Social media language can negatively affect students' written English skills. Studies have shown that frequent use of informal social media language leads to errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure in students' written assignments and papers. The brevity of social media posts encourages fragments and run-on sentences that then carry over to formal writing. If students have developed a habit of using social media language in daily communication, they may struggle to write appropriately in academic or professional settings where standard English is expected.
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PEEC - Effect of Social Media Language on Written English among AB English Students
Social media language can negatively affect students' written English skills. Studies have shown that frequent use of informal social media language leads to errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure in students' written assignments and papers. The brevity of social media posts encourages fragments and run-on sentences that then carry over to formal writing. If students have developed a habit of using social media language in daily communication, they may struggle to write appropriately in academic or professional settings where standard English is expected.
Social media language can negatively affect students' written English skills. Studies have shown that frequent use of informal social media language leads to errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure in students' written assignments and papers. The brevity of social media posts encourages fragments and run-on sentences that then carry over to formal writing. If students have developed a habit of using social media language in daily communication, they may struggle to write appropriately in academic or professional settings where standard English is expected.
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