But in this tech-driven student world, who stands to win and who stands to lose out? Students. Not only are their lifestyles getting more and more digital, but the concept of valuable learning is racing downhill. Though Twitter introduced a 140 characters space limit in their posts/ tweets, students these days are following the same trend in SMS also.
Which is really sad, because there’s a lot to lose out here: -
SMS ruins your vocabulary and spoken English:
Some of the common SMS slangs that students usually using are IDK (I don’t know), BTW (by the way), TTYL (talk to you later), ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing), LOL (laughing out loud), GTG (got to go), BFF (best friends forever), CRB (coming right back), ASAP (as soon as possible), SMH (shaking my head) and so on.
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Poor Performance in exams:
The craze of texting and chatting has become so popular that students are using SMS lingo frequently in their assignments and answer sheets as well.
Decreased reading habits:
While the time spent in travelling could earlier be used to read/ study, students usually engage in a chat, which could be better utilised.
No time to stand and enjoy the surroundings/ nature/ people:
Being connected with nature is such a wonderful feeling. Feeling the wind blow through your hair, trees dancing to the tunes of the breeze, flowers in bloom, etc., can make you a better person. But SMS-ing has taken away all of that. So much so that one on one conversation is ancient among youngsters.
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Bad marks in English, grammar & punctuation:
The excessive use of SMS lingo adversely affects by decreasing marks in grammar and punctuation. Constant use of short form ebbs the habit of writing correct word or grammar which in return becomes the foremost reason of low marks in the exam.
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We already have a bunch of mobile apps for instant messaging such as Whatsapp, WeChat, ChatOn, Line Messenger, etc. Even India has also launched a messenger called Hike Messenger.
The very reason of using SMS Lingo more frequently while communicating to others is that it saves, time and looks more stylish and classy than the usual texting. Another factor could be that as more and more youngsters’ attention span is on the decline, it is reflective in their usage of mobile phone and tabs. Nobody has the patience to write full-fledged sentences anymore. And this has transcended into the Short Messaging Service (SMS) as well.
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HS Yadav, who is a senior professor of regional and economic growth at Barkatullah University, Bhopal has found that a student was noting down his lecture in SMS Lingo.
Use of “u” instead of “you”, “&” in place of “and”, “dat” in place of “that” and “tmrw” instead of “tomorrow” have become a common sight informal E-mails to the teachers and student’s assignments. Teachers are complaining that the students don’t use punctuation, capitalized words anymore. Students also confess that the consistent use of texting and chatting leads to the anarchy.
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Students are comfortable with such use of SMS lingo in their day to day communication while the teachers are worried and unsure how to fix this growing problem.
What follows below is a common conversation between teens in their SMS lingo. Can you identify?
Neil:- heyya ssup???
Riya:- nthn mch…uh say?
Neil: - R u don wid ua assgnmnts?
Riya:- yuppp n wot bout uars?
Neil:- nt yt yr, waitin fo sum1 to cmplt frst so I cud copy frm dr :p
Riya:- hehe..kewl :D thnk God u hadn’t askd me 2 do dt :p
Neil:- haha..yss uh wud b mah last saviour lol :D
Riya:- chck dat :p
Neil-: chal gtg…ttyl
Riya: - kk cya!!
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