Texting and literacy

Texting and literacy Pros & Cons

Team C2 Critical JunkiesJeremy Calhoun

Juan Luis De La RosaGabriela Gomez

Sang Ma

IntroductionAccording to research at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole.

Pros❏ Textism has shown to improve literacy by exposure to word

composition ❏ A study performed on students resulted in higher test scores recorded

by students using mobile phones ❏ Research suggests texting requires same “phonological awareness”

needed to learn correct spelling ❏ Initials and abbreviations contribute to successful reading/spelling

development❏ Students are writing more and revising their work❏ Educators are helping students understand when to use the

appropriate language

Pros❏ Save time.❏ Advantages of teens texting.❏ Reading Skill.❏ Initials and abbreviations helps foreign language users

to study English faster and easier.❏ Autocorrect:History.❏ Autocorrect helps people to memorize with repeat.

Cons❏ Kids have trouble shifting between abbreviations and

standard grammar.❏ Basically “techspeak” become the normal words.❏ John McWhorter compares “techspeak” to a new

language being born.

Conclusion❏ Overall there are some good and bad points to Texting.❏ The future of texting is not exactly clear because it is

constantly evolving, but for the present time it is a valuable asset for communicating.

❏ Texting on a case by case study can be in turn decreasing literacy digital natives in different ways.

❏ Communication is a vital survival tool in the preservation of human life, and texting has made that more effective.

VerdictAND THE WINNER OF THIS YEARS DEBATE ON TEXTING LITERACY IS…

(DRUM ROLL PLEASE)

Referenceshttp://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/02/business/la-fi-tn-texting-ruining-kids-grammar-skills-20120801

http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk.html

https://www.diigo.com/list/gaby_gomez/A2-References

https://www.diigo.com/list/guiltyhana/DGL+Activity+2%3A+Misinformation+Debate/2y1hwumu1