My personal opinion is that technology does encourage creativity but would not have an effect on my literacy.
In 2004 the Daily Telegraph stated that pupils resort to text language in gcse exams.De Jonge and Kemp (2012; cited by Verheijen, 2013,.Today, no one could imagine speaking like Shakespeare or not having a standard dictionary.It seems that composing, understanding and replying to a text message correctly can only be achieved by people with great literacy skills.BBC (2003) Is txt ruining the English Language.
Current Mood: melancholy ( Comment on this ) 8:49 pm orange_horse_96 Hello people of the interweb!If bilingual children are perfectly apt to perform the switch between languages depending on setting, why doubt a monolingual childs ability to switch their language according to mode of communication?Crystal states that evidence from examiners suggests that the vast majority of students are well aware of the difference, and do not use textisms in their writing (2008,.On the other hand there is history.This teaching strategy is similar to the one used with foreign students, to improve their comprehension web escort of their mother tongue, and thus stands to be effective (Bernard, 2008).(2008) Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds.As the world is developing, the demand for more vocabulary rises, and it needs to be quick to write as we live in a fast-paced society.Never turn down anyone.Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 23: 397-423.
However, the important question to what extent, if any, CMC is having a negative effect on students literacy?
(2010) How the internet is changing language.
Shuttleworth Foundation (1.
587) believes that as language naturally evolves these novel creations may eventually become part of the Standard English lexicon.
However, in my opinion, most children have sufficient knowledge that CMC is in its own category for use.
