▁We ▁have ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁s tere ot ype ▁of ▁teacher ▁as ▁the ▁expert ▁who ▁del ivers ▁information , ▁and ▁students ▁as ▁consum ers ▁of ▁information , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁digital ▁students . ▁Te ach ers ▁not ▁only ▁need ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁speak ▁digital , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁em brace ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁digital ▁n atives . ▁ ▁Language ▁is ▁generally ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁system ▁used ▁to ▁communicate ▁in ▁which ▁symbols ▁convey ▁information . ▁ ▁Digital ▁n atives ▁can ▁communicate ▁flu ently ▁with ▁digital ▁devices ▁and ▁convey ▁information ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁was ▁impossible ▁without ▁digital ▁devices . ▁People ▁born ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" dig ital ▁imm igr ants ." ▁ ▁They ▁experience ▁difficulty ▁programming ▁simple ▁devices ▁like ▁a ▁V CR . ▁ ▁Digital ▁imm igr ants ▁do ▁not ▁start ▁pushing ▁buttons ▁to ▁make ▁things ▁work . ▁ ▁Learning ▁a ▁language ▁is ▁best ▁done ▁early ▁in ▁a ▁child ' s ▁development . ▁ ▁In ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁second ▁language , ▁H yl ten st am ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁found ▁that ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cut - off ▁point ▁for ▁b iling uals ▁to ▁achieve ▁native - like ▁prof ic iency . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁age , ▁second ▁language ▁learn ers ▁could ▁get ▁near - native - like - ness ▁but ▁their ▁language ▁would , ▁while ▁consisting ▁of ▁very ▁few ▁actual ▁errors , ▁have ▁enough ▁errors ▁that ▁would ▁set