Impact of Text Messaging Language Shortcuts in Formal Writing By Sophomore Students at MNHS
INTRODUCTION
Electronic gadgets are having a profound effect on all aspects of life, especially to children and young people, and language is no exemption. These electronic gadgets has become an increasingly famous means of communication. However, there are distress that this trend is having a harmful effect on the writing skills of students. Communication technology is composed of many forms of electronic communication. Those associated with the internet, now accessible through both computers and mobile phones; include e-mail, instant messaging services, chat rooms, forums, social networking sites, interactive online gaming networks, and Web-logs (blogs). In addition, mobile phones enable their users to make telephone calls and send text messages. This electronic communication has changed the composing process and participation in writing activities; and we all know that a good writing skill is very vital in gaining a job and advancing in one’s place of employment in the near future. Writing is a complex process that involves many skills, processes, and strategies. It requires a codifiable medium to convey meaning and uses a vocabulary, based on known conventions and rules of usage, to create new ideas. Can we acquire these good writing skill that we need to master to be successful throughout our education if these trends are having harmful effects on the writing skills of students?
Critics have noticed that this increasing trend in communication technologies has however led to a new variety of the written language, which seems to be deviant from the traditional norms. One example of this is that email communication is more informal in comparison to traditional norms governing the form of official letters. Since the language of e-mail and SMS messages is associated with acronyms and changes in spelling norms; it is an inherently informal communication system. Standard spelling, punctuation, and
Electronic gadgets are having a profound effect on all aspects of life, especially to children and young people, and language is no exemption. These electronic gadgets has become an increasingly famous means of communication. However, there are distress that this trend is having a harmful effect on the writing skills of students. Communication technology is composed of many forms of electronic communication. Those associated with the internet, now accessible through both computers and mobile phones; include e-mail, instant messaging services, chat rooms, forums, social networking sites, interactive online gaming networks, and Web-logs (blogs). In addition, mobile phones enable their users to make telephone calls and send text messages. This electronic communication has changed the composing process and participation in writing activities; and we all know that a good writing skill is very vital in gaining a job and advancing in one’s place of employment in the near future. Writing is a complex process that involves many skills, processes, and strategies. It requires a codifiable medium to convey meaning and uses a vocabulary, based on known conventions and rules of usage, to create new ideas. Can we acquire these good writing skill that we need to master to be successful throughout our education if these trends are having harmful effects on the writing skills of students?
Critics have noticed that this increasing trend in communication technologies has however led to a new variety of the written language, which seems to be deviant from the traditional norms. One example of this is that email communication is more informal in comparison to traditional norms governing the form of official letters. Since the language of e-mail and SMS messages is associated with acronyms and changes in spelling norms; it is an inherently informal communication system. Standard spelling, punctuation, and