Quote:
Yes, young people sometimes accidentally slip a btw (by the
way) into a school essay. But a recent study by the Pew Internet and American
Life Project confirms that middle school and high school students understand
what kind of language is appropriate in what context (Lenhart, Smith, &
Macgill, 2008).
I agree with this quote mostly because I feel that I was going through public schooling in midst of the texting era. It seemed that as I made the transition from middle school to high school if you didn’t have unlimited texting, you were out of the so called “loop”. I was a pro at texting, along with all of my friends. That was our new way of communication and we thought we were so cool abbreviating our words and using the text lingo. However, even though I could carry on a whole conversation in text lingo or write a paper using it, I didn’t. I knew what kind of language was acceptable in the classroom and on classroom work, and so did my fellow classmates. We had been taught how to use the English language correctly and how to spell since elementary school. We knew better than to write LOL or BTW in a writing assignment for school. Which brings me to my point; I believe that students know better than to use text lingo in school assignments. I feel that students are just being too lazy and don’t want to write a bunch of words out, or just they simply are choosing not to do the assignment correctly.
This article contains some thoughts of teacher’s views on text lingo as well as students.
Quote:
She predicts that the number of “textisms” will stop growing as
people continue to develop more proficiency in using handheld devices and as
the devices continue to grow more sophisticated than simple telephone touch
pads. She adds that part of the appeal of texting shorthands is their novelty,
and that that will fade.
I agree with this statement simply because I feel that I have
experienced it myself. I have had a cell phone and have been sending text
messages since I was twelve years old. My first phone was rather bulky and was
one that only had the number pad where three letters of the alphabet were above
each number, or button. So when texting you would have to hit the button on the
keypad one to three times depending on what letter you wished to type. My
second cell phone that I had was a little better. It had the luxury of t9 where
if you would start to spell a word it would give you a couple options to pick from
and you could just select what word you wanted rather than having to type it
all the way out. Now, I have my smart phone. Much easier to text on considering
it has a full keypad just like my computer. Before I had my smart phone I admit
to using a lot of textisms simply because it was faster, but now having my smart
phone it’s just as quick and easy to type out the whole word, especially with the
auto correct feature. I feel that textisms will fade with proficiency of cell
phones, along with their novelty.
Sources:
Rubira, A. D. (2008, December 2). Is texting ruining the english language?. Retrieved from Is Texting Ruining the English Language?
Shea, A. (2010, January 22). The keypad solution. New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from The Keypad Solution
Harshman, Melissa. "OMG! textspeak in schoolwork ;-)." The Columbian. N.p., 03/06/2011. Web. 1 Feb 2012.
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