...People in the modern day use texting as a means of communicating with friends and family. It is typically thought that teenagers are the only people that use their cellular devices to text but it has become more common now for people of all ages to text, including people well into their 50’s. Many people will argue that texting is ruining the way that others write papers and essays, but does it come across to these people that maybe our language is just evolving just as it has over the last 80 years? When writing papers and essays, people should have the common sense not to use terms such as “LOL” or “BTW” as they do when they text. Texting is not something that is affecting language and proper spelling and grammar, it is an adaptation of language. Texting is a positive change in society because it provides the younger...
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...Ashley Fuell Marissa Campbell English 121 May 6, 2014 Is Texting Making Us Dumb? Almost everyone I know over the age of twelve years old owns a cellphone and uses it to communicate through text message. Add to that the large amount of people who use email and social media, and it’s clear that we depend a lot on technology to communicate with each other. In order to make these methods more efficient and immediate, a form of tech speak has developed and due to frequent, constant use, has begun to creep into the school classrooms. Tech speak is a form of slang that shortens words to make text messaging faster. It also includes emoticons, a way of using punctuation marks to make a picture of a face or whatever the user wants to form. Technology is making us bad spellers with the use of spell checkers and autocorrect. This texting lingo is also damaging our youth’s written language skills because students are finding it increasingly difficult to switch between using tech speak and proper grammar. Further, texting is hindering students’ abilities to focus in class, hurting their grades. Finally, college entrance officers are reporting application essays with tech speak and acronym shortcuts being submitted by prospective students that end up causing the student to be denied entrance to the college. Tech speak is becoming increasingly more evolved and complex in its own way. Students who use tech speak, or texting lingo, tend to ignore punctuation and capitalization rules, use...
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...aspect of today’s society. The English language is a prime example of this. Linguists from different universities have begun noticing changes in the modern English language; most of the alterations tend to be significant. The English language has been negatively affected by the rise of the Internet, smartphones and social media. To begin with, the Internet has had a significant impact on the teenagers’ lifestyle. This in turn has brought about a dramatic change in the level of English used. Firstly, adolescents in schools have recently created new acronyms to be used on the Internet such as in discussion boards or blogs. Examples of acronyms contain: ‘FYI’ (which stands for ‘for your information’), ‘TMI’ (which stands for ‘too much information’), ‘BRB’ (which stands for be right back) and ‘TTYL’ (which stands for ‘talk to you later’). As a result, these new acronyms have caused students’ English proficiency to deteriorate. The spread of the recently created acronyms have been incorporated into students’ writings which therefore gives the teachers a harder time of ‘reiterating’ the importance of being able to distinguish between the ‘social networking language’ and ‘academic writing’ This means that the students might later suffer in university when it comes to writing a professional report in their field of interest. In the meantime, the effect of adolescents using up-to-date smartphones has given more evidence to linguists on how the English language is being misused. From the...
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...whether text based interactions can be described as a creative form of language use. The text that I will analyse is a conversation between friends: I will identify a number of features of the text, comment on their effect and whether they are creative, then discuss some of the public attitudes towards texting. Many of the techniques used in sample have the purpose of engaging the reader; making the text more eye-catching; making the text sound colloquial (like a spoken conversation); adding to the humorous banter-like tone of the text; and injecting an expression of emotion into the writing. One technique used in the text is including slang or words written as they are said. Some examples of this are ‘wazaap?’ (l.1); ‘Who dis?’ (l.2); ‘nah’ (l.9); ‘Waana’ (l.14); ‘Wat abat’ (l.16). The effect of these features is to make the text read like a very informal, spoken conversation between two people who know each other very well. This makes the person reading the text, feel that they can express their thoughts and feelings in a natural, open way, and creates an intimate link between them. The text also uses non-verbal language such as: ‘whoa whoa whoa’ (l.11); tch .hh – yeh - u::h u::h (l.15); ‘Mmhm’ (l.18). The effect of these techniques is to add in spoken sounds that are never written into formal texts. These are sounds that people make when they are speaking directly to one another and are not part of language, they are known as ‘metacommunication’. They usually tell the reader...
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...The Hidden Positive Impact of Text Messaging On Literacy The importance of text messaging is emphasized by several research findings. According to research cited in Education (Education), text message shorthand is vital in assisting youngsters to improve their phonic awareness and linguistic creativity. Powell and Dixon also discuss the importance of short messaging systems (SMS) and exposure to textism (the use of texting slangs) in enhancing learners’ spelling skills (Powell and Dixon). Wood conducted a research on the implications of text messaging on the literacy of 9 to 10-year-old-children’s literacy skills. Wood notes that the exposure to text messaging and their counterparts who do not have access to SMS might be contributing, positively, to the literacy skills development among 9 to 10-year-old-children (Wood). Furthermore, past studies analyzed by Verheijen report a positive correlation between the use of SMS and literacy levels among users (Verheijen). Belying the findings of these studies, however, is the viewpoint among older generation researchers and academicians that text messaging has negative correlations to improving learning skills among users. They argue that text messaging has contributed detrimental implications on learners as opposed to its emphasized importance by recent researchers. They present counterarguments justifying their disapproval of the importance of text messaging on learning. They cite the negative implications of technology on learners...
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...studies will be used as a guide and support to our research. Our related literature starts with the importance of writing and language, and goes on with the possible effects that might happen to these when technology is being used extensively. On the later part of the chapter are the gathered articles and case studies done by various researchers. Text Messaging Effects on Writing Texting feature in mobile phones has become a “God’s gift” for most of the people. This feature made this communication very convenient to everyone. It has become an important part of the daily lives of people, especially to the Filipinos. According to AHN Media Corp (2010), the Philippines has been tagged as the “texting capital of the world”. Many Filipinos exchange text messages with the use of their mobile phones. People have become frequent texters, and they have started sending messages in shortened ways. This problem cropped up with the innovation of this new technology, and its possible effects on the students’ language proficiency. The language proficiency of the students are important for effective communication. Language, according to McKee (1939), will successfully help people in different activities, which involve communication, various types of interaction, or even writing. Whether we are students or not, there is a need to use language appropriately. McKee goes on to say that the ability to write effectively is still important regardless of the influential and...
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...Ariana Timbol 1/29/2014 English 121 A Poison from the Future With Great powers comes with great responsibility as people use technology in their everyday life. Back in the days, people wrote to each other letters and that could take about a good few weeks to receive it and reply back or longer. Today, we have been gifted with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other places for friends and family to chat on. Is social media really a gift or is it a curse? Who needs to interact with people in real life when you can just stay home for up to 10 hours a day during your weekends thanks to social media. Afraid of facing someone who spread rumors about you, just simply talk about them on the social media networks and there you go ruining someone's life even though the rumors about you might not be true. Social media today is looked at as something amazing and incredible for everyone to use in today's society, but underneath the amazing and colorful page are small networks filled with nasty secrets, harsh gossip, and photos not meant for the eyes especially your eyes. You decided to surf through the internet to find an image of what you're looking for and you find something that you did not expect to see; an image that probably scarred you and your eyes. You think that social networks are private, but once you or someone else submits an embarrassing photo of you without your permission, everyone will see it. People may have settings to keep things private, but...
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...However, we are becoming more ignorant about how these technologies are affecting our life every day. We are abusing these communicating methods without acknowledging that our life and our own personalities are being spoiled. As a consequence, these technologies are bringing the lacks of social interaction, distraction, and the decayed expression of languages and emotions. The rise of technologies is leading to the collapse of our communication. Technologies are ruining social interaction among humans. Without a doubt, technologies have dominated our choices of interacting with each other. While the purpose of technologies was to improve the communication between humans, people now prefer using these tools to talk, rather than face-to-face conversations. In fact, human civilization has been always developed based on the connection between people, but now, we are losing that real connection in order to exchange for a virtual one. As a case in point, today, we can easily see people, especially teenagers, going around with their phones or tablets on their hands all the time. Some people even spend more time talking on the phone, texting, video calling, or emailing… than meeting other people. Eventually, we are living in a virtual world where we are no longer real. During the summer, parks...
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...scores tend to not overuse mobile phones in voice-calling (Whiteside & Lynam 669-689); rather they spend more time in indirect communication through text messaging with others” (Bianchi & Phillips 39-51; Billieux et al., 1195-1210; Butt & Phillips 346-360). In the other words, people who have social anxiety are more likely to text messaging with others, they even do not calling with other people. Consequently, some people’s communication is limited by their extraversion and social anxiety. Some humans express their emotion and their important information maybe not good is another effect about smartphone will let people communication ability get weak. When people talk to someone face-to-face, people use eye contact and body language, which are very important ways in expressing...
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...Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Student Theses Spring 2011 Exploring the Effects of Text Messaging on the Spelling Skills of Ninth and 12th Grade Students James G. Muhammad Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/theses Part of the Communication Technology and New Media Commons Recommended Citation Muhammad, James G., "Exploring the Effects of Text Messaging on the Spelling Skills of Ninth and 12th Grade Students" (2011). Student Theses. Paper 32. For more information about the academic degree, extended learning, and certificate programs of Governors State University, go to http://www.govst.edu/Academics/Degree_Programs_and_Certifications/ This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Theses by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact opus@govst.edu. Exploring the Effects of Text Messaging on the Spelling Skills of Ninth and 12th Grade Students By James G. Muhammad B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1976 THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts, With a Major in Communication and Training Governors State University University Park, IL 60466 2011 ii Acknowledgements I am forever grateful to Dr. David Rhea for his counsel, guidance...
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...Nick Barnes Robert Wilhite WRC 1023.032 November 10, 2009 The Future of Social Networks Who says that prophets are the only ones who can predict the future? With many technological advances, the Internet has become one of the most powerful tools in modern society. Perhaps one aspect of the Internet is social networks which are constantly growing. Social networks involve websites that allow an online community to share information, discover new contacts, and catch up with old friends and family under certain restrictions. With social networks being a prominent feature on the Internet, what will social networks be like in five years from now? The importance lies in whether humans are becoming more advance in communications or are social networks removing us from the living world—reality. Here we will take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of social networks to describe its condition in the future. Charlene Li is an influential leader and analyst on emerging technologies. She is the co-author of a business best-seller book Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies published by the Harvard Press in May 2008. She often blogs about her experiences online. In one of her blogs, “The Future of Social Networks: Social Networks Will Be Like Air,” she describes her position on the outlook of social networks: In the future, social networks will be like air. They will be anywhere and everywhere we need and want them to be. And also, without that...
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...Thursday, November 13, 2014 [Ethics of the Automobile Industry: Ford Motor Company] | By Amir Rafih, Jordan Mather, Jennifer Sprague, Eric Parr, Gloria Ledi, and Meshal Mustafa | | (04-71-300 ) Business Ethics in a Global Context by Dr. Kent Walker Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Global History & Development of Automotive Industry 4 Value Chain of the Automotive Industry 6 PEST Analysis 7 Political Factors 7 Economic Factors 9 Social Factors 9 Technological Factors 10 Stakeholder Interests 11 Shareholders 11 Domestic Part Suppliers 12 CAW/UAW (Employees) 12 Customers 12 Environmental Groups 13 Stakeholder Position Analysis 13 CEO 13 Customers 13 Competitors 14 Analysis of History of Recalls and Assessment of Ethics 14 History of Recalls 14 Potential for Improvement 16 Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of the Global Automobile Industry 17 Utilitarianism 17 Feminist Ethics 18 Postmodern ethics 20 Kant’s categorical Imperative 21 Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsiveness and Corporate Social Performance 22 Conclusion 27 References 27 Appendices 29 Executive Summary Before only the wealthy could afford cars but this changed with the Ford Model T. This car was specifically targeted at average family household by making it affordable to own. By 1918, Model T was owned by half of American car consumers (LoveToKnow, 2014). Standards must be set for companies...
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...The Illusion of Leadership Directing Creativity in Business and the Arts Piers Ibbotson The Illusion of Leadership This page intentionally left blank The Illusion of Leadership Directing Creativity in Business and the Arts Piers Ibbotson © Piers Ibbotson 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan®...
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...500 IELTS Vocabulary (AWL,HK Univ.) 1 By examword.com The IELTS test AWL(Academic Word List) was rooted from a popular webpage of HONG KONG Univ. We re-organize it with new definitions and examples. In addition original Chinese explanation, more local language explanations are appended to help ESL people. This list is a proven short-cut to pass IELTS exam when your preparation is in a very narrow timeframe. abandon: /ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon. abstract: /'æbstrækt/ a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. academy: /ə'kædəmɪ/ n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists The mission of our academy is actually to ensure the health and the well-being of all children. access: /'æksɛs/ n. Syn. approach approach; entry; entrance It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need access to his oil. accommodate: /ə'kɒmədeɪt/ v. Syn. adapt; oblige do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate...
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...Unlucky Cupid ➶ Prologue ★★★ She is smart, HE's intelligent. She's gorgeous, HE's sizzling hot. She's popular, HE has huge resemblance to a world-wide known teen-age superstar. She's snob but somehow nice, while HE is the gentleman every girl will die for. Will rivalry cross their fate? Or Love will play their lives? He was always mistaken for the popular singer, whom She really hates. Will Her high school life end up just like those typical one's? Or will He make the best or even worst out of it? ➶ Chapter 1: Interference /KATHERINE'S PERSPECTIVE First day of school, sigh. Simula na naman ito ng hectic schedule, little time, less fun, and whatsoever bothersome school works. Pero first day of school sometimes is not that bad, kasi usually pupunta ka lang sa unahan at magpapakilala. Orientations, introductions, chit-chats - yeah, that's pretty much it. Kaya on second thought, I'm going to enjoy this first day lalo na dahil makikita ko na ang aking mga hmm, how should I describe my friends? Loud speaker-like? Loquacious? Nah, pero siguro ganyan nga sila - love ko naman. Ew, korni ko.I guess back na kami sa routine namin. Si Lindsay, medyo brat, madaldal (as I've said), okay naman pag dating sa academics, mabait, at sabihin na nating medyo war-freak. Di sya close sa parents nya gawa ng wala lagi sa bahay nila. So ayun, siguro yun ang dahilan kung bakit parang naging "Play Girl" itong si Lindsay, in other way. Hindi naman talaga. Pero all in all she's one of a kind...
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