1. e-communication

2. What is e-communication? e-communication is the electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally e-communication can involve written and spoken language. Email, text message, mobile phone call, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, Skype, e-books, multiplayer online games, electronic surveys, faxing, IM, YouTube, wikis, websites, voicemails… the list is HUGE!

3. The linguistic e-revolution We are living in the midst of a linguistic revolution. e-communication has more of an impact on how we use language as well as on language itself than ANY previous technology Some scholars argue that “e-style” writing in e-mail has begun to take on a more speech based style of writing as opposed to the more formal letters of the past. Others argue that the language used in e-communication lends itself better to writing than speech (e.g. ‘idk’ and ‘m8’ don’t work when spoken) Regardless, it’s increasingly agreed upon that e-communication is a distinctly different form of language altogether

4. A word about your smartphones On just one multi-communication hand held device (i.e. a mobile phone), a person may send a text message, multimedia message, video message, tweet, facebook or myspace message, or countless other forms of communication that are quicker and more efficient than anything done from a computer. The above forms of communication are generally conducted while out and on the go and this is reflected in the messages, which are more often than not are reduced to shorter, unpunctuated characters that represent an idea of a word rather than the whole word itself (e.g.’tmr’ rather than ‘tomorrow’).

5. Feast your eyes The world of social media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd ed&v=KU_GW_MD4hA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd ed&v=KU_GW_MD4hA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd ed&v=KU_GW_MD4hA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd ed&v=KU_GW_MD4hA The digital story of the nativity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA

6. hw hs e-com chngd d eng lang? Consider terms such as: ‘OMG’, ‘totes’, ‘txt’, ‘pls’, ‘tnx’, ‘gr8’, ‘brb’ Think about emoticons – what role do they play? What are some advantages of Facebook messaging, TWEETS, SMS? What are some of the disadvantages? Give an example of this happening in your life. It seems to be acceptable to skip the pleasantries in an email? Why do you think this is? How does an email differ to a written letter? W@ dz ll dis all mean?????

7. HOMEWORK ACTIVITY You are planning a party and need to get the word out to your mates so they’ll rock up and not leave you looking like Scotty-no-mates. The party details must be the same for each communication type (i.e. same date, time, place etc. for your text, email and voice invites) Remember your friends need to know: time, date, place, occasion (birthday, end of year, just ‘cos) and any other special instructions (fancy dress, bring/don’t bring friends etc.) **A note about the voicemail template: Consider making a voice recording of yourself on your iPhone pretending to leave a voicemail on a friend’s message-bank. Play it back and transcribe the message in the box provided.