"Although journalists tend to sensationalize the linguistic strangeness of "online lingo," quantitative analyses of instant messaging conversations and text messages reveal that abbreviations, acronyms, and even misspellings are comparatively infrequent, at least among college-age students."
I know teachers have been having this debate for a long time. I have mixed emotions about how students text. I have found that when I text and miss spell a word, my phone automatically fixes the mistake so I am able to learn the correct spelling. I think texting is helping kids to learn proper grammer and spelling.I agree with the author and I've found people that text me are also using correct grammer. People all over the world are using text and instant messaging, so educators need to embrace this fact and stop fighting children when it comes to instant messaging and especially text messaging!!
Baron, N. (2009). Are digital media changing language. Educational Leadership, 66(6), 42-46.
unknown, Initials. (2009, April 9). The art of conversation (aka how social media is changing the way we interact). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdu3CV8JCoY&feature=youtu.be
http://youtu.be/fdu3CV8JCoY
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language%C2%A2.aspx
Teachers need to accept that students are using technology and need to embrace it instead of fighting it. Teachers could find a way to incorporate technology into the classroom and make learning fun. Students know alot about technology so they would be interested in using it in school. Teachers could use texting and other technologies to their advantage and create a win/win situation for themselves and for their students.
ReplyDeleteI like that you recognize how auto correct helps you learn to spell!
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