Linguists Mixed On Effects Of Text Messaging On Students

We as a society are evolving with each generation to come. We are getting stronger, faster, and smarter. Just as cell phones are no longer square blocks with numbers on them and TV’s are not in black and white, writing itself has also evolved. Once upon a time many wrote and spoke in a Shakespearean form of language and over the years it has evolved into something we call modern English. In recent years, technology has advanced greatly and cell phones have become one of our primary use of communication. With cell phones came a new form of writing called text messaging. Text messaging is used to send short, concise messages to anyone around the world. Often times text messages involve the use of abbreviations which stand for different things and also involves frequent use of emoji’s as a form of expression. This form of writing is now considered informal writing and is not acceptable in academic settings. In Michaela Cullington’s essay “Does Texting Affect Writing?” she touches on both sides of whether texting is hindering students writing or if it’s actually having a positive effect. She then makes is clear that she believes most students are educated enough to know when text speak is appropriate and when it’s not so therefore it has no effect on students. Although, I agree with her thesis, she lacks credibility due to her insufficient evidence. In addition, I also believe

The article I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language, by John Humphrys, addresses text messaging as a threat to people's ability to engage formally in use of the English language; especially in the younger generation. John Humphrys takes a unique perspective when analyzing the practice of text messaging. Humphrys focuses on the present and mainstream uses of text messaging, without analyzing the historical processes and the language values of the so called text speak. This paper will argue against John Humphrys' claim. Text messaging is a valid form of language as it; has been created through historical and social processes; holds a set of unique and evolving characteristics; and therefore in no way harmful to the users'

Have always wondered if text messages have been dumbing us down or making us smarter in way? In today’s society who has an answer for this type of question. In the article, I h8 txt msgs: How texting is wrecking our language, by John Humphrys, talks about how text messaging are a danger to people's English language ; especially in the younger generation. John Humphry’s takes a unique perspective when analyzing the practice of text messaging. He focuses on the todays teenagers as an example of the uses of text messaging. The other article by David Crystal’s, 2b or Not 2b discusses the many implications of new texting technologies throughout his article. Crystal Focuses on the three major topics in his article which are texting languages, the

Since the technological phenomenon towards the end of the 20th century, text messaging has been widely used by cellphone users, specifically teenagers, in order to get their conversations across easier and quicker in a very convenient way. In the modern technology world, people have become so accustomed to the idea of

The last decade has seen a huge increase of short message text messaging among the younger generations. Wood et al. conducted an intervention study about the relationship between texting and literacy. “114 kids were studied to find if there was a relationship between texting and literacy. Participants were divided randomly into an experimental group and a control group. In the experimental group they were given access to a mobile phone which they could use just for texting for ten weeks. Their text messages were transcribed exactly as written on the mobile phones. The children completed standardized pre- and post-tests on reading, spelling, and nonword reading.” The Internet is a good source for both individuals and society, but technology changes how people think making them seem less intelligent. People don’t notice how they sound while texting. Recent studies have shown that “When people, most likely children or teens, are sending messages on their devices they tend to shorten words and use non-standard written languages. Although, this allows people to send messages faster, it makes these people sound less intelligent because of misspelled words. Recent studies have proven that texting can have a positive effect on some children, but the slang that they use can affect their grammar skills.” All because of this people are sounding stupid because they can’t spell correctly. Any kind

In today’s era, one of the major forms of communication is “Texting” and it is becoming popular among teenagers. More and more weight is being placed on it and it has become a “must have” in today’s culture. Statistics shows that texting is mostly used among twelve to seventeen years’ olds in the United States and is continuing to grow in people of all ages (Purcell, Buchanan, and Friedrich 12). People of all ages are “glued” to their mobile phones every day, wherever they are and whatever they are doing, they are either texting, chatting, or using some sort of a social media site. With the significant increase in the amount of texting, it has been proven that texting could “heighten the tendency among students to adopt non-standard uses and contracted forms of English words in their classwork” (Dansieh 222). However, utilizing wrong grammar, shortened words, and misspellings during the use of social media and texting has been formally adopted in the proper English language as well and is also being utilized in our education system.

language that they use over their cell phones and Blackberries, a number of educators worry that the writing skills of their students are suffering (Ring, 2006). However, other educators see little evidence that the language of texting is having a negative impact on students ' schoolwork. Is the prevalence of text messaging something to worry about? Should educators fear the use of texting in their classrooms? WDYT? For you old-timers, that means: what

The focus of my essay is to talk about how text messaging is affecting literacy in teenagers. In my paper I am going to include some background on text messaging and how in the recent years it has affected the education of many students. I will include statists from various professors who have written books or conducted studies that will support my topic.

My younger brother sits as his computer everyday after work to "talk" to his friends through America Online (AOL) Instant Messaging (IM). They use terms like BRB (be right back) and LOL (laugh out loud) that seem a little confusing to the "out-dated" older sibling. It amazes me that he can carry on a conversation using abbreviations for virtually every word or phrase. It doesn't even bother him anymore that I peek over his shoulder to see what they're "talking" about, because he knows it's foreign to me and I can't understand it anyway. As I watch my younger brother on the computer at night, I realize that our habits of reading and writing are changing through modern computer technology like instant

Since the rise of the internet in the 1990s, and the sending of the first text message in 1992, technology has rapidly become essential to our lives in the 21st century. Our generation relies on phones to communicate instead of just talking in person or writing a letter. People are so connected to the internet that we forget all the little things that matter around us. Some say that it does have an impact on literacy, and others believe that it does not and that it is simply just another form of the English language. The biggest problem is that text messaging is a problem at school. Slang is damaging students’ writing and teachers are worried that children will bring slang words into the classroom and their writing. Text messaging has become detrimental to academic literacy.

If 1 wr 2 mk der paprz n txtese, wdnt it b g8 m8? Translation: If one were to compose their papers in text messaging lingo, wouldn’t it be great mate? From my perspective and hopefully yours as well, the answer to that question would be a capitol no, with a sad face emote. The purpose of this study was to determine if students who texted in excess of fifty times per day displayed below average formal writing skills. PhD Nenagh Kemp from the School of Psychology located at the prestigious University of Tasmania, authored this Australian paper in an attempt to answer if texting has any correlation with writing and spelling: Text-message abbreviations and language skills in high school and university students. Dr. Kemp predicts that after controlling for age and texting experience, textism use would predict a small but potentially significant amount of variance in scores of reading, spelling, and possibly also morphological awareness (Kemp, 2012). In contrast to my previous article review, Dr. Kemp placed a higher emphasis on using defined parameters, yielding clear, defined, and controlled data. Kemp stated, “The aim of this study was thus to investigate textism use among high school and university students. Specifically, we examined the proportion of textisms, the number of textism categories produced and the consistency with which textisms were spelled, and whether any of these differed between written and texted messages. We also explored the nature of the relationships

We use abbreviations and emoji’s to get our point across. As college students we send so many texting messages that we do not realize that we hold on to those habits of using incorrect spelling and full sentences. Using this way of communication so often has caused college students to carry it over to formal writing projects. Texting is another form of writing, some would believe that it will help with our writing skills but at the same time it making us lose our depth when it comes to writing. Students don’t use a much detail when it comes to writing papers. Grammar gets affected and we get in the habit of abbreviating our words which do not help enhance our writing at all. This articles just goes through saying that texting reflects on a lot more than just students language skills.

With general overview of today’s society, cell phones are becoming a modern day necessity among teenagers. The reason why they are in so much demand is because of text messaging which is the most popular mode of communication these days. The need to study this particular topic is to find out the impact of this mode of communication on teenagers, both positive and negative. And also to see whether it is actually a necessity or just a trend which is followed because of its popularity. In this research we are also going analyse the future impacts of text messaging on teenagers. How mobile companies are using the increased use of text messaging to their advantage is also discussed in this research project.

John Humphrys uses descriptive gene in this article and the description manifests itself from different approaches. Humphrys describes how texting is negatively impacting on the English language. At first, he is sarcastic on how the sixth edition editor of Oxford dictionary justifies the removing of a hyphen on words which used to have an hyphen. He wonders how hard is it to strike a hyphen key while writing and dismisses this as a lame excuse. According to Humphrys, removal of this hyphen is just one way of conforming to the emerging force of texting. In Humphrys’ description, he reveals how texting is creating confusion and bringing a communication barrier through use of coded acromnys, which are known to only a limited number of people. He adds that these codes not only confuse and misinterpreted but also are evolving meaning a person has to be update always to communicate. In other words, texting is lacking a standard. He also describes how texting began. He notes that texting is not a written language but rather is spoken language. People write they way they speak. They use ‘4’ for the word

These days a lot of interactions among people are by texting on cell phones. Communications sent through texting are often shortened words or abbreviations due to the limited in the number of characters allowed in a single message, as well as to save time. In 2b or Not 2b, David Crystal addresses the concerns many people have about texting, its impact on our language. As a parent of a teenager, and a future teacher, this subject was a concern to me. At first, I had thought that there could be adverse effect from texting. After reading Crystal’s essay, I agree with his opinion that texting is not harming the English language. A couple of ways the author supports this claim are with the history of abbreviations, and the acknowledgment of the fear of something new. However, I do not agree that it is having a positive effect on students reading and spelling as he states. I believe that students that learn to understand literacy through their education can become strong at texting with abbreviations, not the other way around.