Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication have a negative impact on young people’s writing and reading skills. Do you agree or disagree?

Recent years witnessed rapid advancement in technology by making

communication

easier and

this

has made some

people

opine that the continuous use of computers and cellphones by youngsters as a means of

communication

will adversely affect their reading and writing skill. I am a strong proponent of

this

opinion and the reasons why I support the motion will be discussed in

this

essay.

To begin

with, technological advancement has made

communication

very easy because unlike in past years when

people

have to write letters and send them through the post office ,

people

can now communicate with their families and friends using their cellphones and through social media platforms on the computer.

For example

, with the mobile phone

people

can call their friends or colleagues at work in any part of the world and disseminate information without having to write.

This

has made writing and reading neglected skills among youngsters.

Although

while communicating using various social media platforms

such

as WhatsApp, Facebook and tweeter

people

write. Most mobile phones and computers have dictionaries which help to automatically correct wrong spelling. For , instance while typing on the computer and a word is spelt wrongly the computer will correct the spelling whereas the writer will not know that what was spelt is wrong,

hence

he/she Will not know how to spell words correctly when writing.

This

has negatively affected the ability to write and read appropriately among students. Moreso, the use of slang and abbreviated words when chatting has adversely affected the ability to read and write because they make

communication

faster they are

therefore

addicted to it. A survey carried out in Ghana

last

year revealed that students now abbreviate even in exams .

This

is so because they are used to abbreviating when chatting. In conclusion, using computers and mobile phones to communicate has made

communication

very easy but it has a significant negative impact on young

people

by affecting their ability to read and write.