Part One
Work with a partner or group and discuss the following:
- How does technology influence language?
- Many people feel that our adoption of texting, Facebook, and Twitter as popular means of communication has negative effects on language, particularly on our ability to write. How much or little do you agree/disagree with this statement?
Part Two
Exercise
The lecture you are going to watch contains vocabulary from the Academic Word List. Open the exercise and do parts 1, 2, and 3 before watching the video.
Part Three
Exercise
Take notes while you watch the video and answer the questions in the exercise.
John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
John McWhorter posits that there's much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it's all good news.
John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
John McWhorter posits that there's much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it's all good news.