MENACE OF TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS
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ABSTRACT
Text message (TM) simply refers to the use of abbreviations that might not necessarily be universally accepted. It makes use of short language forms to craft short message services (SMS), instant messages (IM), black berry messages (BBM) and so and so forth. This type of communication does not usually follow any language pattern, standards, rules, spellings, syntax or otherwise. The general objective of this study is to determine the menace of text message abbreviations on English language examinations (a study of three secondary schools in Okota Local Government Area) The specific objectives of this study are to: assess students understanding regarding text message abbreviations, identify the effect of text message abbreviations on English language examinations among secondary school students, determine the extent to which text message abbreviations influences the writing performance of the sampled population, and expose other users (parents/ teachers) of text message abbreviations to the menace of the influence of text message abbreviations on secondary school students. The identification of the menace of text message abbreviations on English language examinations by secondary school students is significant in the following ways: it will reveal the level of effect of text message abbreviations on students during examination in English.
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