The Importance Of Verbal Literacy

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In the words of Graham C. L. Davey, Ph.D. “Social media such as Facebook have become surrogates for seeking connectedness and as a consequence our connections grow broader but shallower.” Many of us admittedly use our phones to interact outside of our circle as it allows us to reach and connect to places far beyond our area but this also mean that we may gain new friends but because of lack of emotional gauges and social marks; we are unable to establish meaningful and long-lasting relationships with others. In addition lack of such skills is also thought to be detrimental to the verbal literacy of those affected as it is hypothesized that words are being replaced into the so called text lingo and is alarmingly being used as in sentences when Verbal literacy includes being able to comprehend doctor’s diagnosis, medicine dosage and disease-prevention posters and pamphlets. By having strong verbal abilities can considerably affect the cost of healthcare. Another is to be active in the community. It is important to establish relationships with other people and should be informed on what is occurring to the rest of the world. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, has indicated that those who read less, don’t vote compared to their counterparts. Next is to avoid human rights abuse. One should be aware of their own rights in order to avoid being swindled and be put into a compromising situation. Literacy allows a person to thoroughly understand legal documents and other beneficiaries. The last being is to avoid being crime. There is a direct link between adult illiteracy and crime. More than 45 % of inmates did not graduate high school. This proves that more than half is learned and is unlikely to end up in According to arab news, Saudi has reached the goal of the pledge made by participants to decrease the illiteracy rate by 50 %. The government is continue to provide and implement programs that may help to stopping illiteracy. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the middle-eastern countries who has a low literacy rate compared to other nations. The kingdom began to take action and attempt to kill ignorance. On 2015, UNESCO released that literacy percentage has gone up to 94.7%. Theoretical Framework To better understand the impact of social media on verbal literacy, it is important to discuss the theories and its relationship to the subject. There are numerous researches about this and many accept it or oppose it. Nevertheless these are possible explanations to the effects of social media on the literacy of students. First, the Psychosocial Theory of Development that was proposed by Erik Erikson, it provides a view of the challenges and tasks that adolescent’s experience, particularly the first five stages from birth through

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