AFK : chatt- och SMS-språk på väg in i klassrummet?

Sammanfattning: The new technology brings new opportunities for the language. The language, which is used when chatting or messaging, is full of linguistic devices, which facilitates writing and saves time and space. The purpose of my investigation is to find out if the chat- and- messaging- language is affecting the students' way of writing in school. To find out about this I have examined 79 essays written by students in grade 9 during the national test 2006. I have also to found out if the occurrence of these features differed between boys and girls. In addition, I have let the same students who have written the essays answer questions regarding their chatting- and messaging- habits. The conclusions I have attained through my investigation shows that 58 % of the students are using features which are typical in chat and messaging language. 52 % of the boys were using these language features when they were writing. When it comes to the girls, the similar figure is 64 %. The result of my questionnaire show that 49 % of all students chat everyday. Out of these 63 % boys and 35 % girls. 32 % write messages everyday.