The Effects of Social Media Jargon in the Writing Skills of Grade 11 HUMSS Students of Arellano

University -Pasig, School year 2018-2019

A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of

Humanities and Social Sciences

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for

Practical Research 1

Submitted by:

Espiritu, Andrea M.

Garcia, Dyna R.

Ilag-Ilag, Leigh Camille

Labonite, Daniela

Lachica, Aiza Michelle C.

Lauranilla, Cesar Cloyd

Legaspi, John Rovic

Mamacol, Hamdi D.

Marvida, John Paul P.

Pagsaligan, Benedict
 Acknowledgement

First and foremost, praise and thanks to God, the Almighty, for His showers of blessings

throughout our research work to complete the paper successfully.

We would like to express our deep and sincere gratitude to our research teacher Ms. Lacopia for

providing invaluable guidance for doing our research paper. And we would like to express our deepest

appreciation to our new practical research teacher Mr. Albero for guiding and giving us his support and

encouragement to finish on time our research paper. We are thankful for them for being our teacher in

practical research because even we’re stress in other paper works they did not make us hurry to do it

and they gave us enough time to do our research paper. And also, a warmest thanks to Ms. Flores and

Ms. Singson for giving us tips and advice for making this paper and to Ms. Baga for checking and

assessing the grammar and content of this research paper.

We are thankful for each of our members for their cooperation to do well our research.

Especially John Paul Marvida for doing all his best to do our research. And Andrea Espiritu for being

responsible leader in doing her responsibilities. And last but not the least thanks to our group mates for

providing their best and cooperation that eager us to finish our research paper.

E.M.A. D.G.R.

L.C.I. A.C.L.

D.L.A J.R.L.

C.C.L. H.D.M.

J.P.M. B.D.P

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 ABSTRACT

The research is all about the effects of social media jargons in the writing skills of Grade 11

HUMSS students. The research aims to know the positive and negative effects of jargons in writing.

Additionally, the research tends to inform the students, teachers, and faculty members how and

when to use social media jargons. This focuses on the writing skills and not on their communication

skills. The research is a qualitative research that uses descriptive method. The respondents were

chosen based on their knowledge about jargons in social media. The majority of the respondents

answered that the effect was negative.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………

ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………………………………………….

CHAPTER 1. The Problem and its Background

1.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………….

1.2 Background of the Study……………………………………………………….

1.3 Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………….

1.4 Significance of the Study……………………………………………………….

1.5 Scope and Limitations…………………………………………………………..

1.6 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………

1.7 Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………………

1.8 Setting of the Study………………………………………………………………

1.9 Definition of Terms……………………………………………………………….

CHAPTER 2. Review of Related Literature

2.1 Foreign Studies…………………………………………………………………

2.2 Local Studies…………………………………………………………………….

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CHAPTER 3. Research Methodologies

3.1 Research Methods…………………………………………………………………..

3.2 Subjects & Respondents………………………………………………………….

3.3 Research Instruments……………………………………………………………..

3.4 Procedure of Data Gathering…………………………………………………..

CHAPTER 4. Presentation of Data

CHAPTER 5. Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………….

5.2 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….

5.3 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………….

APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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 Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

1.1 Introduction

Writing is very essential in everyone’s professions, studies and lifestyles. Writing styles

varies in every situation as it goes formal, informal, casual, etc. and in that, variation skills must be

developed. As a part of modernization new trends, new words, new cultures are formed with each

symbol and meanings and that is Social Media Jargon. Social Media is the collection of sites, online

activities and transactions that allow people to interact with one another and to share knowledge

and to input something online with different purpose. On the other hand, Jargon is a language used

by a particular group of people that causes them to understand each other. Social Media jargons are

the words and terminologies associated by language that user of social media uses to connect and

relate with each other. As time goes by, different styles of writing of many students was affected

Social Media Jargon as it provides a new style in their writing. Social Media Jargon are considered as

online tools that uses a completely different language. Jargons in Social Media seems to be

confusing but with a little practice, the art of Social Media word play will become a second nature.

The researchers study Social Media Jargons with relation to the writing styles and skills

of students. It has importance such as; it will determine the proper and improper use of Social

Media Jargons in writing a piece. It will help students to consider the right time on when, what and

where Social Media Jargons should be used or not. It will inform students that jargons in the

internet can be beneficial as it creates new words that reminds the society that the language of

communication is possible to evolve. This study is important because it will show how Social Media

Jargon can fill a large gap of miscommunication between its uses.

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1.2 Background of the Study

The internet of Social Media has the power of changing language. Every netizen begins

to use those new added words not just in Social Media itself but also in their writing. Social Media

Jargons are recognizing into language and sharpening evolving human communication. The

millennial and post millennial are processing and making way for generation Z. The new generation

which is composed of those who were born after 1995. Studying Social Media Jargon is very

necessary as it is part of writing and speaking among people convicted in the Social Media users. The

objective of this study is to know the cause, effects and beneficiality of Jargons in Social Media in

student’s skills and styles in writing together to inform the students where, when and what social

Media Jargons should be used.

According in an interview of Christopher Poole, “language itself changed slowly but the

internet has a speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly” (as cited

in Kleinman, 2010). According to Hendricks (2013) Social Media began to grow its popularity after

blogging was developed. In 2000’s sites like my space and linked in gains Projection in 2005,

YouTube was created as it gives a wide way for people to communicate and interact to one another

with a large distance. Facebook and Twitter began to be available to its users by 2006, allowing

them to create pages, groups and send messages.

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1.3 Statement of the problem

Social media plays a big role on student’s everyday lives. They are putting too much time using it

and surfing online. Social media relatively affects the new trends including social media jargons among

students. Jargons in the social media has an impact on student’s writing skills and styles. This research

study aims to know the effects of social media jargons and to inform students the proper ways of using

it.

1.) What is the demographic profile of the respondents?

a. Name

b. Section

c. Age

d. Gender

2.) What are the effects of social media jargons in student’s writing skills and style?

3.) What are the factors causing students to acquire social media jargon?

4.) In what way, does the social media jargon beneficial or not in terms of writing?

1.4 Significance of the study

The study would be beneficial to the following:

To the students, this study is about the effects of social media jargons in the writing skills of

grade 11 HUMSS students will be beneficial to the students they will know if being in a new generation

where words are continuously evolving is an excuse to use new invented words or the social media

jargons in a formal matter such as writing.

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 To the teachers, it is also beneficial to the teachers in a way that they will know some reasons

why students are using social media jargons in their writings, intentionally or not. This study will

somehow make teacher’s job easier because the students already know what might be the effects of

social media jargons and the proper way of using it, teachers don’t need to emphasize such things more.

To the school, this study will also help the school especially in writing philosophy. It will help

society particularly the job about writing since this study will give them prior knowledge about the

proper use of social media jargons.

To the future research, this research will give a prior information and ideas about the social

media jargons.

1.5 Setting of the Study

This Study will be Conducted in Arellano University Pasig Campus Particularly in HUMSS

Strand for the school year 2018-2019, Arellano University Pasig or Andres Bonifacio Campus on Pag-asa

St. Brgy. Caniogan Pasig. It is located in the heart of Pasig, the Dr. Pilapil. It was founded on July 1946 by

Mr. Florentino P. Cayco Sr. Arellano University is one of the prestigious Campus in Metro Manila,

Philippines. It has 7 Campuses in Different places. One of Arellano University’s Philosophy is to promote

the critical thinking, Problem Solving and knowledge of Students as well as its faculty member. The

university has 8 strands that focuses on different learning aspects. Since this study is focusing on writing,

HUMSS (HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES) strand is most suitable on this learning.

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1.6 Conceptual Framework

FIGURE 1

The Study includes the demographic profile of respondents such as name, gender, age and

section. The study tends to know the effect and benefits of Jargons in social Media on student’s Writing

skills and styles. Moreover, the researchers will conduct on interview to Grade 11 HUMSS Students of

Arellano University Pasig to gather data. After that, interpretation understanding and analyzation of

data will be done. As a result, the study will inform the students and teachers the effects and benefits of

Jargons in their writing skills and styles.

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1.7 Theoretical Framework

According to the Media Ecology Theory by Marshall Mejuhan (1964), The world is consist of

different symbols and meanings that has tendency to shape everyone’s Perception, attitudes, behavior

and experiences. It only happens because of communication: The theory gave focus on the medium of

communication particularly media rather than the content and its message. The medium is considered

as an important aspect since it gives way to spread and expand the message or its content.

The theory is connected to the study because it shows the importance on medium of

communication. The Jargon is considered as the content and Social Media as the medium. The social

Media Jargons were adapted by many students because of the medium used such as language, online

sites and forums, and Social Media applications. It only means that medium is superior because without

its content is useless and senseless. It shows the great role of medium in communication in the

adaptation and development Jargons in Social Media among its users especially students.

1.8 Scope and Limitations

This Study covers the effects of Jargons in Social Media on the students writing skills and styles

among grade 11 HUMSS Students of Arellano University Pasig. This study will investigate the cause and

factors that influence the students to acquire the ultimate terms and jargons on the writing styles and

skills of 11 HUMSS Students.

This Study will consider student’s numbers and name of accounts in social media, and time

they spend it as a factor to know the cause of the study. The study will not influence the Students way of

interaction in social media. Thus, it only focuses on the effects of the terms present in the social media.

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1.9 Definition of terms

Abbreviation - A shortened form of a written word or phrase used in a place of the whole word or

phrase.

Internet - An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational

Computer facilities around the world- used with the expert when being used attributively.

Jargon - The language used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people.

Social Media Jargon - The words and terminologies associated by language that user of social media

uses to connect and relate with each other.

Style - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

Terminologies - The special words or phrases that are used in a particular field.

Writing - Forms of communication that allows students to put their feelings and ideas on paper, to

organize their knowledge and belief into convincing arguments and to convey meaning through well-

constructed text.

Writing Skills - The ability to convert thoughts into words with proper standard and punctuation,

grammar and other important aspects of writing.

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 Chapter 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Foreign Studies

Kho (2004), Stated that the trends of using net lingo or jargons in social media are continuously

invading the online world and many people using it, teachers or professor and students or learners must

take an action to avoid using it in an offline or manual writing in academic environment. The issue on

this trend must be discussed in classroom or learning environment to enlighten and inform students the

proper and appropriate usage of net lingo or online jargons in different types of styles of writing. The

statement shows the relationship the study as it provides possible ways to avoid net lingo and online

jargons in writing tasks of students such as the improper use of it must be discussed in classroom in

order for the students to have prior knowledge and information with regards to it.

Jackson and Jamie (2013), Stated that although net lingo and social media has informal words, it

doesn’t mean that it must not be used but there are limitations of using it and factors of consider like

the audience or reader, requirement such as type and style of writing. Social media offers many sites

and platforms that only and sentences structure do not follow the standard way. This shows the proper

way of using social media jargons and net lingo.

Emile (2013), Stated that the effects of social media in writing skills and styles of individuals

greatly depend on them. Social media is beneficial if an individual greatly depend on them. Social media

is beneficial if an individual has prior knowledge on how to use it. It can be used to correct grammar and

learn new words. However, if an individual has no background knowledge on it, it can cause him/her to

learn informal and grammatically study error words. This statement is closely related to the study as it

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provides the answer to the main question which is all about the effect of social media jargons on the

writing skills and styles of students.

Foreign literature

Reno N. Marcelino (2014),stated that Students are prone in the using their phones with sending

text message using social media with many accounts which contains text lingo and informal words.

Students are using text lingo in which they transfer or use in English class whether it is written or spoken

it. It only means that social media and text message offer various informal languages, format and style.

Sending text message offers a limited character that leads to improper, shortened and grammatically

wrong words. The statement shows the cause and effect of adopting text lingo and jargons in social

media in writing skills and styles of students. The cause is too much use of application offering limited

words and disregard formality and appropriateness which leads to adoption that many students

executed in their writing skills and style such as informal words, mispelled and with grammatically error

words and sentences.

Kate Wilson (2014),stated that social media contains different sites and stage that influences the

everyday lives of people including their language. The effects of social media so very popular because of

its ability to change and impact everyone’s vocabulary. It helps everyone to widen vocabulary, adopt

formal and informal words, widen communications with other and to have the responsibility to be use

with and have a connection with many people. Social media can be used by many people including

students. May students have a large number of social media accounts and platforms they are exposed to

it with so many times. It has an effect on their vocabulary that they used on school and academic world.

Students must have a responsibility to have a prior knowledge to used and adopt those language in

social media as it has various effect in writing and communicating to others.

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 Teacher finder (2019),stated that one of the sources of informal writing and language is the

internet. In the internet or social media some accounts gathered a large number of followers and

doesn’t mean the good writing skills must be employed. There are many social media bloggers and

influencer that do not uses proper way of writing and language that must be considerate as many

students viewed it and influence by it. The statement shows the cyclic process of adopting informal

language in the internet. Many bloggers use informal language to be adopted and uses by students and

the students tend to influence other to adopt it again.

2.2 Local Studies

Cabrera (2018),stated that Social media has negative effect on the formal writing student. Since

it brought the usage of abbreviated words and web jargons, the students absorb this language and often

use n their formal writing. The students somehow become unconscious what these words make their

formal writing informal.

Soriano (2017), stated that educator must be understands and accept that the students now a

days will never use mobile devices and social media. All they need focus with is to teach the students on

the proper way of using it and the words they adopt form it.

Archibido ( 2019), stated that the world of today requires modern technology which comprise

social media, cellphone or gadgets and even online transactions, due to the proliferation of modern

technology with new terminologies greatly affects the writing skills of students particularly in their

spelling and improper abbreviation this statements creates a connection to the study in such way that it

presents the possible cause of the proliferation of new words and technologies of social media jargons

that was greatly impact on writing skills of students.

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Local Literature

Rommel (2018) stated that social media should give and impart important things on its users

especially students. Since social media is vert fast and easily to be spread, the content of it such as

literature like poem, short stories etc. Must be something significant. The teachers and educator must

be responsible in teaching different style of literature in connection with the social media. They need to

impart social media in relation with the grammar, communication and studies. As the connection to the

study, the statement shows the possible way to avoid the negative effects of social media in particular

with the language, grammar and communication, the statement both involves social media with relation

to studies.

Virgilio (2017), stated that the world is evolving so its aspect particularly language. Language is

dynamic and it is subjected to change and in that development, it must cope with the needs of its users

to consider what is helpful and beneficial to them. The internet or social media contribute in evolvement

of language that is why language planning must be consider. Language planning must be systematic and

follow a process of formulation, dissemination and diffusion. The language must be contributed on

enrichment and beneficially too its users. The statement is connected to the study because it discusses

the evolvement of language. The topic of the research is about the writing skills of students. Writing

skills is composed of language and grammar so it shown how language is affected by the social media.

Fidel (2014), Stated that the modern technology became dominant, various ways of

communication such as text messaging and social media develop due to this its unavoidable for netizens

particularly to students to forget their mother tongue. This statement connected to the study as it’s

provides the cause of the students to adopt new language in social media.

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General Synthesis:

The following literature and studies that were presented by the researcher helped the study

to be more credible in showing the cause and effect of social media jargons in students writing skills

and styles. Too much time spent by the students in using gadgets, social media accounts and forum

is one of the causes of adopting jargons in social media. In additional, social media bloggers that has

plenty of followers uses informal language, grammar, spelling and other proper mechanics. Most of

the students were often unconscious about their use of informal language and jargons in social

media to students for them to be able to have a knowledge in using it correctly. Lastly, social media

bloggers must be accountable in imparting their purpose on writing online and in using informal

language grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.

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 Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH

This chapter gives the methods to be used in the study. It describes the subject of the study, the

instrument used, and the procedure of data gathering. This study will find out the effects of social media

jargons in the writing skills of Grade 11 HUMSS Students by conducting an interview.

3.1 Method of Research

Qualitative method shall be observed since the researchers will gather opinions and non-

numerical data from the respondents through interview. The study will use descriptive method of

research. This study will use descriptive because it will describe the overall effects of social media

jargons in the writing skill and styles of students.

3.2 Subject Respondents of the Study

The study targets a selection of 10 students of Humanities and Social Sciences Strand morning

shift for the School Year 2018 to 2019. During this research, individual males and females having

knowledge on social media jargons will ask the interview. The said participants are teenagers and were

of different gender, race, height, weight, and other physical attributes. Participants were purposively

approached inside the university. The aims and objectives of the research were relayed to each

participant.

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3.3 Research Instruments

The researcher designed an interview schedule as one of the data collection instruments for this

study. The HUMSS Students of the morning shift were interviewed. The conducted study is done

through an interview from asking about perception of one’s individual based on the questions listed on

interview guide questions. The researcher chose an interview research design because it best served to

answer the questions and the purposes of the study. The interview research is one in which a group of

people or items is studied by collecting and analyzing data from only a few students or items considered

to be representative of the entire group. In other words, only a part of the population is studied, and

findings from this are expected to be generalized to the entire school. The survey assessing public

opinion or individual characteristics by the use of questionnaire and sampling methods.

3.4 Procedure of Data Gathering

The researcher conducted an interview to the 10 students of Arellano University-Pasig AM shift.

The questions were then asked to every honor students of each section. The researchers remained at

the outside of the room while asking the participants. Once the participants completed to answer the

questions, the voice record were distributed according to their name and section. The participants were

all thanked for taking part in the research and for sparing their time.

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 CHAPTER 4

THE PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the findings and results

gathered from the respondents.

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents?

1.1 Age

FIGURE 2

The figure 2 shows the age of respondents. The majority of the respondents are

seventeen years old with the percentage of eighty . The minority of the respondents were sixteen years

old having the percentage of twenty.

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 1.2 Gender

FIGURE 3

The figure 3 shows the gender of respondents. The majority of the respondents are female

having the percentage of seventy. The minority of the respondents are male with the percentage of

thirty.

2. What are the effects of social media jargons in student’s writing skills and style?

The majority of the respondents answered that the effects of social media jargons in their

writing skills was negative. According to the students it makes their written output, particularly literary

piece distorted in its content and structure. Furthermore, social media jargons lessen the context and

efficiency of the message to be imparted to the teachers and target audience. It hinders the directness

of the message and appropriateness of the language to be expressed. In addition, It negatively affects

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 the vocabulary of the students as they remember the jargon and not the right word and execute it in

their writing. Lastly, using social media jargons makes a formal written output an informal. The minority

of the respondents answered that using social media jargons lead a positive effect because and it makes

them easy to right and less hassle. In addition it makes their vocabulary flexible because they use

jargons in social media, particularly in the form of acronym as mnemonic device to easily remember

specific word.

3. What are the factors causing students to acquire social media jargon?

The findings shows that all of the respondents have social media accounts such as facebook,

instagram, and twitter. And the language in that different platform oscillate and change. Many factors

were considered by the respondents on how they adopt and understand social media jargons. First,

many students spend too much of time using their account in social media. Some answered that they

used it for almost 6 hours a day, and they considered it as one factor. Second, in modern world, many

millennials uses social media jargons such as atm,otw,gc,pm etc. to communicate and interact with

others . With that interaction they influence each other to use social media jargons. Third, some of them

answered that reading post and information too much online or in different platforms especially

facebook is the also the factor. Lastly, they answered that many students adopted it because of the

trends. They are coping and imitating what is popular in current time.

4. In what way, does the social media jargon beneficial or not in terms of writing?

Based from the result gathered from the respondents the majority of them answered that it is

not beneficial because it is prohibited to use social media jargons in formal writing. If they used

unconsciously their teacher will correct them. In addition, using social media jargons will cause them to

have deduction on their grades. Also, it is very informal to use, according to them it is much better to

use the original word. On the contrary, the minority of the respondent answered that it is beneficial to

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be used in informal writing because it shortens the words in the sentences. And also, it makes them easy

to write and less hassle.

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 Chapter 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of Findings

1. The majority of the respondents asked by the researchers were female and in age of the

participants many were 17 years old.

2. Almost of the respondents answered that the effects of the social media jargons in their writing

skills is negative as it hinders the clarity and appropriateness of the message to be expressed in the

writing.

3. The factors that affects Grade 11 HUMSS students to adopt social media jargons in writing is the

communication takes place between them and friends in social media. And by that communication

they tend to influence each other to use jargons from social media.

4. It is not beneficial to use social media jargons in writing because it makes formal an informal

output. And also it is prohibited to use those jargons in formal writing.

5.2 Conclusion

Based on the data gathered and interpreted, the researchers concluded the following:

1. Female students spend most of their time using social media accounts as the majority of them

answered the research questions.

2. It is necessary to avoid using social media jargons in writing because it hinders the message to be

expressed and it alters the vocabulary.

3. It is important to filter the words and terminologies coming from the internet to avoid adopting

words that are informal and not important.

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 4. Students must be aware in choosing words to be written in a writing activity to filter if they are

using social media jargons.

5.3 Recommendation

Based on the foregoing findings, the following are recommended for the future enhancement

of the connection about social media jargons to the writing skills of the students:

1. To the students; the researchers recommend them to filter words coming from social media

and be aware in choosing words in writing to avoid using jargons in formal writing.

2. To the parents and guardians , encourage and guide their children not to use social media

jargons in speaking and in writing to avoid familiarization that can negatively affects their vocabulary

and the entire writing skills.

3. To the teachers, the researchers highly recommended to really educate students about

social media jargons how and when not to use it. And also to teach the negative effects of using social

media jargons in writing.

4. To the future researcher, to conduct further and deeper study about the social media

jargons and its connection to writing skills.

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Interview- Guide Questions

Name: Section:

Age: Gender:

1. Do you have any social media accounts and how much time you spent using it?

2. Are you familiar with the social media or internet jargons such as atm, btw, otw, gc? Why or why
not?

3. In what way you adopt and understand social media jargons?

4. Are the jargons from social media that you adopt in writing beneficial or not?

5. In what way does the social media jargons affects your writing skills for academic purposes?

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Matrix

Name: Ausa, Earl Joy H. Section: 11-HUMSS 06

Age: 16 years old Gender: Female

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Yes, and I use it most of the time. The accounts

and how much time you spent using it? that I use are Instagram, facebook, and twitter.

For me, English and Taglish are the language that

should be use in that flat form. I don’t abbreviate

the words that I use in my social media accounts.”

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes because millennials use those terms now a

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, days especially when communicating with a

etc?Why or Why not? friend.”

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “I adopt those because people whom I

social media jargons? communicate with also use those words.”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “No because writing, whether if its informal or

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? not, its academic so we should not use social

Why or why not? media jargons there.”

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “Ako ano, nine-negate ko kasi yung mga internet

affects your writing skills for academic jargons katulad nonm hindi ko talaga siya

purpose? ginagamit kasi para maging mas formal yung

writing kahit required naman siya gamitin kasi

ampanget tingnan kapag may mga ganon na

ginagamit sa writing.”

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Name: Barbaran, Patricia R. Section : 11-HUMSS 01

Age: 17 years old Gender: Female

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media “Yes, I have social media accounts, most half of

accounts and how much time you spent my time or I mean 12 hours….”

using it?

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Familiar, kasi most of this generation is

or internet jargons such as atm, btw, millenials ginagamit jargons as a shortcut.”

otw, gc, pm etc.? Why or Why not?

3.) In what way you adopt and “Kapag tinatamad akong magtype, yun naadopt

understand social media jargons? ko yung paggamit ng wordings na mga ganon.

MInsan nahihirapan akong intindihin tapos

nagagamit ko siya as time saver”

4.) Are the jargons from social media “Not because hindi naman siya pwedeng

that you adopt in writing beneficial or gamitin sa witing eh para siyang deduction.”

not? Why or Why not?

5.) In what way, does the social media “Parang wala naman kasi hindi naman siya

jargons affects your writng skills for nagagamit, kaya kinocorrect kami ng teacher

academic purposes? kapag gagamit kami ng wording, especially sa

English for Academic ….”

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Name: Bonda, Melanie Shane B. Section: 11-HUMSS 4

Age: 16 years old Gender: Female

Questionnaire Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Yes I have, I have twitter and facebook. Maybe 3

and how much time you spent using it? hours per day….”

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes I am familiar, of course we the Filipino’s

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? usually adopts the things that are trending. “

Why or why not?

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “I adopt it because some of my friends knows

social media jargons? those jargons and when they talk to me I also

adopt it…”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that In informal writing it is beneficial because it

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? shortens the words in the sentence.

Why or Why not?

5.) In what way does the social media jargons It affects it in the way that it becomes easy from

affects your writing skills for academic me to write. For my academic purposes.

purposes?

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Name: Lati, Sophia R. Section: 11-HUMSS 3

Age: 17 years old Gender: Female

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Yes I use it almost half of the day.”

and how much time you spent using it?

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes because I’m a user of social media and my

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? friends also use it so I always encounter much.”

Why or Why not?

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “By using social media”

social media jargons?

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “Maybe if you are writing for informal letters or

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? text you can use it but if you are writing for

Why or Why not? formal academic writing, it is not beneficial.”

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “As I’ve become familiarize with internet jargons,

affects your writing skills for academic my vocabulary words are more flexible, I learned

purpose? more internet jargons and I can use it when

writing some academic writings.”

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Name: Martin, Erica Mae D.
Age: 17 years old
Questions
1.) Do you have any social media accounts?
If yes, how much time you spent using it?
2.) Are you familiar with the social media
jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc?
3.) In what way you adopt and understand
social media jargons?
4.) Are the jargons from social media that
you adopt in writing beneficial or not?
5.) In what way does the social media
jargons affects your writing skills for
academic purpose?
Section: 11-HUMSS 2
Gender: Female
Answers
“Yes I have social media accounts, and I think I
spent, do I have to say time? I think 5 hours to 6
hours a day.”
“Yes I’m very familiar with those social media
jargons because I’ve seen a lot of people using t
especially facebook, twitter.”
“I just saw them online, you know search for its
purpose and definition, how I adopt? I was
influenced by using by the people you know
netizen in social media using social media
jargons.”
“For me it’s never going beneficial because for
me it will be very informal if you include social
media jargons in writing especially academic
writing.”
“As I’ve mention earlier, I don’t include any
social media jargons or colloquial words in
writing, cause I don’t find it useful and effective
for my teachers and target audience. Because I
don’t find it very helpful, kasi nga hindi ko agad
napopoint out yung purpose ko and pangit
talagang tingnan.”
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Name: Moral, Kyla Rafaela Section: 11-HUMSS-5

Age: 17 years old Gender: female

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts? If “I have social media accounts, I use it every time I

yes, how much time you spent using it? have a free time.”

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “I’m familiar with those because most of my

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? friends in facebook are using it with their caption

in their post.”

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “I just understand it when they sharing their post.

social media jargons? In the way they share. I read it too much time

when I do nothing such in facebook.”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “It is beneficial because it makes our writing less

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? hassle. Informal of course in posting things in

social media. I don’t use it in academic paper. Our

teacher gave us back our paper that is the time I

realized that I use social media jargons.”

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “It affects my vocabulary because jargons is only

affects your writing skills for academic words that I can remember not right word that I

purpose? can remember not right word I used to. In

academic paper its negative because it’s

unappropriate to use.”

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Name: Rint, Alecxandria Wayne M. Section: 11-HUMSS 5

Age: 16 years old Gender: female

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Actually yes most of the time I’m using my

and how much time you spent using it? accounts to connect and communicate to other

people.”

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes! Because its commonly use mostly in to

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? communicate especially when you chat with

Why or Why not? other people”

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “Personally I use it when in personal life like when

social media jargons? someone ask you “where are you” otw like that”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “Its beneficial it makes a words shorter and it has

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? same meaning. For me it informal writing. “

Why or why not?

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “As I said like when you use a term there’s any

affects your writing skills for academic formal can be informal when you input something

purpose? like that because its not real terms but not a real

word. Yah its for me its negative. Yes, I can see

when I proof read it.”

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Name: Robin, Gian Zyren B. Section : 11-HUMSS 5

Age: 17 years old Gender: Male

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Yes I do have spent a lot of time.”

and how much time you spent using it?

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes I am familiar with jargons signs because I’m

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? using it.”

Why or why not?

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “Sa pamamagitan ng pagsesend nila sakin”

social media jargons?

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “Hindi, kasi mas formal padin kung mismong word

you adopt in writing beneficial or not? yung gagamitin mo hindi yung jargons”

Why or why not?

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “Negative kasi mas pumapanget pagsusulat mo sa

affects your writing skills for academic pamamagitan ng jargons kasi parang ampanget

purpose? niya tingnan.”

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Name: Ty, Jan Virgil E. Section : 11-HUMSS 04

Age: 17 years old Gender: Male

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “ Yes I have a social media account specifically

and how much time you spent using it? facebook and spent a lot of time.”

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes I am familiar with this jargons because some

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? Why or of the people using social media uses it as the

why not? way of expressing themselves.”

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “I understand this jargons by the scenario or the

social media jargons? situations the were talking about ”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that you “No, it is not beneficial because as we all know

adopt in writing beneficial or not? Why or essay writing is necessary to be writing formally.”

why not?

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “I think this jargons affects my writing skills

affects your writing skills for academic negatively.”

purpose?

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Name: Valeceer, Blair V. Section: 11-HUMSS 5

Age: 17 years old Gender: Male

Questions Answers

1.) Do you have any social media accounts “Yes I do have. I spent a lot of time.”

and how much time you spent using it?

2.) Are you familiar with the social media “Yes I am familiar. I always encounter them on a

jargons such as atm, otw, gc, pm, etc? social media.”

Why or Why not?

3.) In what way you adopt and understand “In a way that I am using it when I am sending

social media jargons? message and posting some information.”

4.) Are the jargons from social media that “It is not beneficial.”

you adopt in writing beneficial or not?

Why or Why not?

5.) In what way does the social media jargons “It affects me in a way of losing my sense of

affects your writing skills for academic formality, kasi madalas nagagamit ko din siya and

purpose? some of my teachers and classmates are confused

about those words kaya talagang hindi maganda

ang epekto ng jargons na yan.”

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