texting decreases literacy skills
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Group B2's powerpoint on why texting decreases literacy skills.TRANSCRIPT
The Decrease in LiteracyDue to Texting
Deion McCarterCarlos Fuentes
Piyapan OonthonpanBrian Cogley Ho
Bailey PerkinsJames Stacey
Edwin Meza Arriaga
Introduction
• Key Topics– Grammar– T9 & Auto Correct– Text Slang– Length– Punctuation Errors
• Increase in Text Messaging among Young• Decrease in Social & Literacy Skills
Grammar Case Studies
• Kemp & De Jonge in Australia– 105 students total• 53 University Students• 52 High School Students
– Series of Tests• Spelling• Reading• ‘Translation’
– Negative correlation between textisms and scores
Grammar Case Studies Continued
• Australian Study– 243 children included– Tests given included:• Spoken Comprehension• Grammatical Comprehension• Spelling Ability
– Capitalization and Punctuation errors• As length of text increased
– Choosing correct rule for pseudoword
Auto-Correct• Context of the Word– Changed Meaning– ‘Intend’ to ‘Nintendo’– ‘I’m leaving now’ to ‘I’m
leaving you’• Increase in Misspelled
Words– Students rely on spell check
• Removes the Need to Pay Attention
Formality & Etiquette
• Letter– Home & Address Bar– Body– Ending
• Email– Name– Subject Line– Body– Closing
Acronyms & Text Slang• Increase in Text Speed– You into ‘u’
• National University of Ireland Maynooth– 936 text messages collected– 25% of word content used
incorrect spelling• Abbreviations not
Uncommon– Could work their way into
classroom
Punctuation Errors
• American University Study– Correct punctuation
in 39% of texts– Ending punctuation
in 29% of texts
Punctuation Errors Continued
“Punctuation errors are huge, and apostrophe errors. Students seem to have absolutely no idea what an apostrophe is for. None. Absolutely none.”
Proffessor Paul Budra
Closing Argument• Many Factors have Contributed – Texting is Popular
• Negative Habits– Spelling Errors– Poor Etiquette – Acronyms/Slang– Punctuation Errors
• Decrease in Professionalism• Do not let it Decrease Your Literacy
Citations• Brevity
– https://www.diigo.com/list/bryalexander/Breviety
• Acronyms & Text Slang– Martin, A. (2013, August 17). Texting slang creeps into student writing. News-
JournalOnline.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014, from http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130817/NEWS/130819461
– Lyddy, F., Farina, F., Hanney, J., Farrell, L., & O'Neill, N. (2013, November 14). An Analysis of Language in University Students' Text Messages†. An Analysis of Language in University Students' Text Messages. Retrieved July 14, 2014, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12045/abstract
• Autocorrect– University of Alabama at Birmingham. (2014, May 19). Could texting and
autocorrect affect kids' writing skills?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 14, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519160531.htm
– Laura Clark (Published: 18:51 EST, 21 May 2012 | Updated: 19:27 EST, 21 May 2012) Auto-correct generation can't spell common words such as 'necessary' and 'separate'. Retrieved July 14, 2014 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147843/Auto-correct-generation-spell-common-words-necessary-separate.html
Citations Continued• Grammar Case studies
– Wood, C., Kemp, N., Waldron, S., & Hart, L. (2014). Grammatical understanding, literacy and text messaging in school children and undergraduate students: A concurrent analysis. Computers & Education, 70281-290. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2013.09.003
– De Jonge, S., & Kemp, N. (2012). Text-message abbreviations and language skills in high school and university students. Journal Of Research In Reading, 35(1), 49-68. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01466.x
• Punctuation Errors– Kelly, S. (2010, February 1). Texting, Twitter, contributing to student's poor
grammar skills profs say. . Retrieved July 14, 2014, from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/texting-twitter-contributing-to-students-poor-grammar-skills-profs-say/article4304193/
– Crair, B. (2013, November 25). The Period is Pissed. . Retrieved July 14, 2014, from http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115726/period-our-simplest-punctuation-mark-has-become-sign-anger
Image Citations• ‘No Cell Phones’-
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/No_cellphone.svg/250px-No_cellphone.svg.png
• ‘Texting’ in Grammar Slide - http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/texting.jpg
• ‘Test’ - http://www.bubblews.com/assets/images/news/1170542958_1366368454.jpg• ‘Auto-correct 1’ – http://natepk.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/autocorrect.jpg • ‘Auto-correct 2’ - http://bkhorton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/AutoCorrect2.jpg • ‘Texting Aliens’ -
http://writestepswriting.com/Blog/tabid/241/EntryId/17/New-Study-Text-Messaging-May-Harm-Grammar-Skills.aspx
• ‘American University Logo’ – http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/amer/sports/genrel/auto_player/625061.jpeg
• ‘Let’s Eat Grandma’ - http://www.buzzfeed.com/aj8/19-jokes-only-grammar-nerds-will-understand-cfe3
• ‘I want you’ - http://digitaldialoguemag.blogspot.com/p/txtng-ltrcy-u-dcd-does-texting-equal.html