K pasa bro? Code mixing and multimodal elements in WhatsApp communication in vulnerable and non-vulnerable contexts

Olga Fernández-Juliá; Alejandro Gómez-Camacho; Olga Moreno Fernández

doi:10.46661/ijeri.10650

Authors

Olga Fernández-Juliá Universidad de Sevilla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-3666
Alejandro Gómez-Camacho Universidad de Sevilla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-6405
Olga Moreno Fernández Universidad de Sevilla https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-8657

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.10650

Keywords:

Textisms, WhatsApp, Vulnerable contexts, ANSTNs, ASTNs

Abstract

This study investigates differences and similarities in the use of English words and multimodal elements in the digital texts of students from vulnerable and non-vulnerable contexts. In addition, differences in the use of textisms between males and females are analysed. For this purpose, a case study was carried out that compared the writing of students in schools areas with social transformation needs (ASTNs) and in schools in areas without social transformation needs (ANSTNs). The sample consisted of 126 students in the third and fourth year of compulsory secondary education, aged 14, 15 and 16. The results show a differentiated behaviour in both contexts. Furthermore, it is observed that, in line with previous literature, females use more textisms in general, as well as lexical-semantic items, although this conclusion is only validated for ANSTNs. These findings reaffirm the need not to generalise adolescents' digital writing, but to consider their specific context, as there are large differences depending on the background.

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Author Biography

Olga Moreno Fernández, Universidad de Sevilla

Profesora del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y Sociales de la Universidad de Sevilla. Doctora en Estudios Medioambientales, Máster Interuniversitario en Educación Ambiental, Licenciada en Humanidades, y Diplomada en Magisterio. Ha realizado trabajos de investigación sobre las ideas previas del alumnado en cuánto a problemas medioambientales, la escuela inclusiva y las nuevas tecnologías, la enseñanza en valores y la participación ciudadana planetaria, tema en el que actualmente trabaja con la investigación “Educación Ambiental y Educación para la ciudadanía desde una perspectiva planetaria”.

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