Media and Language and Writing

Research Topic

Social media affects the way we write, talk and language development, specially in the young

Analysis Opinion Editorial/Article: Facebook, Twitter, Texting: Are they bad for language development?

http://nspt4kids.com/speech-and-language/facebook-twitter-texting-are-they-bad-for-language-development/

• Impact of social media on children is a hot topic
• People discuss about what impact social media has on  a child's language development and many arguments support both sides.
• Some people believe that social media helps develop a child's language functioning, while others 
• In the opinion of the author, the use of social media will not cause a regression in social and communication skills.
• She thinks that there are ways in which social media can actually aid the development of these skills
• She then continues to explain the meaning of communication, which gives a great background knowledge to her opinion editorial and explains the topic thoroughly 
• In conclusion, the author states the limitations of social media and language development, stating that her point of view is not completely true.
• She concludes that social media does not allow children to recognize non verbal clues that are often required to interpret a message, e.g, sarcasm. 

Analysis Opinion Editorial: How Social Media is Affecting the Way we Speak and Write

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/28/how-social-media-is-affecting-the-way-we-speak-and-write/

• Starts with an introductory sentence, starting with the frase "do you speak social"? This starting frase instantly catches the readers attention 
• States that there is a lot of discussion about the effects of social media on businesses  marketing etc. and that a more important topic (the one she will explain later on) is how social media affects writing and reading
• Later author directs to the audience and asks a pair of questions that make the audience reflect  and remember certain things regarding how social media affects our writing and reading
• Explains how writing has definitely changed drastically and what is the impact of social speaking on the written word
• Concludes the article with a rhetorical question that makes the reader reflect about the answer and comprehend the meaning of this opinion editorial