Adopting Technology-Driven Cognitive Strategies to Enhance English Proficiency in Rural Background Undergraduate Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1507.23Keywords:
rural background undergraduate students, technology-based cognitive strategies, cognitive tests, learning process and English proficiencyAbstract
Human beings are gifted with many skills like thinking, inventing, and improving. Their intriguing nature makes them different from other living beings. Their interest inspires them to learn new things, different languages, and novel experiments. Furthermore, innovation comes through this continuous learning and deep thinking. Learning is a challenging and meticulous journey that relies on natural talents and inner perseverance. Additionally, the flow of our learning development progresses through the stages of sensory and motor skills, cognitive abilities, and comprehensive power. Technology-based cognitive strategies leverage digital tools and platforms to enhance the learning process, making it more engaging, accessible, and effective. These strategies focus on using technology to actively process, understand, and apply knowledge in ways that improve the language proficiency of rural background undergraduate students. Thus, this paper discusses how technology can support cognitive strategies and cognitive skill development for improving the English proficiency of Rural Background Undergraduate (RBU) students. Moreover, it also discloses how cognitive software reveals how a person understands and reacts to certain things and situations.
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