Oral Literature in the Technological Era

Abstract

Around the world, the internet is slowly evolving into a fully-fledged learning system through the use of advanced cells, tablets, and more. Research shows how this effective technology has changed the way we teach and communicate and continues in a way that affects the cognitive and social development of children. Technology has influenced the way we view, define and even write literature. Oral literature has become an important source of information for building the history of a place. Each place has a heritage of oral tradition and oral literature. These oral sources are found in mythology, folklore, healing songs, folk music, folktales, and historical stories that live in the memories of the people in those places. The lack of documentation is a threat to the cultural sustainability of these traditions and oral histories and needs to be documented well. The digital age has promoted many cultures around the world. In the modern world, the Internet provides a safe space to document oral literature, bringing them into the limelight. Oral cultures, when disseminated through news media, can make people aware of their culture in the past. In this relatively limited area of international media, today's books and media will go a long way in promoting awareness among the general public. Furthermore, the documentation and expansion of rich cultural heritage in the form of virtual will sustain the ongoing transmission from one generation to the next.