TechJournal 2: Effects of Technology
Send an email message to Dr. Pagnucci with the information below.
To: pagnucci@iup.edu
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Subject: 322 TJ2: Technology’s Impact on Language
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Your Full Name (include your full name at the top of EVERY EMAIL so I can give you credit for your work)
(Copy the questions below into your email message. Type your answers after each question. Then send your completed eJournal to Dr. Pagnucci. Write answers that are as complete as possible. Note also that grammar and spelling will not be counted for eJournals, so just do your best.)
- In recent years, how has technology changed your methods of communicating with people?
- How have technologies such as email changed the way you write?
- How has technology impacted the kinds of reading you do?
- In what ways has technology changed the way you read? If it hasn’t changed how you read, why do you think that’s the case?
- How has technology impacted the language you use?
- What’s a new term you’ve recently been exposed to? Explain the term.
- What’s a term that’s been redefined because of technology? How has this word changed?
- What’s a “mouse”?
Now for a couple of more difficult, philosophical questions:
- How do language changes impact the way we think? To help explain yourself, try to give an example if you can.
- How do technological developments impact the way we think? Again, try to use an example to help clarify your ideas here.