Abbreviations help smarter

The study, conducted by UK Department of Education experts, shows a positive link between writing messages with abbreviations and students' writing skills.

The expert team stated that such mobile messaging requires students to be aware of the phonemic system - which can increase their ability to write.

Similarly, students who often write blogs or use social networks such as Facebook or Twitter reveal to scientists that their writing skills are much more advanced than those who are not exposed to the technology. . The study was published while students' writing skills were significantly reduced compared to the past.

Many critical comments about the impact of using new writing on mobile phones and social networks, claiming that it weakens students' writing skills by not clearly distinguishing between colloquialism and language. You are the standard.

Approximately 50% of adolescents admit to having used non-standard styles sometimes instead of properly capitalized or punctuated… in assignments and 38% used abbreviations like 'lol' instead of writing full is 'laugh of loud'.

About 60% of students think that writing on high-tech means such as texting, emailing, commenting, etc. is not the right way to write.

However, based on the analysis of students' writing ability, the study confirms that new technology has a good impact on student writing. Scientists found evidence of a positive relationship between using abbreviations in messages and the ability to read students' vocabulary.

The authors write: 'This could be explained that using abbreviations in messages requires a phonemic system awareness level. Another evidence also shows a positive relationship between such a shorthand and correct spelling. '

Research shows that the use of text messages is almost universal for students when 69% of students report texting at least once a month. The next corresponding rate is about 52% using social networking and 47% using email.

Last year, a study by British scientists at Coventry University found that using text messages increased students' reading and writing ability, citing their exposure to more vocabulary. .

Reference: Telegraph