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It seeks to evaluate how digital tools contribute to shaping learning behaviours within technology\u2010integrated educational settings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A quantitative research approach was adopted, incorporating a structured questionnaire to gather data from a sample of 420 college students. The collected data were then analysed using SPSS software to explore the connection between digital literacy and language proficiency.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results indicate a strong and statistically significant positive relationship (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.841, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) between digital literacy and language proficiency. Students with higher digital literacy demonstrated greater engagement, motivation and better adaptation to PL tools. 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