Taming the Sting: The Use of Evaluative Emojis by College Students in Kuwait

Algharabali, Nada A.; Taqi, Hanan A.

doi:10.15640/ijlc.v6n1a4

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“…Rodríguez- Morales and Rodríguez-Salazar (2016) studied the young people's communicative practices and the handling of written language using symbols, emojis, and emoticons when using mobile technologies and their different applications. Algharabali and Taqi (2018) conducted data qualitative and quantitative analysis to examine the reasons and methods of the use of emojis among college students in academic-related settings. They highlight the significant role of emojis in the discussion of college-related topics and how they can introduce a safe environment for students to vent their views and criticisms in an authorityfree setting.…”

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Social Network Communication: Emojis and EFL learners’ Writing Issues

Algaraady¹,

Mahyoob²

2021

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This study aims to find out the impacts of using emojis by EFL learners on their writing skills and highlight the learners’ attitudes towards this new communication phenomenon. It discusses the different uses of emojis in social media apps, investigates the reasons for the rise of using emojis in everyday social interaction, and to which extent the occurrence of this pictographic script can substitute the written language. A qualitative and quantitative analysis has been applied in this investigation where a survey-based questionnaire was distributed among 143 EFL learners in Taibah University in Saudi Arabia. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA (analysis of variables) are used to analyze the obtained data. The results show that the p-value of the study variables is equal to one which is much bigger than alpha and there is no big difference between the variables’ estimation in the participants’ responses, i.e. the emojis’ use in texting affects the use of the language. Moreover, the findings display that the use of emojis and short forms (contractions and acronyms) in text messages form a real threat to the standard and non-standard languages. The outcomes of this study make it clear this new sort of communication may replace mainly languages where social media users found that emojis best represent their feelings and thoughts. This research concluded that the use of emojis has an important role in interpersonal communications, however, standard writing skills would be negatively affected using these newly emerged communication tools. The consequences of these impacts are aptly evidenced in the form of spelling, structural errors, and weakness of expressions in EFL learners’ language learning.

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Section: Presence Of Emojis In Tertiary Education Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Network Communication: Emojis and EFL learners’ Writing Issues

Algaraady¹,

Mahyoob²

2021

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ChatGPT as a Game-Changer for Embedding Emojis in Faculty Feedback

Kupershtein,

Kumar,

Manikandan

et al. 2023

2023 Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, &Amp;amp; Applied Computing (CSCE)

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Exploring emoji use on Twitter among students of English as a foreign language

Alsulaiman,

Alhojailan

2024

ONLINE J COMMUN MEDIA TECHNOL

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This study adopted a qualitative ethnographic approach to explore the factors influencing English as a foreign language undergraduate and graduate students’ emoji use in X (previously Twitter). To this end, a convenient sample of fifteen Twitter-using Saudi female undergraduate and graduate students at a Saudi University was recruited. Semi-structured interviews were used as data collection methods. The study revealed that there are some factors influencing emoji use. According to the study results, age impacts both emoji frequency and meaning. Moreover, it was found that different personas were exhibited by some participants, suggesting that they are much less reserved in English, which could influence their emoji use. Additionally, the results showed that different religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds can shape an individual’s perception and interpretation of emojis. The topic of discussion and the gender of the interlocutors were also mentioned as additional factors. The study thus provided insights into a rarely investigated area of research, which is the factors influencing English as a foreign language undergraduate and graduate students’ emoji use in online postings. Additionally, the study highlights the need to make an emoji function taxonomy, one that is adaptable both in versatility and applicability. Finally, the findings invite all academics to reconsider the rigidity of their anti-emoji beliefs, particularly relating to the students’ expected email etiquette practices.

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Taming the Sting: The Use of Evaluative Emojis by College Students in Kuwait

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Social Network Communication: Emojis and EFL learners’ Writing Issues

Social Network Communication: Emojis and EFL learners’ Writing Issues

ChatGPT as a Game-Changer for Embedding Emojis in Faculty Feedback

Exploring emoji use on Twitter among students of English as a foreign language

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