and tech tools. As I said before, word processors are useful to do daily tasks; on the other hand, social networks and discussion boards are of great importance to communicate with anybody anywhere and to exchange information in not time. 

Electronic tools are involved in my future as a person as well as English teacher. I expect to get better in the matter to do not have problems in daily live because using technologies is a requirement to survive nowadays. I hope I will use electronic technology as virtual libraries to do not waste time going to traditional libraries to search information. Furthermore, I plan to study a master’s degree taking online courses to have new experiences, and knowledge. I expect technologies facilitate my professional work; as a result, I will help my students to improve their skills. In that way, they will become electronic literated people in order to become competent due to being humans and technologies are evolving in step.

Electronic tools are becoming more significant for humans because of the major impact that has caused in our daily life such as working, studying, playing, shopping, etc. If we want to keep moving forward and to be unknown as an illiterated person, we must know how to use electronic tools.  

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Second Draft

Have you ever been called illiterate? In past centuries, someone who knew how to write and read printed texts was considered as a literate person. Nonetheless, the times have been changed; we are in electronic era where it has expanded the meaning of the word literacy to include the reading and writing not only of printed texts but of electronic texts. 

I was born being an entire electronic illiterate. In my early years, I was not aware of the existence of technology because I did not have the necessity of it. The beginning of my relationship with technology was thanks to my father. He familiarized me to PC´s through educational games; as a result, I was able to use the mouse, the keyboard; moreover, to turn on and turn off a computer. During my junior high school stage, I was taught how to use word processors, and search engines to deliver academic assignments. As the time passed, I became more capable to use them for social communication, school requirements, and entertainment purposes. Electronic technology allows me to do daily tasks in an easier way in less time; on the other hand, it makes me to be more addicted and dependent to technology.

Day by day, I am improving my knowledge concerning electronic technology. I am more related with it because of the strong impact that it has had on mankind. Electronic tools have helped me to improve my L1 /L2 in grammar and vocabulary; furthermore, they have also allowed me to meet foreign people as well as to enhance my communicative skills. I am able to handle web browsers, social networks, chat rooms, e-mails, and academic softwares (Microsoft Windows Office Programs). Nevertheless, I am weak in the use of the new trends in programs and tech tools. As I said before, word processors are useful to do daily tasks; on the other hand, social networks and discussion boards are of great importance to communicate with anybody anywhere and to exchange information in not time. 

Electronic tools are involved in my future as a person as well as English teacher. I expect to get better in the matter to do not have problems in daily live because using technologies is a requirement to survive nowadays. I hope I will use electronic technology as virtual libraries to not waste time going to traditional libraries to search information. Furthermore, I plan to study a master’s degree taking online courses to have new experiences, and knowledge. I expect technologies facilitate my professional work; as a result, I will help my students to improve their skills. In that way, they will become electronic literate people in order to become competent due to being humans and technologies are evolving in step.

Electronic tools are becoming more significant for humans because of the major impact that has caused in our daily life such as working, studying, playing, shopping, etc. If we want to keep moving forward and to be unknown as an illiterate person, we must know how to use electronic tools.  

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Final Draft

Have you ever been called illiterate? In past centuries, someone who knew how to write and read printed texts was considered as a literate person. Nonetheless, the times have been changed; we are in electronic era where it has expanded the meaning of the word literacy to  include the reading and writing not only of printed texts but of electronic texts. 

I was born being an entire electronic illiterate. In my early years,  I was not aware of the existence of technology because  I did not have the necessity of it. The beggining of my relationship with technology was thanks to my father. He familiarized me to PC´s through educational games; as a result, I was able to use the mouse, the keyboard; moreover, to turn on and turn off a computer. During my junior high school stage, I was taught how to use word processors, and search engines to deliver academic assignments. As the time passed, I became more capable to use them for social communication, school requirements, and entertaiment purposes. Electronic technology allows me to do daily tasks in a easier way in less time; on the other hand, it makes me to be more addicted and dependent to technology.

Day by day, I am improving my knowledge concerning electronic technology. I am more related with it because of the strong impact that it has had on mankind. Electronic tools have helped me to improve my L1 /L2 in grammar and vocabulary; furthermore, they have also allowed me to meet foreign people as well as to enhance my communicative skills. I am able to handle web browsers, social networks, chat rooms, e-mails, and academic software( Microsoft Windows Office Programs). Nevertheless, I am weak in the use of the new trends in programs and tech tools. As I said before, word processors are useful to do daily tasks; on the other hand, social networks and discussion boards are of great importance to communicate with anybody anywhere, and to exchange information in less time. 

Electronic tools are involved in my future as a person as well as  English teacher. I expect  to get better in technology in order to avoid problems in daily live because using technologies is a requirement to survive nowadays. I hope I will use electronic technology as virtual libraries to not waste time going to traditional libraries to search information. furthermore, I plan to study a masters degree taking online courses to have new experiences, and knowledge. I expect technologies facilitate my professional work; as a result, I will help my students to improve their skills. In that way, they will become electronic literate people so as to face a global world more updated.


Electronic tools are becoming more significant for humans because of the  major impact that has caused in our daily life such as working, studying, playing, shopping, etc. If we want to keep moving forward and to be unknown as an illiterate person, we must know how to use electronic tools.