English Question 4

Name : Evelyn Sharmini

Matrix No : J09DN0071

                  In this era of modernization, television plays an important role in everyone lives’ because it is one of the media used to know the news that is happening all around the world. There are many channels found in the television such as TV2, TV3, TCS 5 for the adults and OKTO for the children.

                 Even though there are many television programmes displayed o the television screen, many people believe that television programmes are of no value for children. Why is that so? Is this true?

                  I strongly deny the fact that television programmes are of no value for children because it is not true. Children are defined as kids that are below the age of 12. There are certain programmes that bring benefits to the children.

                 Children tend to like colours and they like to be creative in drawing or colouring something. Television  programme such as Art Attack can give some useful guides to the children to draw and colour the art creatively. Children are also able to spell words correctly as in watching cartoons such as Sesame Streets and Barney and friends because in these programmes it is shown how to spell and mention the pronunciations correctly.

                 Children would be able to improve themselves in their general knowledge by watching Animal Planets and TV IQ. Based on the programme mentioned, children would be able watch the inter-communication between children. Children’s imaginative skills’ increases as well. This happens when they watch certain movies such as Harry Potter. They would be able to imagine how the movie goes on and they would be pondering what would be happening next.

                   The consequences of watching television are many. One of them are children would be spending most of their time in front of the television and they would neglect their studies and also the homework given to them.  The children’s eye vision would be spoilt as they sit in front of the television for a long time of period. Children will be also exposed to immoral acts such as vandalism, bully and exposure to early sexual life.

              As the end, parents should not forbid the children from watching television and at the same time parents should also keep an eye on what types of programmes are the children keen to watch.