Description
The University of Central Florida (UCF) Forum is a weekly series of opinion columns presented by the UCF News & Information. The columns are the opinions of the writers, who serve on the UCF Forum panel of faculty members, staffers and students for a year. A new column is posted each Wednesday at UCF Today and then broadcast between 7:50 and 8 a.m. Sunday on WUCF-FM (89.9).
Publication Date
1-28-2015
Keywords
Texting; Communication abilities; Evolving applications of language; Effective communication; Language usage; Snapchats; Language choices
Introduction
By trade, I am a professor of writing and rhetoric. In layman’s terms, this makes me an English teacher. These are deeply dreaded words for many people. When I identify my profession to new acquaintances, I get a range of responses: obviously, some people don’t find it that interesting—it’s not like I’m an astronaut or plastic surgeon, and everyone has known her or his fair share of English teachers. Others, though, have very strong reactions, letting me know that they hate English or have never been “good at it.”
Subjects
Writing; Rhetoric; English language; Social media; Communication; Language and languages--Philosophy
Creator (Linked Data)
Bowdon, Melody A., 1967-(VIAF); Bowdon, Melody A., 1967-(LC)
Collection
Publisher
University of Central Florida
STARS Citation
Bowdon, Melody (2015). Leave them (texting) kidz alone. UCF Today, 2015-01-28. Retrieved from https://today.ucf.edu/leave-texting-kidz-alone/
UCF Forum note
Information presented on this website is considered public information (unless otherwise noted) and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credit is requested. We recommend that UCF data be acquired directly from a UCF server and not through other sources that may change the data in some way. While UCF makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, various data such as names, telephone numbers, etc. may change prior to updating. UCF welcomes suggestions on how to improve UCF Today and correct errors. UCF provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of furnished data.