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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives. To learn and apply the language terminology needed to analyse text messages. To explore how text message language varies from Standard English. Starter. gr8 . Now semi-literate ppl wl Bcum evn mor semi-literate as dey rely on txt msgN .

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Learning Objectives

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  1. Learning Objectives • To learn and apply the language terminology needed to analyse text messages. • To explore how text message language varies from Standard English.

  2. Starter gr8. Now semi-literate ppl wl Bcum evn mor semi-literate as dey rely on txt msgN. Great. Now semi-literate people will become even more semi-literate as they rely on text messaging. S txtN a threat 2 d en lang as we knw it? Is texting a threat to the English Language as we know it?

  3. Starter - answers gr8. Now semi-literate ppl wl Bcum evn mor semi-literate as dey rely on txt msgN. Great. Now semi-literate people will become even more semi-literate as they rely on text messaging. S txtN a threat 2 d en lang as we knw it? Is texting a threat to the English Language as we know it?

  4. Starter txt msgscn B ritNinawAdatmaksemmchshortA. u cnmkearangmnts 2 mEt ppl by sAyn, mEt me l8r @ d pub or wd u lk 2 go otdanciN @ d w/e? datwA u uz fewer chars ans so u save $. sumtyms it l%ks a bit funE so u *L* otloud

  5. Starter - answers txt msgscn B ritNinawAdatmaksemmchshortA. u cnmkearangmnts 2 mEt ppl by sAyn, mEt me l8r @ d pub or wd u lk 2 go otdanciN @ d w/e? datwA u uz fewer chars ans so u save $. sumtyms it l%ks a bit funE so u *L* otloud Textmessagescanbewrittenin awaydatmakesthemmuchshorter. youcanmakearrangementstomeetpeople by saying, meet me lateratthetavern or wouldyouliketo go outdancingattheweekend? datwayyouuse fewer charactersanswer so you save money. sometimes it looks a bit funny so youlaughout loud

  6. Starter d lang of txtN n twittering hs a ryt 2 Xist n, f NEfin, its brevity suits d fst nature of r modrnlyfstyl

  7. Starter - answers d lang of txtN n twittering hs a ryt 2 Xist n, f NEfin, its brevity suits d fst nature of r modrnlyfstyl thelanguage of textingand twittering has a righttoexistin, ifanything, its short suits thefast nature of ourmodernlifestyle

  8. Analysing Text Messages • Re-write the text message into Standard English • Now look at the changes you have made. What have you changed and why? Annotate your text messages to show the changes you have made. Try to use some technical vocabulary.

  9. How and why does text-message language vary from Standard English? Write about: • why we text and who texts • what is Standard English • pick 3-5 examples of how text message language is different from Standard English and using the PEE structure to analyse why texters make these language choices.

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