The influence of technology on conceptualization or new concepts for existing words in English: Familiar concepts and initiating multicultural understanding

摘要

The globalization of commonly used concepts is strongly associated with technological innovation. A brainstorming activity shows that technology has influenced how students perceive the world. Thus using familiar concepts of words from the world of computers and the Internet can serve as a common cultural starting point in the multicultural English language classroom. This paper is partly culture-based touching on the dynamics of conceptualization. Perhaps not a new topic but in the context of heterogeneous groups of learners it can provide a common denominator and establish a favorable foundation for further classroom activities.