We forgot to decide....
V for Vendetta or the Adjustment Bureau?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Assignment #5
R U LSNG YR ABLTY 2 US TH ENGLSH LNGG ??
The loss of language in 1984 can be connected to the ongoing debates in 2011 concerning the loss of language due to text messaging. Some scholars are calling this new abbreviated language "teen-speak"(connection to newspeak?) as it is a language most widely used and understood by teens. We have discussed this issue in class. Part of this discussion also touches on the idea that teens are losing their ability to express themselves and their feelings in person. Teens are only comfortable communitcating through a screen or cell phone. Now I want your personal opinion. What do you feel txt msg, FB or other such communication tools are doing to your language? Read Ben Macintyre asks is texting shrinking kids' language and connect it, along with 1984 to your response.
Minimum of 400 words.
(Due BEFORE class March 7th 2011)
The loss of language in 1984 can be connected to the ongoing debates in 2011 concerning the loss of language due to text messaging. Some scholars are calling this new abbreviated language "teen-speak"(connection to newspeak?) as it is a language most widely used and understood by teens. We have discussed this issue in class. Part of this discussion also touches on the idea that teens are losing their ability to express themselves and their feelings in person. Teens are only comfortable communitcating through a screen or cell phone. Now I want your personal opinion. What do you feel txt msg, FB or other such communication tools are doing to your language? Read Ben Macintyre asks is texting shrinking kids' language and connect it, along with 1984 to your response.
Minimum of 400 words.
(Due BEFORE class March 7th 2011)
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