Global Regional Review

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

Authors

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.

Keywords

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

DOI Number

10.31703/grr.2022(VII-I).01

Page Nos

1 ‒ 8

Volume & Issue

VII - I