AP - The youth of Ireland are becoming increasingly poor spellers and
writers, and their love of text messaging on cell phones is a major
reason why, according to the Education Department. In a report on
national test results in English for about 37,000 students aged 15 and
16, the department's Examination Commission said cutting-edge
communications technology has encouraged poor literacy and a blunt,
choppy style at odds with academic rigor.
"Text messaging, with its use of phonetic spelling and little or no
punctuation, seems to pose a threat to traditional conventions in
writing," said the report written by the department's chief examiner. .
. The report branded today's teens "unduly reliant on short sentences,
simple tenses and a limited vocabulary." Too many test-takers, it said,
were "choosing to answer sparingly, even minimally, rather than seeing
questions as invitations to explore the territory they had studied and
to express the breadth and depth of their learning and understanding."
Ireland is among the world leaders in cell-phone use - in part because
of traditionally high costs for conventional phone lines - and surveys
indicate that a majority of children have their own mobile phone by age
12, with the most enthusiastic texters sending more than 250 a week.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-04-25-ireland-spells-doom_N.htm?csp=34
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writers, and their love of text messaging on cell phones is a major
reason why, according to the Education Department. In a report on
national test results in English for about 37,000 students aged 15 and
16, the department's Examination Commission said cutting-edge
communications technology has encouraged poor literacy and a blunt,
choppy style at odds with academic rigor.
"Text messaging, with its use of phonetic spelling and little or no
punctuation, seems to pose a threat to traditional conventions in
writing," said the report written by the department's chief examiner. .
. The report branded today's teens "unduly reliant on short sentences,
simple tenses and a limited vocabulary." Too many test-takers, it said,
were "choosing to answer sparingly, even minimally, rather than seeing
questions as invitations to explore the territory they had studied and
to express the breadth and depth of their learning and understanding."
Ireland is among the world leaders in cell-phone use - in part because
of traditionally high costs for conventional phone lines - and surveys
indicate that a majority of children have their own mobile phone by age
12, with the most enthusiastic texters sending more than 250 a week.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-04-25-ireland-spells-doom_N.htm?csp=34
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