The reading summary is done by: Millard Curtis (ENGL300-1) and Kevin Flannery (ENGL300-2) Due by class time on: Wed., Feb. 23rd, 2011 The responses by the whole class are due by class time on: Fri., Feb. 25th, 2011 The text you need to read is here.
By Millard Curtis The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults, which is our new form of language. In addition, how we can switch between standard and convectional English to the type that is used in text communication. Hawley began the article giving an overview about how the advancement of texting and technology varied and had a profound effect on how her and her brother interacted. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. The author went on to quote a recent study published by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, in partnership with the College Board’s National Commission on Writing which believed that this new way of communicating in a threat to their skills in the classroom. Embracing this style too much can lower a student’s communication skills. The questions that many researchers ask “Is text speak truly a problem, or is its occurrence, as Sterling suggests, an opportunity to teach students about the nature of language?”
Hawley furthered her investigation by quoting researchers Rebecca S. Wheeler and Rachael Swords that believe, that a student’s language at home may be different from in the classroom but not deficient. Wheeler and Swords suggested the term, “contrastive analysis” that helps students understand the difference between their native language at home Vs the classroom.
An experiment was conducted where students were asked to translate a formal statement like, “Hey, how’s it going?” into “Yo, what’s up?” The fear was that this way of communication can be taken from text and implemented into face-to-face conversations. Other researchers believed that this would help students realize what type of language content is appropriate for different settings.
Hawley stated, “Accepting text speak as viable for these types of assignments provides another context in the classroom for students to engage using their primary discourse.” On the other hand, authors Teresa M. Redd and Karen Schuster Webb pointed out that code-switching is typically “one way.”
Hawley wrapped up the article leaving one last statement, if teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit.”
The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley was about how the younger generations are becoming more modern in technology and using more of electronic communication than in the past. She focuses on the fact that her brother that is much younger than her was brought up in the digital world and she has to keep coming to him for help with technology. The main topic of the article is does this form of electronic communication effect the way that they perform in their proper English classes. The author then begins to offer other suggestions to help the cross between E language and proper English. Some of the suggestions would be to help distinguish the difference between the setting that one would use the different languages.
The activity that the author did in the classroom to help the students distinguish the different setting of language. The first part of the activity was to make sure the students knew the difference of a formal and informal setting. The author did this by, using the information the Researchers Rebecca S. Wheeler and Rachael Swords have came up with in the past by beginning the “Flip the Switch” lesson. It begins by teachers ask students to identify settings in which they communicate (e.g., school, church, playground) or individuals with whom they converse (e.g., parents, friends, teachers). Then after they have established this the teacher then comes up with a common sentence a student would say all the time. For example “hello, how are you?” After they have come up with the sentence they are then to decide where this form of communication would most likely be used. Next would be to let the student come up with different situations of how they would say “Hello, how are you?” and come up with their own answers.
The author concluded the article with not really telling us how she felt about the technology differences but to leave us thinking about how over the generations things are changing not always for the bad. One of the last quotes she used was “If teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit”.
The article was summarized in great detail and was very easy to understand. Nowadays, teens and adults are being exposed to advanced technology and in this case evolved language. I can see both sides of the issue that were addressed: one, does texting interfere with what students are taught in the classroom or two, are students able to identify the proper way to speak in certain place settings. From my point of view, I think when it comes to texting, I think people know how to communicate just with shorthand and slang words. At the same time, it can lower a person's proficiency in grammar as well. I think it all depends on the person because I personally use shorthand words and text slang words here and there but I still know the proper way to speak and write. For others it takes over. But overall, Kristen Hawley did a good job at coming up with an activity that would conclude her comparison/contrast of flipping the switch code of texting to standard English.
Overall, I think this is a touchy subject. I think we can treat it like a dialect, as long as you can write and speak Standard English when you're asked to, then I have no problem with it. However, there are other opinions that play into this topic. For example, David Crystals book claims that the English language has been evolving for years and it is only the technology that is new. I also really like how Hawley held class activities to compare formal and informal speaking. This is the only way students will be able to turn the text talk off and on.
This article contains debate over whether or not texting is harmful on your language skills or if it helps you understand the nature of language better. Contrastive analysis is where students understand the difference between their language at home and their language in the classroom. Some people believe that texting helps accomplish this but some people believe texting only negatively impacts your language skills. Personally, I believe that by the age students are old enough to text and have a cell phone, they should be old enough to know what proper English is.
This article by Kristin Turner was a little interesting even though my friends and I all use Standard English in texts and IM's. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs. Personally, I would not like that class. Reading phonetically and trying to translate abbreviations and acronyms is not something that I enjoy doing.
I think Turners article brought up some very important arguments on a topic that that being debated all the time. I think that Turner makes a good point in saying, " If teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit." I definitely know how to code switch from text talk to proper grammar. When I get in class I know to use correct grammar, punctuation, etc. once I leave then I can speak/text however I want. I don't think texting is that big of an "epidemic" as people think.
I think this is a very interesting subject. As someone who doesn't actually text all that often, but knows plenty of people who do, I don't see it haven't a great affect on everyday speech. Sure, we don't speak like characters in a Shakespeare play, but the "degradation" of speech has been happening for a long time. The fact that "Hey, how's it going" is the example they use to vulgarize into text-speak says a lot about the state of everyday speech regardless of texting. We never needed cell-phones to "degrade" our language. That said, I firmly believe that there is value in being well spoken. As is discussed in the article, such informal speech can say only so much about the world. We need to be able to express ourselves clearly and effectively. If someone wants to shorten "be right back" into "brb", I don't think the world's going to end. As the article's name suggests, it's all about switching on and off. If anything, a new hyper-vulgarized text language affords us an opportunity to exert a lot of self-control. If we can communicate just as effectively in textese as we can in the most staid standardized English, all the better.
The article was summarized in detail and was easy to comprehend .Teens and adults, today are being taught or exposed to advanced technology and in this case evolved in language. Hawley began the article giving an overview about how the advancement of texting and technology varied and had a profound effect on how her and her brother interacted. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. With this being said the article points out a distinctive and elaborate idea of what was trying to be done as a way of how language is being exposed. I believe that the two that summarized the article pretty much gave out what the article was going to focus on. I truly believe that this article was kind of confusing but was brought out with a great understanding of what is going on in today's society.
Though the article "Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English” and the summaries of Millard Curtis and Kevin Flannery. I can get the idea that there is a “new language” made by teenagers and young adults which is the code-switching, especially when they are texting or talking with their friends. Like me, my native language is Cantonese. When I am talking with my friends, I prefer to use the code-switching in my sentences. Switching Cantonese-English or Cantonese-Mandarin is usually being used. I think Code-Switching is an interesting thing in the daily life.
This article discusses the positive and negative outcome of text messaging. The writer was in college when the internt and text messageing was becomeing popular. My favorite thing the author wrote was told to him by his brother who said, "downfall of the English language" is texting. The questions at hand are does texting effect the way students preform in classes and when in classes will students who text be able to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. It is an interesting article and there can be many arguments put forth on both sides. I also found that some teachers letting students use text language in blogs to be weird. It is in my opinion the opposite of what they should be doing in classrooms. I think texting effects English skill without a doubt.
I think that teaching something such as texting, takes away from the point. It is suppose to be a sort of shorthand and it is its own slang. If we start to incorporate it into the classroom and eventually set regulations and an ideal syntax then it takes away from its appeal. I suppose though that teaching this does help maybe to make the material more relatable and could make explaining the information much quicker. I think though that texting lingo should stay on the phone and stay away from the classroom all together. The more it is used n the class the more it will b accepted n2 r way of speaking.
I thought that this article was very interesting, in relation to my own personal experience. I never really texted, but I used IM like it was the only communication form that existed for much of my existence since middle school. On the contrary to degrading education, I thought that it helped me in the way that now I can type extremely fast, which would've been useful back when I had typing class. In addition, though I use the "Internet language" when I am being sarcastic or joking in typewritten form or speech, I don't use it most of the time (excepting brb, afk, kk, and such), and even seeing "u" for "you" or something like that annoys me in any context. I certainly would never use "Internet language" in formal speech or writing, because I'm not an idiot. I can code-switch to or from it with ease, and I don't understand why it would be difficult for others to do so. In general, I understand that most kids are not very bright or intuitive when it comes to speaking English, so such exercises would be necessary.
I found this article to be interesting and easy to relate to. At first, it seemed like the author was saying that texting is a threat to how young people speak/write today. However, in the end it seemed the the author's position had slightly changed, because she refers to the language as a difference not a deficit. I think that texting in a way does effect how young people today use language, because we use it as a main source of communication. However, I do not hear people talking in text code or writing papers that way.
I found this article and subject matter to be very interesting. It is very easy to relate to. As someone who texts frequently, I don't believe that texting is harmful to my language skills. I believe that there is a time and a place for proper English and a time and place for slang or dialect. Furthermore, most students know when to use "text language" and when to use proper English. I don't believe code switching should be taught in classrooms because it takes way from the professionalism and proper grammer. I agree with Kendra that text language should be treated as a dialect. It is important for students to learn proper grammer and proper language skills and not texting. I believe that this is an important skill to have because students need to know how to write and speak professionally. You wouldn't write or speak in text language when going to a job interview, instead you would speak with professionalism.
Both summaries were well written, and informative. I have mixed feelings about the article. I don't entirely agree that text speak is harmless, but I think that emphasizing the differences in a classroom environment could be helpful for students. I worked with a girl who actually spoke in text speak at times. She would abbreviate her sentences and use texting phrases like "OMG", "LOL", and "WTF" while speaking. It was really annoying, but she did it quite frequently even with everyone constantly telling her to stop. I think she would have benefited from some of the exercises suggested in the article.
Flipping the switch was a very intriguing article. Hawley discussed a lot about the change in standard English. It is true that language is changing and people today have become more dependent on technology. By reading this article, it even forces you as a reader to look at your daily activities and see how we have conformed to massive technology use. Hawley also questions, will this short way of writing and texting effect the way we use correct grammar? Im started to see this question a lot in other articles. Kudos to the two people who did the summary. You both did a great job. Your summaries were very detailed and clear about the article.
The article, flipping the switch, is a very interesting and understanding article so is the two summaries. I do believe in some ways texting does effect the way we use grammar and sometimes people use that type of grammar in the classroom instead of just being personal. Even though, text language is easier to understand in most cases, it should only be used when texts. I really enjoyed this article and both summaries because it is relatable and I totally agree with the author is trying to convey. Great job.
This is artcle was very interesting, and Millard Curtis did a fantastic job summarizing the article. I really liked this article a lot because it focuses on whether texting is actually hurting people's ability to write standard English. However, I don't believe this to be true because according to Crystal, the man who wrote "Txting: The Gr8 Db8," shorthand has always been apart of people's lives; so texting or shorthand will not hurt people's ability to write or speak standard English.
This article was very interesting, it appealed to our generation and was easy to relate to. Texting is a difficult area. I know when I was in high school my teachers would always get very frustrated when we as students used texting language in class or in our writing. We know that it is informal to say things like that, but its hard growing up in a generation where it is so commonly used. For us, we do not have to think about using the texting language, it comes natural, the older generations on the other hand, probably do have to think about it, and it is vise versa for proper language. This is a rough area for teachers, as they have to be somewhat sympathetic to the fact that this is what our generation grew up on. The technique that was used in the article to help students distinguish and learn proper English was very effective and something I will use in my future classrooms.
The last statement is a bad idea. There is no way a school should even think about allowing this to happen. Texting is the way it is because of how many craters you could use in the early cell phones. The lounge took its first step down when the texting words were put into e-mail. And now that twitter is doing the same thing that early cell phones did by limiting how much you can write. We are back to where it all started. This should be stopped before it becomes part of strand English.
The article pointed out my main concern, people using text speak in places where not appropriate. I know people who instead of telling me they don't know something instead the verbalize "idk" which is annoying to say the least. I agree though that if people could use text speak where appropriate and where it is not appropritae it would be a welcomed change as opposed to a hinderance.
I don't think that text speech will be much used in the schools of the future. I do see an elective college course where they discuss how texting started and what it has done to the English language. It would be interesting to see if their papers would be written in regular English or text speech.
The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley reminded me greatly of the article we just read. I strongly believe that proper grammar should be used in areas where appropriate just like texting should be used when appropriate. The school systems should keep text lingo out of the classroom otherwise students will go into the real world thinking the way they speak is proper. I believe that proper language skills are a must if one is to be considered for a high paying job or to be taken seriously if a public speaker or author.
I think that this article is really good. I could imagine when I was in high school and I.M. was very popular and I would catch myself writing in IM. I think that "texting" grammar is ok for texting, but horrible for academic writing. I get confused when someone says something in a text and it looks weird. I know that trying to read that in a paper would be horrible.
In Kristen Hawley’s article “Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English” the issue of texting his brought up and broken down. Hawley belives that texting is something that is lowering peoples grammar skills. With the development of texting technology came the deterieration of many peoples abilitys to use proper english effectively. The change in convential language from proper to text is something that is causing interaction between generations to be more difficult. The author writes that text speak should either be embraced or ignored. Having proper english and text speak compete with one another is something that the author sees as a problem for people.
In the article "Flipping the Switch:Code-switching from Text Speak to Standard English" Kristen Hawley discusses texting and the change of standard English. However, I do not agree that the type of English that we use while texting or online should be transferred into the classroom. If children were taught in school, using the type of grammar and phrasing that is used over texting then the children would be very dumb. There needs to be a distinction between the two, so everyone is able to know when text language is okay and when Standard English needs to be used.
In Hawley's article, "Flipping the Switch: Code-switching from Text Speak to Standard English," she is mostly concerned with looking at text in a positive way. She focuses on how it is only different from using standard English rather than completely wrong. Her exercises concentrate on whether or not students can recognize formal speech from informal speech. I believe she is instructing in the correct way; downplaying digital conversations isn't going to change the amount of usage within them. But her attempt to get students to recognize when to use what language will definitely benefit her students.
Kristen Hawley Turner’s article, "Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults, which is our new form of language. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs. I think that texting in a way does affect how young people today use language, because we use it as a main source of communication.
The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner discusses how most high school students need to learn how to switch between using standard english and texting language. Turner believes that teachers and parents should accept how the teenagers talk with technology and try to enhance on it instead of making it seem negative. I like the article I can't really relate to it because I never had a problem with mixing up standard english and how I write. I guess for some people it is harder to do but the I believe that the article was very informative and interesting
Code-switching between grammar and text is necessary. In a classroom, I feel that abbreviations should not be used in class. I am there to learn effective writing skills and if the teacher were to use a text form or short hand that would drive me nuts and I would not see that person as a teacher. In my mind I would raise questions of why I am even in the class if the teacher themselves are not using proper form but expect us to know rather than teach.
These articles and summaries were very interesting to me because texting is something I do every day. This was a debate on if texting is harmful or not. I agreed with Turner when he said texting would be better if it was used in a school as a difference instead of a deficit. Whether teachers and parents want to accept it or not, students are texting all the time. Instead of punishing them, it makes sense to embrace it and use it in a helpful way in the school environment. But, when I am in the classroom I know how to speak and use grammar correctly. I am able to switch back and forth, because I know when I leave it does not matter if I talk grammatically correct. Just because I can do this though, doesn’t mean every one can. Some people probably have a harder time separating the two.
The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults. . She focuses on the fact that her brother that is much younger than her was brought up in the digital world and she has to keep coming to him for help with technology. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs.
By Millard Curtis
ReplyDeleteThe article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults, which is our new form of language. In addition, how we can switch between standard and convectional English to the type that is used in text communication.
Hawley began the article giving an overview about how the advancement of texting and technology varied and had a profound effect on how her and her brother interacted. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. The author went on to quote a recent study published by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, in partnership with the College Board’s National Commission on Writing which believed that this new way of communicating in a threat to their skills in the classroom. Embracing this style too much can lower a student’s communication skills. The questions that many researchers ask “Is text speak truly a problem, or is its occurrence, as Sterling suggests, an opportunity to teach students about the nature of language?”
Hawley furthered her investigation by quoting researchers Rebecca S. Wheeler and Rachael
Swords that believe, that a student’s language at home may be different from in the classroom but not deficient. Wheeler and Swords suggested the term, “contrastive analysis” that helps students understand the difference between their native language at home Vs the classroom.
An experiment was conducted where students were asked to translate a formal statement like, “Hey, how’s it going?” into “Yo, what’s up?” The fear was that this way of communication can be taken from text and implemented into face-to-face conversations. Other researchers believed that this would help students realize what type of language content is appropriate for different settings.
Hawley stated, “Accepting text speak as viable for these types of assignments provides another context in the classroom for students to engage using their primary discourse.” On the other hand, authors Teresa M. Redd and Karen Schuster Webb pointed out that code-switching is typically “one way.”
Hawley wrapped up the article leaving one last statement, if teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit.”
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The article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley was about how the younger generations are becoming more modern in technology and using more of electronic communication than in the past. She focuses on the fact that her brother that is much younger than her was brought up in the digital world and she has to keep coming to him for help with technology. The main topic of the article is does this form of electronic communication effect the way that they perform in their proper English classes. The author then begins to offer other suggestions to help the cross between E language and proper English. Some of the suggestions would be to help distinguish the difference between the setting that one would use the different languages.
ReplyDeleteThe activity that the author did in the classroom to help the students distinguish the different setting of language. The first part of the activity was to make sure the students knew the difference of a formal and informal setting. The author did this by, using the information the Researchers Rebecca S. Wheeler and Rachael Swords have came up with in the past by beginning the “Flip the Switch” lesson. It begins by teachers ask students to identify settings in which they communicate (e.g., school, church, playground) or individuals with whom they converse (e.g., parents, friends, teachers). Then after they have established this the teacher then comes up with a common sentence a student would say all the time. For example “hello, how are you?” After they have come up with the sentence they are then to decide where this form of communication would most likely be used. Next would be to let the student come up with different situations of how they would say “Hello, how are you?” and come up with their own answers.
The author concluded the article with not really telling us how she felt about the technology differences but to leave us thinking about how over the generations things are changing not always for the bad. One of the last quotes she used was “If teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit”.
The article was summarized in great detail and was very easy to understand. Nowadays, teens and adults are being exposed to advanced technology and in this case evolved language. I can see both sides of the issue that were addressed: one, does texting interfere with what students are taught in the classroom or two, are students able to identify the proper way to speak in certain place settings. From my point of view, I think when it comes to texting, I think people know how to communicate just with shorthand and slang words. At the same time, it can lower a person's proficiency in grammar as well. I think it all depends on the person because I personally use shorthand words and text slang words here and there but I still know the proper way to speak and write. For others it takes over. But overall, Kristen Hawley did a good job at coming up with an activity that would conclude her comparison/contrast of flipping the switch code of texting to standard English.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I think this is a touchy subject. I think we can treat it like a dialect, as long as you can write and speak Standard English when you're asked to, then I have no problem with it. However, there are other opinions that play into this topic. For example, David Crystals book claims that the English language has been evolving for years and it is only the technology that is new. I also really like how Hawley held class activities to compare formal and informal speaking. This is the only way students will be able to turn the text talk off and on.
ReplyDeleteThis article contains debate over whether or not texting is harmful on your language skills or if it helps you understand the nature of language better. Contrastive analysis is where students understand the difference between their language at home and their language in the classroom. Some people believe that texting helps accomplish this but some people believe texting only negatively impacts your language skills. Personally, I believe that by the age students are old enough to text and have a cell phone, they should be old enough to know what proper English is.
ReplyDeleteThis article by Kristin Turner was a little interesting even though my friends and I all use Standard English in texts and IM's. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs. Personally, I would not like that class. Reading phonetically and trying to translate abbreviations and acronyms is not something that I enjoy doing.
ReplyDeleteI think Turners article brought up some very important arguments on a topic that that being debated all the time. I think that Turner makes a good point in saying, " If teachers and parents can acknowledge that texts speak is indeed appropriate in the digital world that students navigate daily, then perhaps we can see its use in school as a difference, rather than a deficit." I definitely know how to code switch from text talk to proper grammar. When I get in class I know to use correct grammar, punctuation, etc. once I leave then I can speak/text however I want. I don't think texting is that big of an "epidemic" as people think.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very interesting subject. As someone who doesn't actually text all that often, but knows plenty of people who do, I don't see it haven't a great affect on everyday speech. Sure, we don't speak like characters in a Shakespeare play, but the "degradation" of speech has been happening for a long time. The fact that "Hey, how's it going" is the example they use to vulgarize into text-speak says a lot about the state of everyday speech regardless of texting. We never needed cell-phones to "degrade" our language. That said, I firmly believe that there is value in being well spoken. As is discussed in the article, such informal speech can say only so much about the world. We need to be able to express ourselves clearly and effectively. If someone wants to shorten "be right back" into "brb", I don't think the world's going to end. As the article's name suggests, it's all about switching on and off. If anything, a new hyper-vulgarized text language affords us an opportunity to exert a lot of self-control. If we can communicate just as effectively in textese as we can in the most staid standardized English, all the better.
ReplyDeleteThe article was summarized in detail and was easy to comprehend .Teens and adults, today are being taught or exposed to advanced technology and in this case evolved in language. Hawley began the article giving an overview about how the advancement of texting and technology varied and had a profound effect on how her and her brother interacted. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. With this being said the article points out a distinctive and elaborate idea of what was trying to be done as a way of how language is being exposed. I believe that the two that summarized the article pretty much gave out what the article was going to focus on. I truly believe that this article was kind of confusing but was brought out with a great understanding of what is going on in today's society.
ReplyDeleteThough the article "Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English” and the summaries of Millard Curtis and Kevin Flannery. I can get the idea that there is a “new language” made by teenagers and young adults which is the code-switching, especially when they are texting or talking with their friends. Like me, my native language is Cantonese. When I am talking with my friends, I prefer to use the code-switching in my sentences. Switching Cantonese-English or Cantonese-Mandarin is usually being used. I think Code-Switching is an interesting thing in the daily life.
ReplyDeleteThis article discusses the positive and negative outcome of text messaging. The writer was in college when the internt and text messageing was becomeing popular. My favorite thing the author wrote was told to him by his brother who said, "downfall of the English language" is texting. The questions at hand are does texting effect the way students preform in classes and when in classes will students who text be able to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. It is an interesting article and there can be many arguments put forth on both sides. I also found that some teachers letting students use text language in blogs to be weird. It is in my opinion the opposite of what they should be doing in classrooms. I think texting effects English skill without a doubt.
ReplyDeleteI think that teaching something such as texting, takes away from the point. It is suppose to be a sort of shorthand and it is its own slang. If we start to incorporate it into the classroom and eventually set regulations and an ideal syntax then it takes away from its appeal. I suppose though that teaching this does help maybe to make the material more relatable and could make explaining the information much quicker. I think though that texting lingo should stay on the phone and stay away from the classroom all together. The more it is used n the class the more it will b accepted n2 r way of speaking.
ReplyDeleteI thought that this article was very interesting, in relation to my own personal experience. I never really texted, but I used IM like it was the only communication form that existed for much of my existence since middle school. On the contrary to degrading education, I thought that it helped me in the way that now I can type extremely fast, which would've been useful back when I had typing class. In addition, though I use the "Internet language" when I am being sarcastic or joking in typewritten form or speech, I don't use it most of the time (excepting brb, afk, kk, and such), and even seeing "u" for "you" or something like that annoys me in any context. I certainly would never use "Internet language" in formal speech or writing, because I'm not an idiot. I can code-switch to or from it with ease, and I don't understand why it would be difficult for others to do so. In general, I understand that most kids are not very bright or intuitive when it comes to speaking English, so such exercises would be necessary.
ReplyDeleteI found this article to be interesting and easy to relate to. At first, it seemed like the author was saying that texting is a threat to how young people speak/write today. However, in the end it seemed the the author's position had slightly changed, because she refers to the language as a difference not a deficit. I think that texting in a way does effect how young people today use language, because we use it as a main source of communication. However, I do not hear people talking in text code or writing papers that way.
ReplyDeleteI found this article and subject matter to be very interesting. It is very easy to relate to. As someone who texts frequently, I don't believe that texting is harmful to my language skills. I believe that there is a time and a place for proper English and a time and place for slang or dialect. Furthermore, most students know when to use "text language" and when to use proper English. I don't believe code switching should be taught in classrooms because it takes way from the professionalism and proper grammer. I agree with Kendra that text language should be treated as a dialect. It is important for students to learn proper grammer and proper language skills and not texting. I believe that this is an important skill to have because students need to know how to write and speak professionally. You wouldn't write or speak in text language when going to a job interview, instead you would speak with professionalism.
ReplyDeleteBoth summaries were well written, and informative. I have mixed feelings about the article. I don't entirely agree that text speak is harmless, but I think that emphasizing the differences in a classroom environment could be helpful for students. I worked with a girl who actually spoke in text speak at times. She would abbreviate her sentences and use texting phrases like "OMG", "LOL", and "WTF" while speaking. It was really annoying, but she did it quite frequently even with everyone constantly telling her to stop. I think she would have benefited from some of the exercises suggested in the article.
ReplyDeleteFlipping the switch was a very intriguing article. Hawley discussed a lot about the change in standard English. It is true that language is changing and people today have become more dependent on technology. By reading this article, it even forces you as a reader to look at your daily activities and see how we have conformed to massive technology use. Hawley also questions, will this short way of writing and texting effect the way we use correct grammar? Im started to see this question a lot in other articles. Kudos to the two people who did the summary. You both did a great job. Your summaries were very detailed and clear about the article.
ReplyDeleteThe article, flipping the switch, is a very interesting and understanding article so is the two summaries. I do believe in some ways texting does effect the way we use grammar and sometimes people use that type of grammar in the classroom instead of just being personal. Even though, text language is easier to understand in most cases, it should only be used when texts. I really enjoyed this article and both summaries because it is relatable and I totally agree with the author is trying to convey. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThis is artcle was very interesting, and Millard Curtis did a fantastic job summarizing the article. I really liked this article a lot because it focuses on whether texting is actually hurting people's ability to write standard English. However, I don't believe this to be true because according to Crystal, the man who wrote "Txting: The Gr8 Db8," shorthand has always been apart of people's lives; so texting or shorthand will not hurt people's ability to write or speak standard English.
ReplyDeleteThis article was very interesting, it appealed to our generation and was easy to relate to. Texting is a difficult area. I know when I was in high school my teachers would always get very frustrated when we as students used texting language in class or in our writing. We know that it is informal to say things like that, but its hard growing up in a generation where it is so commonly used. For us, we do not have to think about using the texting language, it comes natural, the older generations on the other hand, probably do have to think about it, and it is vise versa for proper language. This is a rough area for teachers, as they have to be somewhat sympathetic to the fact that this is what our generation grew up on. The technique that was used in the article to help students distinguish and learn proper English was very effective and something I will use in my future classrooms.
ReplyDeleteThe last statement is a bad idea. There is no way a school should even think about allowing this to happen. Texting is the way it is because of how many craters you could use in the early cell phones. The lounge took its first step down when the texting words were put into e-mail. And now that twitter is doing the same thing that early cell phones did by limiting how much you can write. We are back to where it all started. This should be stopped before it becomes part of strand English.
ReplyDeleteThe article pointed out my main concern, people using text speak in places where not appropriate. I know people who instead of telling me they don't know something instead the verbalize "idk" which is annoying to say the least. I agree though that if people could use text speak where appropriate and where it is not appropritae it would be a welcomed change as opposed to a hinderance.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that text speech will be much used in the schools of the future. I do see an elective college course where they discuss how texting started and what it has done to the English language. It would be interesting to see if their papers would be written in regular English or text speech.
ReplyDeleteThe article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley reminded me greatly of the article we just read. I strongly believe that proper grammar should be used in areas where appropriate just like texting should be used when appropriate. The school systems should keep text lingo out of the classroom otherwise students will go into the real world thinking the way they speak is proper. I believe that proper language skills are a must if one is to be considered for a high paying job or to be taken seriously if a public speaker or author.
ReplyDeleteI think that this article is really good. I could imagine when I was in high school and I.M. was very popular and I would catch myself writing in IM. I think that "texting" grammar is ok for texting, but horrible for academic writing. I get confused when someone says something in a text and it looks weird. I know that trying to read that in a paper would be horrible.
ReplyDeleteIn Kristen Hawley’s article “Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English” the issue of texting his brought up and broken down. Hawley belives that texting is something that is lowering peoples grammar skills. With the development of texting technology came the deterieration of many peoples abilitys to use proper english effectively. The change in convential language from proper to text is something that is causing interaction between generations to be more difficult. The author writes that text speak should either be embraced or ignored. Having proper english and text speak compete with one another is something that the author sees as a problem for people.
ReplyDeleteIn the article "Flipping the Switch:Code-switching from Text Speak to Standard English" Kristen Hawley discusses texting and the change of standard English. However, I do not agree that the type of English that we use while texting or online should be transferred into the classroom. If children were taught in school, using the type of grammar and phrasing that is used over texting then the children would be very dumb. There needs to be a distinction between the two, so everyone is able to know when text language is okay and when Standard English needs to be used.
ReplyDeleteIn Hawley's article, "Flipping the Switch: Code-switching from Text Speak to Standard English," she is mostly concerned with looking at text in a positive way. She focuses on how it is only different from using standard English rather than completely wrong. Her exercises concentrate on whether or not students can recognize formal speech from informal speech. I believe she is instructing in the correct way; downplaying digital conversations isn't going to change the amount of usage within them. But her attempt to get students to recognize when to use what language will definitely benefit her students.
ReplyDeleteKristen Hawley Turner’s article, "Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults, which is our new form of language. Due to this new epidemic of talking, she believed that texting only deteriorates one’s English skills. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs. I think that texting in a way does affect how young people today use language, because we use it as a main source of communication.
ReplyDeleteThe article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner discusses how most high school students need to learn how to switch between using standard english and texting language. Turner believes that teachers and parents should accept how the teenagers talk with technology and try to enhance on it instead of making it seem negative. I like the article I can't really relate to it because I never had a problem with mixing up standard english and how I write. I guess for some people it is harder to do but the I believe that the article was very informative and interesting
ReplyDeleteCode-switching between grammar and text is necessary. In a classroom, I feel that abbreviations should not be used in class. I am there to learn effective writing skills and if the teacher were to use a text form or short hand that would drive me nuts and I would not see that person as a teacher. In my mind I would raise questions of why I am even in the class if the teacher themselves are not using proper form but expect us to know rather than teach.
ReplyDeleteThese articles and summaries were very interesting to me because texting is something I do every day. This was a debate on if texting is harmful or not. I agreed with Turner when he said texting would be better if it was used in a school as a difference instead of a deficit. Whether teachers and parents want to accept it or not, students are texting all the time. Instead of punishing them, it makes sense to embrace it and use it in a helpful way in the school environment. But, when I am in the classroom I know how to speak and use grammar correctly. I am able to switch back and forth, because I know when I leave it does not matter if I talk grammatically correct. Just because I can do this though, doesn’t mean every one can. Some people probably have a harder time separating the two.
ReplyDeleteThe article, "Flipping the Switch:Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English," by Kristen Hawley Turner was about how texting of today is used primarily by teenagers and young adults. . She focuses on the fact that her brother that is much younger than her was brought up in the digital world and she has to keep coming to him for help with technology. I found it interesting the teachers are involving text language in the classrooms to teach formal English and code switching, and even allowed text language to be used in classroom blogs.
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