Selfe argues that by following the traditional learning process, it limits the understanding of the world and other resources that have become available. Like the multiliteracy and other articles, Selfe claims that print literacy goes against voicing other’s culture. In order to change the tradition, the author believes both writing and aurality must be taught in school. Although there are topics that aurality should focus on like music, the history of it always comes back to the writing of it, such as looking at the written song lyrics.

Many cultures are coming together in this digital age. Examples of this are the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and International Olympics Movement, who use various communications beside text. As technology advances the use of it increases, in order to establish communities that crosses cultures. Selfe references the New London Group, “who identified the aural as one modality among many” (638). They allowed for composition in the classrooms to become more expressive, although only a small portion of it was accepted. The importance behind using technology is so that students are able to understand what their options are, and that they should not be limited by their teacher’s way of thinking.