Saudi Undergraduate EFL Learners' Attitudes toward Using Textism in Their Academic Writing

Autor/inn/en	Ambreen, Fatima; Ozdemir, Burhan; El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam
Titel	Saudi Undergraduate EFL Learners' Attitudes toward Using Textism in Their Academic Writing
Quelle	In: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 8 (2023), Artikel 38 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1186/s40862-023-00213-5
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Language Proficiency; Writing Skills; Language Usage; English (Second Language); Essays; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Foreign Countries; Synchronous Communication; Writing (Composition); Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Schreibübung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Textism, which refers to the special language used in text messaging, is widely used in several forms of communication, such as texting, online chatting and emails. This increased use of textism has alarmed the media and the public because this special language can impact the academic writing of the younger generation. This paper aimed at exploring the attitudes of undergraduate Saudi learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) toward using textism in their academic writing. (115) students of different levels of language proficiency completed a survey about the use of textism across several modalities and recipients. Additionally, (240) student essays were analyzed to identify the potential use of textism in student writing. The results showed that students are generally conscious of the appropriate contexts for the use of textism. However, when it comes to the actual use of textism in writing, low-proficient students tend to produce more textism than those who are at medium and high levels of writing competence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01