In a world where teens send 100s of text messages a week, has literacy changed?

Episode Host

Kania Greer, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ryan Schroeder, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Produced by- Primary College

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Produced by- Secondary College

College of Education

Files

Guest or Featured Researcher

Dr. Taylor Norman

Description

In a world where teens send 100s of text messages a week, has literacy changed? In this episode, hear Taylor Norman, Ph.D., assistant professor of English language arts education, talk about the power of literacy, Norman explains, "Literacy is everywhere--It's critical thinking. It's writing. It's reading, It's engaging with the world. It's being a global citizen. It's understanding data." While texting has become its own genre of writing, Norman discusses how it has its place, just as all forms of writing do. "It's important we have a conversation about the genres of writing. How you text may not be a professional style of writing, and you need to understand the difference." Language and writing has changed throughout the years, and it will continue to change. So how do we keep up and educate students on literacy? That is what Norman likes to research and discover.

Length of Episode

32 minutes 50 seconds

Date of Episode

3-4-2021

File Format

.mp3

Keywords

Georgia Southern University, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Education, Who Cares?, Literacy, Teens, Texting

Copyright

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Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Source or Streaming Media

https://anchor.fm/cbss/episodes/In-a-world-where-teens-send-100s-of-text-messages-a-week--has-literacy-changed-ergr76

Recommended Citation

Greer, Kania and Schroeder, Ryan, "In a world where teens send 100s of text messages a week, has literacy changed?" (2021). Who Cares? Casual Conversations with Southern Scholars (2020-2022). 6.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/who-cares-podcast-cbss/6