Writing of College Students

My audience is again my friends back home in Jacksonville attending different colleges.  This was my favorite reading so far!  It is easy to relate to because we could have been the ones taking the survey, since it was college students.  It discusses the types of writing college students do, what they favor and what they value.  It proves that, from the students taking the survey, texting is the most used type of writing of college students.  Big surprise!  Although texting is the most used, academic papers and lecture are valued as important.  Think about the types of writing you mostly do and what writing you value.  Maybe you need to begin valuing school writing more than what you type on your phone and social medias. (: 

This was the easiest reading for my to relate to, because the people being surveyed were college students.  I found it interesting that I both agreed and disagreed with some of the results.  The survey proved that text messages were the most frequent written genres.  I can definitely say that data agrees with my most written genres.  The results said that students use their phones for academics as well, however, I mostly use my phone to communicate with others.  I disagree that texting should not be valued because I feel it keeps relationships.  Without a phone it would be harder to connect with others and talk to parents, which I find important.  I was surprised at how low email was on the most used and most valued graphs.  I use email frequently to connect with professors, obtain information from groups I belong to, hear news, and ask questions.  I would assume college students would take advantage of using email for fast communication.  The last thing I can relate to is the fact that academic papers are valued yet not done as frequently.  I enjoy writing on social medias more than writing for school, however, I do value school more. 

            The reading claimed that students do not value their writing on Facebook but the reason why is unclear.  This could potentially become a research topic.  Students who use Facebook frequently could be questioned as to why they do not value Facebook writing as much as academic writing.  The issue is that they use Facebook more but don’t seem to value it.  It is also interesting to me how many students value working alone much more than working with other students.  Research could be done as to why this is true.  Students could be studied in groups and alone and see what situation is the most productive.