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Abstract. This article seeks to examine the transformative impact of SMS text messaging on student written. communication skills. Using the survey method, the article examines how pervasive the ...
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Heidi Hemmer Minnesota State University, Mankato Follow this and additional works at: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/jur Part of the Communication Technology and New Media Commons, and the Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons
This study used two focus groups to learn about college students and their use of text messages. All of the students were from the Arts and Humanities College at Minnesota State University. One focus group contained five females and other focus group contained five males. The main focus of this study was to find if text messages displaced face-to-...
I conducted two focus groups for my research method. One focus group consisted of five girls and the other consisted of five boys. All of the participants went to MSU and were part of the Arts & Humanities College. Some of my questions included “Was there a time you used text messaging to show someone you cared about them?” “Do you think text messa...
My dominant approach in this study was analysis of words. I used word repetition and key words in context to find my themes. The purpose of this study was to find the reasoning for using text messaging. But more importantly the study was used to find out if text messaging displaces face-to-face communication. We will go over the results of whether ...
This study focused on students in the Arts & Humanities College. This is a limitation and therefore more research could be done with students in different colleges. Perhaps students in Arts & Humanities use text messaging differently than other colleges. More research could focus on a different age group such as high school students or adults. In t...
This study showed text messaging does displace face-to-face communication. However, text messaging is just a small part of displacing face-to-face communication. Technology displaces face-to-face communication and the displacing began with the radio, newspaper and television. Most college students are unaware they are displacing face-to-face commun...
Questions for Participants How often do you text? What do you like about text messaging? If you are mad at a friend, do you call them, text them, or talk to them one on one? Who is sending the messages. Do you find text messaging addicting? If so, how? Do you find it text messaging displacing your face to face communication? Do you use text messagi...
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Oct 20, 2015 · Text messaging (a.k.a., texting) is among the most popular form of communication in the world today, and it is predominantly mediated via mobile phones. In spite of this popularity, and
Sep 1, 2011 · This article seeks to examine the transformative impact of SMS text messaging on student written communication skills. Using the survey method, the article examines how pervasive the use of SMS texting is among polytechnic students; its possible effects on students’ writing skills; and, what lecturers and students themselves think about the phenomenon.
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Keywords: Simple Message System (SMS), Text messaging, Student written communication skills, Bane 1. Introduction As more and more students worldwide acquire and use mobile phones, so are they immersing themselves in text messaging. Such is the situation that some teachers, parents and students themselves are expressing concerns that
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