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I understand your post, but it might be interesting to have the students post a paragraph or two using slang and text speak. It might be an interesting experiment to see if students from different countries can understand each other when they do use slang/text speak.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine if the English language was lost to text speak? Would that be easier for foreign language students to learn? I think it could be an interesting project.
Mr. C
Mr C thanks for your comment, as always it is hugely appreciated, this would be the first time that we've ever disagreed I think. I think that its something that I feel passionate about as our students need to look for positive role models even in language. We have impressed upon our students right from the start about always making sure posts are labelled (with first name only) and that there are no gramatical or punctuation errors.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking more along the lines of the evolution of language as a means of communication. No language stays static, just read a book written in the 19th century. Proper and improper are defined by societies standards and societies change.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I spend lots of time working with my students and their grammar as well.
Mr. C