Name: JAWOOD, MAE KAYLA M.

Year and Section: BSN1-A

UNIT 1 WORKSHEETS
COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL AGE

Lesson 1
● Assessment
Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Highlight or bold the letter and the answer. (1 point each)

1. Which is NOT a basic element of communication?

a) Source
b) Destination
c) Medium
d) Language

2. Which statement best defines communication?

a) It is the exchange of messages through common systems of signs and symbols.
b) It is the art of creating ideas.
c) It is the use of language in sharing information.
d) It involves at least two person

3. Which element of communication is the vehicle used to send a message or

information?
a. Channel
b. Feedback
c. Receiver
d. Sender

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4. A static over a phone line, misinterpreting a local custom, and language differences
are a few examples of:
a. Feedback
b. Noise
c. Context
d. Message

5. Which term is generally used to define the interference that affects the messages
being exchanged during communication?
a) Context
b) Noise
c) Medium
d) Feedback

6. What pertains to the setting or situation in which communication takes place?

a) Context
b) Noise
c) Medium
d) Feedback

7. It is the use of language particularly the readily understood spoken words and
expressions.
a) Verbal Communication
b) Nonverbal Communication
c) Written Communication
d) Oral Communication

8. Which statement does NOT describe decoding process?

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 a) It is deciding on the medium to use in transmitting a message.
b) It involves interpretation.
c) It is assigning meaning to the message.
d) It is usually done by the receiver in a communication process

9. When does encoding take place?

a) When the receiver interprets the message

b) When the sender translates ideas into perceivable messages
c) When both sender and receiver want to exchange messages
d) When the sender recognizes the communication style of the other

10. You deliver a speech about the importance of higher education to a group of high
school students. What is the message in the communication situation?

a) The high school students

b) You
c) Importance of higher education
d) Your voice and language

Lesson 2
● Learning Task 1
Exploring Diversity

Directions: Think of a person whose cultural background differ from your own. Answer
the following questions with respect to the person on your list. (5 items x 5 points)

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1) How do the individual’s feelings about socialization differ from your own?

So, because we all think and absorb information differently, we tend to

socialize differently. Because we all come from diverse origins, we all have
distinct cultural practices and prejudices, thus we socialize in different ways.

2) How does the individual’s concept of self, compare with yours?

Self-image, or how I view myself. Each person's self-image is a mash-up of

several elements such as physical characteristics, psychological traits, and
social roles. When we compare ourselves to others and find ourselves lacking,
it may have a detrimental influence on our self-esteem.

3) To what extent do the individual’s values and attitudes differ from yours?

For me, values assist to influence our conduct. Attitudes are the results of our
ideals. Values determine what we regard as right, bad, good, or unfair.
Attitudes are our feelings about things, people, and objects.

4) Which of your behaviors did the individual have difficulty understanding or

accepting? Which of his or her behaviors did you have difficulty with?

I'll be angry if you bother me when I'm studying or reading. And when I annoy
them, they always shout at me, so I'm afraid of them at times.

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5) Which of the individuals you interacted with did you find most like you? Most
unlike you? Can you identify your points of similarity and difference?

I have a friend for almost 4 years and we always hangout because we have the
same interest and role in life, we tend to do everything like sisters. We love
fashion so we like to participate in photoshoots and recommend different
photographers. The person that is most unlikely me is my real sister, we have
different taste and interest. She loves dancing while I’m good at fashion.

Rubric for scoring:

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS

Provided pieces of
evidence, supporting
details, and factual
Content scenarios.

Grammar Used correct grammar,

punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization.
2

Organization of ideas Expressed the points in

clear and logical
1
arrangement of ideas in
the paragraph.

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 TOTAL 5

Activity: It Makes Sense

Going abroad though is not as simple as you think. Crucial that you are prepared
to interact with different cultures.

Let us see how well you know some distinct manners and practices of different cultures.
Write TRUE if the statement expresses truth about the countries’ distinct practices;
otherwise, write FALSE. Most of these items are taken from “Multicultural manners:
New rules of etiquette for a changing society.” Of Dresser (1996). The reading material
was uploaded in your stream section in your google classroom.

On Body Language
FALSE 1. When greeting, people from India hold their hands together in
front of their chins in a prayer-like position.
TRUE 2. When greeting, most Latinos expect body contact. Hugging and
kissing on the cheek are acceptable for both the same sex and
the opposite sex.
FALSE 3. When greeting, most middle Easterners, especially Muslims, avoid
body contact with the opposite sex, but men may embrace and kiss
one another.
TRUE 4. When greeting, most Americans, expect some body contact. Women

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 kiss once on each cheek and hug; men shake hands.
TRUE 5. When greeting Orthodox Jews, avoid body contact with the opposite
Sex.

On Verbal Expressions
TRUE 1. Avoid wishing “Happy Birthday” or “Merry Christmas” to Jehovah’s
Witnesses.
FALSE 2. After receiving praise, many Asians feel uncomfortable and
embarrassed. They may even consider praise as a form of subtle
criticism.
TRUE 3. Some Asian cultures consider it rude to say no and will go to
extremes to avoid doing so.
TRUE 4. Open criticism should be avoided when dealing with Asian
employees, as this may lead to loss of face.
FALSE 5. Do not assume a married woman has her husband’s last name.

On Classroom Behavior
TRUE 1. To avoid emotional upset for Korean children and parents, do not
Write students’ names in red, this has death connotations.
TRUE 2. If an Asian student bows to you, nod your head in response.
TRUE 3. Those from educational systems outside the United States often
consider informal, noisy classrooms as places of play, not learning.
TRUE 4. Students from outside the United States are often shocked by some
teachers’ behavior-sitting on desks, wearing casual clothing,
encouraging students call them by their first names, engaging in
humorous banter.
FALSE 5. In Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, teachers are respected
And revered and rarely challenged.

Activity: We’ll Figure It Out

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 In this activity, you will reflect on the innovations in international education.
TopUniversities.com in 2016 named unusual courses that were never knew existed
abroad. They are as follows:
10 Unusual Courses You Did not know Existed
1. Master’s degree in peace and conflict studies
2. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in eco-technology
3. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communication for development
4. Bachelor’s or Master’s in game design
5. Master’s degree in open e-government
6. Master’s degree in outdoor environmental education and outdoor learning
7. Master’s degree in automotive engineering
8. Master’s degree in spacecraft design
9. Master’s program in energy for smart cities
10. Master’s program in water resources engineering

Discuss these questions individually (3 points each):

1. Do these courses appeal to you?
NO

2. How these vast arrays of career options benefit you?

IT CAN HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSON

3. What do these courses tell about our global society?

 IT HAS TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.

4. What do these courses tell about you?

FOR ME, IT TELLS ABOUT THE POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC CERTIFICATION
AWARDED TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED COURSEWORK

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EXHIBITING A HIGH LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE IN A SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDY OR
AREA OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY.

5. What do these courses tell about the nature of subjects and disciplines in this modern
time?
THIS COURSE WILL ALSO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHY SOME SUBJECTS
WERE FORMERLY TAUGHT IN SCHOOL AND OTHERS WERE NOT. YOU WILL
REALIZE THIS THROUGH THIS TRAINING.

6. What do these courses tell about global communication?

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN GLOBAL COMMUNICATION INTRODUCE
STUDENTS TO THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES BEHIND
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

If you were to create new degrees today, what would they be? Fill out the table
below with the necessary information (30 points).
Degree Name Description Requirements

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Master's degree in Master's degrees in  Economist.
 Consultant.
Economic Provider Economics offered by
 Professor.
universities and colleges  Policy Analyst.
 Budget Analyst.
worldwide teach
 Market
students how to Researcher.
 Data Scientist.
optimize all economic
 Statistician.
actions in order to
improve the well-being
and prosperity of
economic entities and
consumers.

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● Review
Brown Bag Globalization and Ethnocentrism

Directions: Watch “Brown Bag Globalization and Ethnocentrism”. Then, answer the
following questions (5 points each):
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHBfM53qXqc

1) What are the challenges in communication that were experienced by the

characters? How did they overcome these challenges?

The characters had communication difficulties due to the misunderstanding of

individuals of different races and languages. And as a result, it is difficult for
them to communicate and comprehend what each other wants to say, and it is
difficult for them to speak because, even if they are speaking in English, the
words that they are saying differ from one another, making it more difficult for Mr.
Brown. The characters in the video are from different nations, with diverse
ethnicities and cultures. Because English is not the pupils' native language, they
have difficulty speaking it, and their accents transmit various meanings to the
individuals with whom they converse.

2) Enumerate any gender bias or ethnocentrism that you noticed in the film. How
did Mr. Brown process it?

The gender prejudice or ethnocentrism that I detected in the film is about Ms.
Courtney, who feels that a female has more potential on the work than a boy like
Mr. Brown, so he can show Ms. Courtney that he can handle it. And when the
German woman and the Japanese guy argued over who is more efficient. Mr.
Brown emphasized that there should be no racial prejudice in his class since
everyone is equal. 

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3) How did culture affect the characters’ way of giving and understanding the
message?

Countries, cultures, languages, and beliefs all make it difficult for them to
understand what Mr. Brown is trying to say, and the only way to understand each
other is to always find a way to understand what you are trying to say while
respecting people's differences. To summarize, culture has a tremendous
influence on communication techniques. When we mention language, we mean
not just in words but also their pronunciations, tones, and dialects. Meanwhile,
shared experiences, the environment, and history all have an impact on culture.
Language is created and modified by the changing requirements of a civilization.

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● Pre-assessment
Directions: Complete the concept map by putting the words on the space provided (10
points.

● Ethic groups Intercultural

Multicultural
● Cultural group
Settings
● Communities Multicultural
communities

● Mutual exchange
● Gender-based mutual

Exclusion Ethic Gender sensitivity exchange

Cultural
groups groups

● Discrimination in public and private

Gender-based
Discrimination in exclusion
public and private

● Learning Task 1
Revise the standards

Instructions: Analyze the advertisement below. Then, give revisions to it based on

the standards of cultural and gender sensitivity. Write your recommendations to the
tagline or image on the space provided. (20 points)

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In this SAFRA ad, the text is telling the reader that this gym will provide them with
"a great workout, good friends, and some healthy distractions." The
advertisement shows two men working out but find themselves being distracted
by a young woman working out in front of them. The subtext of this ad is that the
gym will provide you with "healthy distractions" also known as women. Also, the
ad states "From Fitness to Adventure, Celebrate every moment at SAFRA." This
is indicating that if you have a membership at this gym the men will be able to see
the women working out and have a chance to "make a move." 

The main audience for this SAFRA ad is mainly men. The purpose of this ad is to
show the men that they can be in the presence of fit young women at the gym to
make working out more enjoyable.

When looking at this ad it is clear that it has many fallacies. For example, the ad
is encouraging men to go the the gym for the woman but isn't showing the issue
that women can face when being at the gym which is having to worry about the
men. Also, the ad is promoting that the girls are going to enjoy having all of the
attention when that could only be the case part of the time. 

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Lesson 3
● Review
BrEng or AmEng?

Directions:Analyze the words and images below. Then, identify which is American or
British English by putting a check mark ( ) on the corresponding column ) (1 point
each.

American British

Grey ✔

1.
Gray

2.

Lorry ✔

Truck

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3.

Loo ✔

Restroom

Tire ✔

4.
Tyre

Tv ✔

5.
Telly

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Lesson 3
● Practice Exercises

Language register
Directions: Identify the language register referred to in the following statements. Explain
your answer. Write your answer on the space provided. (5 items x 3points)

a. Formal b. Informal c. Neutral

1. It is not usually positive or negative.

c.Neutral language register with non-emotional topics and information. Neutral

writing is not necessarily formal or informal.

2. It is probably the most difficult type of writing.

a.Formal writing is probably the most difficult type of writing. It is impersonal,

meaning it is not written for a specific person and is written without emotion .

3. It is impersonal, meaning it is not written for a specific person and is written without
emotion.

a.Formal writing is probably the most difficult type of writing. It is impersonal,

meaning it is not written for a specific person and is written without emotion.
Some kinds of writing are always written in formal English.

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4. It is written in the way we talk our friends and family.

b.Informal writing is written in the way we talk to our friends and family. We use
informal writing when we are writing to someone we know very well. Some kinds
of writing can be written in an informal style.

5. We use this with non-emotional topics and information.  neutral language register with
non-emotional topics and information.

c.Neutral writing is not necessarily formal or informal. It is not usually positive or

negative. A neutral register is used to deliver facts.

● Enrichment Activities

Directions: Watch the video by Dr. David Crystal. Then, answer the following questions:
(3 items x 10points)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XT04EO5RSU

1) React to the statement "English is not a single variety. It is conglomeration of

different dialects."

I can say that English is not a single variety because in most countries like
America and nearest countries of it are also using English language even
they if used different languages.

2) In what aspects do the British, American, and Australian English differ?

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 Pronunciation. The most noticeable distinction between Australian,
American, and British English is in the accents or pronunciation. This
distinction is most obvious in vowel sounds.

3) Name one (1) challenge/difficulty that you already experienced in studying the
different varieties of English. How did you overcome that challenge/difficulty?

Lack of vocabulary. I was able to achieve this by reading an English

language newspaper to increase my vocabulary. Reading habits will
strengthen your vocabulary as well as your ability to form sentences.

Rubric for scoring:

CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS

Content Provided, pieces of evidence, 5

supporting details, and factual
information

Grammar Used correct grammar, 3

punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization

Organization of ideas Expressed the points in clear and 2

logical arrangement of ideas in

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 the paragraph

Total 10

UNIT 2 WORKSHEETS
COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE

● Review
Tools of Technology
Directions: List down the tools that you can use to improve communication. Then, write
the specific purpose where you can use the tool effectively. The first item is already
written for you (10 points).
Communication Tool I can use it effectively in…
E-mail (Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.) Sending memos, messages, documents to
organization, company, or group in which you
belong to.
Cell and Data Plans Gives you connectivity anywhere your
mobile service carrier's towers reach. 

SMS/Text Messaging Text messages are used for personal,

family, business and social purposes.

Connects individuals and businesses by

Social Networking Sites
allowing them to share information, ideas,
and messages. 

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 Telephones/Cellphones To transmit and receive voice, video, or
other data.

● Pre-assessment
Free-Writing
Directions: Answer the following questions (5 points each):
1) What are the advantages and disadvantages that technology brings in the field of
communication in the present time?

Disadvantage of Modern Technology on Youth Society

1. Technology Causes Lack of Interest in Studying

2. Technology Causes Environmental Problems

1. Air Pollution Due to Technology

2. Sound/Noise Pollution Due to Technology

3. Water Pollution Due to Technology

3. Technology Reduces the Creativity of People

4. Technology Causes Health Problems in Peoples

5. Security Issues in Using the Technology

6. Modern Technology Waste our Time

7. Technology Causes Distraction from Work and Study

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8. Technology Causes Social Isolation of the People

9. Addiction to Technology of the People

10. Technology Causes Wastage of money

11. People’s Dependency on Technology

12. No Longer Experience Real Life Events

13. Complexity in Using Technology

14. Crimes in Modern Technology

15. People Get Involved in Inappropriate Content

16. Unemployment by Technology

Advantages of Modern Technology on Youth Society

1. Technology Cause Cost Deficiency

2. Technology Benefits to the Health Industry

3. Technology Saves our Precious Time

4. Technology Use for Education

5. Technology Used for Entertainment

6. Technology for Disabled People to Make Them Able

7. Technology Artificial Intelligence

8. Banking Through Modern Technology

9. Technology Used for Purchasing and Selling

10. Technology Used in Transportation

11. Technology Used for Communication

12. Technology Used in Agriculture

13. Technology Easy Access to Information

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14. Technology Improved Housing and Lifestyles

15. Technology Solar Electrical Power

16. Technology Increased Productivity of the People

2) How can we use technology responsibly as a tool for communication?

Set boundaries and take breaks. Make "technology free" guidelines with
classmates and family members, for example, no posting during
schoolwork time, turn off phone or keep it in another room during sleeping
hours. Passwords should not be shared with friends. Learn about privacy
settings and go through them frequently.

3) Cite other things in which technology can be utilized for the improvement of
communication

Wireless signals, satellites, underwater cables, and other modern

technologies aid communication by allowing immediate messages and
other types of data to be sent to any point on the earth. It also implies the
user doesn't have to be physically present at specified venues like the post
office or mail room.

● Practice Exercises

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 World’s Worst Research Presentation

Directions: In the left column, take note of the presentation mistakes on the video
“World’s worst research presentation” by Dr. Lorraine Fischer-Katz. Then, write
recommendations for the improvement in the right column. (20 points)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSGqp4-bZQY

Presentation Mistakes Recommendations for Improvement

The presentation became worst • Show your passion

because everything is not
arranged properly. The speaker
came unprepared. There are so
many distractions from start
until the end of the presentation.
Also, there is no eye contact and
interaction from the speaker and
the audience. The speaker only
read from her notes without
elaborating it.
• Come prepared
• Know your audience
• Cellphones off
• Get the set up right
• Make eye contact
• Do not read from your notes
• Do not cram too much on slide

Rubric for scoring:

CRITERIA PERFORMANCE POINTS
INDICATORS

Content Provided supporting 10

details, and factual
information

Grammar Used correct grammar, 6

punctuation, spelling, and

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 capitalization

Organization of ideas Expressed the points in 4

clear and logical
arrangement of ideas in
the paragraph

Total 20

● Learning Task 1

Technology and the Rise of Fake News

Directions: Read and analyze the article below. Then, compose a reaction paper about
it.(25 points)

The future of fake news: don't believe everything you read, see or hear

Olivia Solon, July 26, 2017

In an age of Photoshop, filters and social media, many of us are used to seeing
manipulated pictures – subjects become slimmer and smoother or, in the case of
Snapchat, transformed into puppies.

However, there’s a new breed of video and audio manipulation tools, made possible by
advances in artificial intelligence and computer graphics, that will allow for the creation
of realistic looking footage of public figures appearing to say, well, anything. Trump
declaring his proclivity for water sports. Hillary Clinton describing the stolen children she
keeps locked in her wine cellar. Tom Cruise finally admitting what we suspected all
along … that he’s a Brony.

This is the future of fake news. We’ve long been told not to believe everything we read,
but soon we’ll have to question everything we see and hear as well.
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For now, there are several research teams working on capturing and synthesizing
different visual and audio elements of human behavior.

Software developed at Stanford University is able to manipulate video footage of public

figures to allow a second person to put words in their mouth – in real time. Face2Face
captures the second person’s facial expressions as they talk into a webcam and then
morphs those movements directly onto the face of the person in the original video. The
research team demonstrated their technology by puppeteering videos of George W.
Bush, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

On its own, Face2Face is a fun plaything for creating memes and entertaining late-night
talk show hosts. However, with the addition of a synthesized voice, it becomes more
convincing – not only does the digital puppet look like the politician, but it can also
sound like the politician.

A research team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been working on voice
impersonation. With 3-5 minutes of audio of a victim’s voice – taken live or from
YouTube videos or radio shows – an attacker can create a synthesized voice that can
fool both humans and voice biometric security systems used by some banks and
smartphones. The attacker can then talk into a microphone and the software will convert
it so that the words sound like they are being spoken by the victim – whether that’s over
the phone or on a radio show.

Canadian startup Lyrebird has developed similar capabilities, which it says can be used
to turn text into on- the-spot audiobooks “read” by famous voices or for characters in
video games.

Although their intentions may be well-meaning, voice-morphing technology could be

combined with face- morphing technology to create convincing fake statements by
public figures.

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You only have to look at the University of Washington’s Synthesizing Obama project,
where they took the audio from one of Obama’s speeches and used it to animate his
face in an entirely different video with incredible accuracy (thanks to training a recurrent
neural network with hours of footage), to get a sense of how insidious these
adulterations can be.

Beyond fake news there are many other implications, said Nitesh Saxena, associate
professor and research director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s
department of computer science. “You could leave fake voice messages posing as
someone’s mum. Or defame someone and post the audio samples online.”

These morphing technologies aren’t yet perfect. The facial expressions in the videos
can seem a little distorted or unnatural and the voices can sound a little robotic.

But given time, they will be able to faithfully recreate the sound or appearance of a
person – to the point where it might be very difficult for humans to detect the fraud.

Given the erosion of trust in the media and the rampant spread of hoaxes via social
media, it will become even more important for news organizations to scrutinize content
that looks and sounds like the real deal.

Telltale signs will be where the video or audio was created, who else was at the event
and whether the weather conditions match the records of that day.

People should also be looking at the lighting and shadows in the video, whether all of
the elements featured in the frame are the right size, and whether the audio is synced
perfectly, said Mandy Jenkins, from social news company Storyful, which specializes in
verifying news content.

Doctored content might not pass the scrutiny of a rigorous newsroom, but if posted as a
grainy video to social media it could spread virally and trigger public relations, political
or diplomatic disaster. Imagine Trump declaring war on North Korea, for example.

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“If someone looks like Trump and speaks like Trump they will think it’s Trump,” said
Saxena.

“We already see it doesn’t even take doctored audio or video to make people believe
something that isn’t true,” added Jenkins. “This has the potential to make it worse.”

Source:

Solon, O. (26, July, 2017). The future of fake news: don't believe everything you read,
see or hear. The Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/26/fake-news-obama- video-trump-
face2face-doctored-content

Experts are divided on whether the next decade will witness a decrease in false
and misleading narratives on the internet. Those who predict progress lay their
faith in technology fixes and societal answers. Others believe that technology
helps rather than hinders the evil side of human nature. However, there's a new
breed of video and audio manipulation tools, made possible by advances in
artificial intelligence and computer graphics, that will allow for the creation of
realistic looking footage of public figures appearing to say, well, anything. With
so many sources of information online, it has become difficult to make sense of
what content is based on fact, half-truths or lies. The use of digital platforms to
share things we believe to be true when they may not be can have a powerful
ripple effect, influencing others to see them as facts.

This can be especially dangerous for children and young people who can be
persuaded to take on distorted views of the world that could cause them or
others harm in the real world. This page explains what fake news is and how it
can impact those who see it.

Rubric for scoring:

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 CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS

Provided pieces of evidence, supporting details,

Content 9
and factual scenarios.

Discussed an issue which is up-to-date and

Timeliness 5
relevant in the present time.

Used correct grammar, punctuation, spelling,

Grammar 6
and capitalization.

Expressed the points in clear and logical

Organization of ideas 5
arrangement of ideas in the paragraph.

Total 25

● Enrichment Activities

Read the article below. Then, answer the questions that follow. (25 points)

Are smartphones making teens unhappy?

AFP Relaxnews / 02:46 PM January 24, 2018

New research in the United States has added to the growing body of evidence that
technology could be affecting our mental health, finding that teenagers who spend a
large amount of time on their smartphone are more likely to be unhappy.

Carried out by researchers from San Diego State University and the University of
Georgia, the study gathered data from surveys of 1.1 million 8th, 10th, and 12th graders

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across the U.S. who were asked about how much time they spent on their digital
devices, their real-life social interactions with others, and their overall happiness.

On average, those who spent more time in front of screen devices, for example texting
friends, playing computer games, or using social media, reported being less happy than
those who spent more time partaking in non-screen activities such as sports, reading
newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interaction.

Lead author Jean M. Twenge commented on the findings saying that an increase in
screen time is the likely cause of this unhappiness, adding that, “Although this study
can’t show causation, several other studies have shown that more social media use
leads to unhappiness, but unhappiness does not lead to more social media use.”
The study also found that the drop in young people’s life satisfaction, self-esteem and
happiness which occurred after 2012 also coincided with the sudden increase in
smartphone use and other screen devices, with 2012 the year that the percentage of
Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent, Twenge noted.
“By far the largest change in teens’ lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in
the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the subsequent decline in in-person
social activities and sleep,” she said. “The advent of the smartphone is the most
plausible explanation for the sudden decrease in teens’ psychological well-being.”

However, quitting digital media altogether also doesn’t seem to be the answer, with the
team finding that those who spent a small amount of time in front of a screen (a little
less than an hour a day) were actually the happiest. It was after this daily hour of screen
time that unhappiness levels steadily rose as screen time also rose.

“The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use,” Twenge said. “Aim to spend
no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time
you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising; two activities reliably linked to
greater happiness.”

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Source: http://technology.inquirer.net/71672/are-smartphones-making-teens-
unhappy#ixzz555eAu4MM

Questions:

1) Do you agree with the data presented by the author? Why?

No, smart phones makes me happy because I am able to communicate my

love ones and it helps me to easily access any information that I needed for
my studies.

2) What are the effects of prolonged screen time to the respondents of the study?

All of your screen time might have a detrimental impact on your mental and
emotional well-being. According to experts, increased screen time and
sadness may be linked, as well as an increase in suicidal behavior and a
decreased capacity to interpret emotions in general.

3) What conclusion did you form after reading and analyzing the article? Support
your answer with pieces of evidence.

For me, the words that got my attention is according to main author Jean
M. Twenge, an increase in screen time is the likely source of increased
dissatisfaction, adding, "Although this study cannot demonstrate causality,
multiple previous studies have shown that more social media usage leads
to unhappiness, but unhappiness does not lead to greater social media
use."

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 By far the most significant shift in kids' lives between 2012 and 2016 was
an increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, with a
corresponding reduction in in-person social activities and sleep," she
added. "The smartphone's introduction is the most probable explanation
for the rapid drop in youths' psychological well-being.

Rubric scoring
CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS

Provided pieces of evidence,

Content supporting details, and factual 9
scenarios.

Discussed an issue which is up-to-date

Timeliness 5
and relevant in the present time.

Used correct grammar, punctuation,

Grammar 6
spelling, and capitalization.

Expressed the points in clear and

Organization of
logical arrangement of ideas in the 5
ideas
paragraph.

Total 25

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