Over 8,000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition.

Compete | FAQ | Contact Us

Library > Computers & the Internet

MSN and SMS languages – convenience or corruption?

2009
Nowadays, people always use computer or mobile phone to communicate. They often use MSN and SMS language because they think it is convenient. However, reports from the Hong Kong Examination Authority and overseas schools have shown that language standards are lowered because of using MSN and SMS language. This website investigates this problem.

Visit Site

Team

JoyceDiocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


JodiDiocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


CrystalDiocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


GloriaDiocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


Winky*Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


Age Range

15 & under

Coaches

Carmen HoDiocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong


Category

Computers & the Internet

Social Sciences & Culture > Teen Issues

Audience

Ages 12 and up

Language

English

Site Features

Teacher Resources (Lesson Plans, Worksheets)

Team Collaboration

We worked together happily. First, we collected different information. Then, we put that information together to make this website. Some of us respond for designing the webpage. And some of us respond for collecting the information. So, we can work properly and do this project nicely.

Team Diversity

From our sources, we found that using the phonics and spoken languages will affect our learning. However, some of our team mates still use these methods to communicate in MSN or SMS. So, we think that we should pay more attention in future in order to avoid making mistakes in our formal written work. We think Hong Kong people have this habit because we live in a fast manner society, so we would also like to have these kinds of methods to write in order to take less time. But these methods will affect our learning. If we still go on like this, it will affect our socio-economics because we may make mistakes even in formal writing.