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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHAT ON ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).01      10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).01      Published : Mar 2022

Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students

Abstract

    The advancements in technology have cast a shadow on people belonging to all walks of life.The life of youth is incomplete without the use of technology. Mobile phones have become a necessity in their lives. Invent of internet gifted mobile phones with many new applications e.g. WhatsApp,Twitter, Snapchat, etc. WhatsApp is the easiest and the most user-friendly application among all has gained tremendous importance in the lives of youth. WhatsApp users are rising each day as every new invention comes up with many advantages as well as disadvantages. The present study attempts to study the effects of WhatsApp messenger on formal writing of students by using a mixed research design i.e. two research tools have been used for the collection of data, one is quantitative in the form of a questionnaire whereas the other one is qualitative like the assessment of students essays.Resultantly, it was found that the language they use in texting while using WhatsApp messenger often deviates from the spelling and grammar rules of a standard language. It was observed that the informal style of writing developed due to excessive use of WhatsApp is reflected even in the formal writing of the students. The linguistic expressions used over WhatsApp by most of the students affect their writing skills negatively

    Impact, Social Media, Smart Phones, WhatsApp, Writing Skills

    (1) Ejaz Mirza
    Assistant Professor/HOD, Department of English, NUML, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Haseeb Nasir
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Abdullah
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, NUML, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Mirza, Ejaz, Muhammad Haseeb Nasir, and Muhammad Abdullah. 2022. "Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students." Global Regional Review, VII (I): 1 - 8 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MIRZA, E., NASIR, M. H. & ABDULLAH, M. 2022. Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students. Global Regional Review, VII, 1 - 8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Mirza, Ejaz, Muhammad Haseeb Nasir, and Muhammad Abdullah. 2022. "Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students." Global Regional Review, VII: 1 - 8

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    MLA : Mirza, Ejaz, Muhammad Haseeb Nasir, and Muhammad Abdullah. "Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students." Global Regional Review, VII.I (2022): 1 - 8 Print.

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    OXFORD : Mirza, Ejaz, Nasir, Muhammad Haseeb, and Abdullah, Muhammad (2022), "Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students", Global Regional Review, VII (I), 1 - 8

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Mirza, Ejaz, Muhammad Haseeb Nasir, and Muhammad Abdullah. "Influence of Social Media Chat on English Writing Skills of the Students." Global Regional Review VII, no. I (2022): 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).01