Investigating the impact of SMS speak on the written work of English first language and English second language high school learners

This study examined the impact of SMS speak on the written work of English first language (L1) and English second language (L2) grade 8s and 11s. The aim was to establish whether these learners make use of features of SMS speak in their English written work. The participants, 88 learners from an Eng...

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Main Authors: Winzker, Kristy, Southwood, Frenette, Huddlestone, Kate
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2009-12-01
Series:Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning
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Online Access:http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/31