In Michaela Cullington’s “Does Texting Affect Writing?” Cullington discusses the views individuals have on texting and how it impacts student’s writing. The growing popularity of texting has caused external and internal dissonance amongst several groups with different perspectives on how it affects writing. Some defend that it has some positive effects on writing in general. Others argue that it has a negative impact, specifically on formal writing. However, it appears that if texting does have any effect on writing it is negligible. Texting has grown rapidly in prevalence due to its conveniences, and expeditious efficacy in communicating a message in a concise manner. Texting has evolved into a language of its own utilizing abbreviations,
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They also claim that the frequent writing of, and exposure to text absent of punctuation is negatively impacting grammatical accuracy. Another point used to defend texting having a negative impact on writing is revealed by teachers expressing their displeasure of finding text speak in formal writing assignments. The defense is supplemented by teachers providing their own experience; one teacher explains that she had to give explicit instruction, to her students, not to use text speak in formal writing. Cullington researched several external sources, positions, and arguments. However, wanting a more intimate understanding of how texting influences writing and to formulate her own opinions on how she perceives texting to affect writing, she decided to conduct her own research which included interviewing several of her close, but diverse friends, as well as two former teachers. The two former teachers both asserted that texting was hindering students’ ability to write efficiently, however, their unsubstantiated asservations were founded on subjective perceptions gained through impositions, as opposed to extensive …show more content…
Cullington, thoroughly examined end-of-year papers by English 111 students in 2 separate classes with different professors. Utilizing data previously gathered she looked for signs of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols, primarily the most common forms of text speak from her survey. Her research concluded that the any effect that texting may have on writing is inconsequential and easily overlooked. In Cullington’s external research she found that experts have stated that most students know to avoid text speak in formals writing. In fact, often college students avoid text speak in general. Cullington opines that many experts would concur that, so long as students have a clear understanding of when it is appropriate to use text speak, text speak will have little influence on formal writing. Conducive to Cullington’s research she found a study that had been done on texting and its effect on spelling. The results of the study indicated that texted did not have a negative impact on
They also claim that the frequent writing of, and exposure to text absent of punctuation is negatively impacting grammatical accuracy. Another point used to defend texting having a negative impact on writing is revealed by teachers expressing their displeasure of finding text speak in formal writing assignments. The defense is supplemented by teachers providing their own experience; one teacher explains that she had to give explicit instruction, to her students, not to use text speak in formal writing. Cullington researched several external sources, positions, and arguments. However, wanting a more intimate understanding of how texting influences writing and to formulate her own opinions on how she perceives texting to affect writing, she decided to conduct her own research which included interviewing several of her close, but diverse friends, as well as two former teachers. The two former teachers both asserted that texting was hindering students’ ability to write efficiently, however, their unsubstantiated asservations were founded on subjective perceptions gained through impositions, as opposed to extensive …show more content…
Cullington, thoroughly examined end-of-year papers by English 111 students in 2 separate classes with different professors. Utilizing data previously gathered she looked for signs of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols, primarily the most common forms of text speak from her survey. Her research concluded that the any effect that texting may have on writing is inconsequential and easily overlooked. In Cullington’s external research she found that experts have stated that most students know to avoid text speak in formals writing. In fact, often college students avoid text speak in general. Cullington opines that many experts would concur that, so long as students have a clear understanding of when it is appropriate to use text speak, text speak will have little influence on formal writing. Conducive to Cullington’s research she found a study that had been done on texting and its effect on spelling. The results of the study indicated that texted did not have a negative impact on