texting and literacy
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Texting and literacy Pros & Cons
Team C2 Critical JunkiesJeremy Calhoun
Juan Luis De La RosaGabriela Gomez
Sang Ma
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VerdictAND THE WINNER OF THIS YEARS DEBATE ON TEXTING LITERACY IS…
(DRUM ROLL PLEASE)
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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