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SMS Language and College Writing :The languages of the College Texters

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dc.creator Norizul Azida Darus
dc.creator Nazira Osman
dc.creator Latisha Asmaak Shafie
dc.date 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:07:12Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:07:12Z
dc.identifier 10.3991/ijet.v5i1.1010
dc.identifier 1863-0383
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/f5d1a69efe104827a3d99a21c00be70b
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11035
dc.identifier.uri https://doaj.org/article/f5d1a69efe104827a3d99a21c00be70b
dc.description Many students have become avid texters and are seriously reinventing language to accommodate the 160-character limit of short messages. They are more interested in getting their messages across and thus becoming less concerned about correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Since texting has become a way of life of many students, it is feared that the SMS language can affect students’ written performance. This research examines the effects of frequent usage of text messaging (SMS) on undergraduates academic writing. For the purpose of the study, 264 Diploma students of UiTM Perlis were selected as participants. They were 94 male texters and 170 female texters aged between 18 – 22 years old who were taking three different English courses namely Preparatory English, Mainstream English 1 and Mainstream English 2. The data includes participants’ SMS messages, class assignments and examinations scripts which were analyzed in order to detect the existence of SMS language by using measuring instruments of Orthographic forms (Shortis, 2001). The findings reveal that there were few occurrences of SMS language in students’ examinations scripts among weak students.
dc.language English
dc.publisher kassel university press GmbH
dc.relation http://online-journals.org/i-jet/article/view/1010
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1863-0383
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 26-31 (2010)
dc.subject texters
dc.subject academic
dc.subject writing
dc.subject orthographic
dc.subject forms
dc.subject sms
dc.subject language
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Technology (General)
dc.subject T1-995
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title SMS Language and College Writing :The languages of the College Texters
dc.type Article


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