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Should Schools Teach SMS Text Messaging?
This article contains information about the use of TM, SMS, IM, and cell phone in the classrooms of Australia. Many teachers are causing controversy Down Under by actually incorporating the use of these technologies into their daily lessons. Professor Frow says "English has literary languages of different kinds, it's got technical languages, it's got professional jargon, it's got sub-cultural languages, it's got dialects, the kind of language that's used in chatrooms. Kids today are exposed to a much bigger range of languages than we were in the pre-digital era." The argument about poor writing skills is also addressed in this article. Click here to visit the site.
This article contains information about the use of TM, SMS, IM, and cell phone in the classrooms of Australia. Many teachers are causing controversy Down Under by actually incorporating the use of these technologies into their daily lessons. Professor Frow says "English has literary languages of different kinds, it's got technical languages, it's got professional jargon, it's got sub-cultural languages, it's got dialects, the kind of language that's used in chatrooms. Kids today are exposed to a much bigger range of languages than we were in the pre-digital era." The argument about poor writing skills is also addressed in this article. Click here to visit the site.
