Jacksfilms reads terribly-written comments aloud to illustrate bad grammar on the internet
The use of text-speak on social
media sites is alarmingly popular. The Youtube video series “Your Grammar Sucks”
by jacksfilms illustrates just how ridiculous poor grammar sounds by reading
real comments made by Youtube users and occasionally offering revisions with
proper grammar. At the end of most of these videos, the speaker asks for the
viewers help in “cleaning up Youtube” from terrible grammar by sending him
screenshots of poorly-phrased comments for him to critique in a future episode.
Given
that poor grammar is so prevalent on the internet, this video series offers an
interesting idea that can be implemented in the classroom. Social media sites
are so prevalent that it is more than likely students use them and come across
comments with terrible grammar all the time. Why not use these encounters for an
educational lesson? If students were asked to bring in examples of poor grammar
they found on a social media site like Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter with a
revision of proper grammar, then students would be interacting with technology
they already use to reach an educational purpose. This exercise would be a prime example of
using technology to transform teaching by using social media networks in place
of work books. This would allow students to see grammar applied in real social
situations, giving them a greater appreciation for what is generally perceived as
a dull topic.
Poor grammar on the Internet has been driving me crazy for as long as I can remember. Most people think that since they are not writing for educational purposes that they have free reign in writing in slang or what not. It’s ridiculous! Your idea about incorporating bad grammar into lesson plans is so great! Having students bring in examples of poor grammar used online not only has them paying more attention to how other people are writing on the Internet, but paying even closer attention to how they are doing so themselves. If you don’t mind, this is definitely something I would like to take and use in my own classroom one day!
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