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100	1		_aDaccache, Jamayna Georges _gMaster Education
245	1	4	_aThe effects of texting on students' spelling skills
260			_aBeirut _bLebanese American University. School of Arts and Sciences. Education Department _c2014
300			_a60 pages
500			_aالنوع : Mémoire
520	3		_aThe increase in popularity of text messaging and the use of textism, the abbreviated form of words, in 12-to-13-year-old students has raised concerns among teachers, parents, and the media about possible consequences on the students’ spelling skills. This study investigates the effects of being exposed to the correct spelling of words or to their textism on 12-to-13-year-old students’ spelling skills in four different Lebanese schools. Students were divided into two groups (control and experimental) and asked to complete a spelling pre-test and a spelling post-test consisting of thirty words. The control group was exposed to the correct spelling of words before completing their post-tests. On the other hand, the experimental group was exposed to the textism form of the words before completing their post-tests. Results showed that the students’ scores increased after being exposed to the correct spelling of words, whereas their performance decreased after being exposed to the words written in textism. Recommendations for further research include performing the same study with more than one exposure phase and spelling post-test and studying whether a certain form of textism helps students enhance their spelling
650		4	_a التعليم والتكنولوجيا _9150
650		4	_aEducation et la technologie
650		4	_aEnglish Language Education Teaching Methods
650		4	_aICT and Education
650		4	_aL’enseignement de la Langue Anglaise Méthodes d’enseignement
650		4	_aتعليم اللغة الانكليزية طرق التعليم _9150
856			_zShamaa _uhttp://search.shamaa.org/FullRecord?ID=102946
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