Teenagers in the World of Chat
At this point there is nothing new to say that the emergence of the Internet marked a before and after in regard to human communications. It was created in the United States as a military strategy for the survival of communication networks in the event of nuclear attack, was eventually expanding their objectives, scope and sailors.
In recent years one of the most used by young surfers the chat (which means talk Castilian), real-time conversation over the Internet between different navigators.
There are chat channels providing this service, allowing sending messages simultaneously to all who are connected to a chat room, what other words could be defined as “virtual chat” for young people, simply forums. The chat and forums especially have enabled young people from different countries around the world by breaking down the boundaries of space and time and “know.”
Why are so fond of chatting?
Some experts say the chat is a haven for teenagers because it is a space that allows them to show as they are and feel. At the same time establish a strong detachment in adults because they access have little or vague knowledge of these new forms of communication and entertainment.
Experts also argue that culture generates chat anonymity because teenagers tend to communicate sitting at the computer monitor. Despite the isolation, this culture, in short, allows teens to form friendships and relationships more easily and less committed than if they had filed in a personal way. It is both a way for teenagers to feel players because they interact, socialize, exchange ideas, create groups. Of course, groups or communities are sealed systems, which also occur in adult life.
Unlike physical communication whether verbal or not, it use the text chat as a means of expression. Teenagers have it incorporated as saying that “talk” when in fact written. Speak with your fingers and listen with their eyes.
The language of chat
Our children have learned very quickly the language of the chat: terms and signs have created a new language, simpler and more practical, shorter and more abbreviated, full of “emoticons”, neologisms or emoticons to express feelings and sensations. Some take refuge in the chat because it offers security, lose or forget the shame of their complexes.
Those who are more concerned about this phenomenon of communication are students of language. They note that in school settings can detect the low level of dialogue and writing for young people, especially the language they use little full of symbolisms. The concern is increased because this really happens at a vital stage in the intellectual formation of young people, a period in which many more should incorporate knowledge.
From the sociological point of view the use of the vocabulary of the chat is about the teenager’s need to create their own space, a universe that adults have no possibility of access. There is a kind of custom code and this is perhaps one of the many attractions for young surfers.
The fact is that unless an adult understanding, parents are unaware of even the existence of many elements that make up the global village, this is one reason why Internet is so attractive to young audiences because it gives them a place sure to leave your problems, or a world of escape from reality every day at both the political, social for their country or just members of his own family.
Chatting is one of communication form that young people usually use today to generate many uncertainties in us adults. On the one hand, enrich your relationships differently than usual and, secondly, are isolated in their rooms in the homes of online games in cyber cafés without taking their eyes on the monitor while typing quickly …
Safety Devices
The infinite world of knowledge which currently offers a network of networks also generates some risks which parents should be alert and fight. This is not to ban internet access to kids but to educate them about the behavior and proper use of this valuable tool.
Access to pornographic and violent are the main concerns that parents expressed when the consultation on the issue. But there are other risks such as kidnapping, sexual abuse, bullying, identity theft, cybercrime and privacy violation. A chat, children and young people may be vulnerable to deception by strangers who earn your trust and are able to innocently hand over personal information or commit illegal on behalf of minors or their parents. Some people after establishing personal contact mentioning children or young people in public places to kidnap, steal their belongings and sexually abusing them.
