These days, face-to-face communication is being replaced with online
conversations using social media apps, such as Facebook and Zalo or we can
use email for texting messaging. It has allowed people to communicate in a
variety of new and creative ways. In my opinion, the disadvantages seem to far
outweigh the advantages of technological communication.
In terms of the advantages social networking sites have made it much easier for
us to keep in contact with our loved ones or it has enabled us to speak to friends
whenever we want. For example, students studying abroad can keep in touch
with their friends or families on a daily basis using the video call features of
Facebook….or various other apps. Social media is also a powerful tool in
translation because it has become easier for people of different nations to
interact with each other using mobile phone translation apps. For example,
people of all nations can now chat to each other using translation apps.
Nowadays we can text whatever we want without language barriers. It’s
incredibly quick and efficient.
Despite the above benefits, I believe that when it comes to communication,
social media does more harm than good. Many people are so addicted to social
networking sites that they constantly stare at their screens when talking to
friends or family. For example while at a meal, family members instead of
talking to each other choose to look at their own phones. The main drawback to
this is that it is possibly leading to a lack of control of grammatical structures
and spelling. For example, many teenagers have a habit of using abbreviated
words, which are frequently used in text messages or in posts on social media.
In conclusion, for the reasons named I believe that the positive effects that
social media has on our communication are outweighed by the disadvantages.