Over the years, smart phones have become more and more popular. These technology advancements have significantly changed the way we communicate. Most children have a cell phone and are constantly dependent on using it and text messaging. And out of all the children that own a smart phone, every single one of them know the shortcuts to writing and text lingo that may look like a foreign language to other generations who did not grow up with a smart phone in their hand. This foreign language to others brings up an important issue on whether or not texting has a negative impact on reading, grammar and writing skills. The sources that I used in my research conclude that there is a negative correlation between text messaging and overall literacy.
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Teenagers usually use shortcuts while sending messages in order to get their message across quickly but researchers have found that texting can most definitely lead to a decline in language and grammar skills. This article mentions the same study that was shown in my first source, proving its validity. It also mentions how using texting shortcuts such as “gr8” for great or an initial like “LOL” for laugh out loud, will be imitated by kids and can affect their offline language skills. Other research found that not only did frequent texting have negative impacts on grammar, but sending and receiving these shortcuts were associated with poor language and grammar skills as …show more content…
The participants in the study translated conventional english sentences into text lingo by either writing messages down or typing them into a cell phone. The participants were fifty-two high school students aged 13-15 years, and 53 undergraduates aged 18-24 years. The results of the study were that the use of text abbreviations were negatively correlated with reading and spelling scores. For these age groups, concerns that frequent texting may mask or even contribute to poor linguistic skills cannot be
Teenagers usually use shortcuts while sending messages in order to get their message across quickly but researchers have found that texting can most definitely lead to a decline in language and grammar skills. This article mentions the same study that was shown in my first source, proving its validity. It also mentions how using texting shortcuts such as “gr8” for great or an initial like “LOL” for laugh out loud, will be imitated by kids and can affect their offline language skills. Other research found that not only did frequent texting have negative impacts on grammar, but sending and receiving these shortcuts were associated with poor language and grammar skills as …show more content…
The participants in the study translated conventional english sentences into text lingo by either writing messages down or typing them into a cell phone. The participants were fifty-two high school students aged 13-15 years, and 53 undergraduates aged 18-24 years. The results of the study were that the use of text abbreviations were negatively correlated with reading and spelling scores. For these age groups, concerns that frequent texting may mask or even contribute to poor linguistic skills cannot be