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SURVEY OF THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE IN SHORTHAND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SECRETARIAL STUDIES

ABSTRACT

Examining the widespread problem of shorthand failures is the focus of this dissertation. This gives the researcher a thorough understanding of the challenges encountered by shorthand pupils and their potential solutions. Phonograhy, or shorthand, is a sort of sound writing that is both an art and a method for saving time. Because of the high failure rate, the benefit can be obscured.This dissertation provides context for the research problem and defines shorthand. Topics covered include research technique and design, as well as topics that will be extremely useful to the writer, such as mastery, fundamental abilities, auditory comprehension, and instructional methods. Additionally, the results of the data collection were shared. The poll also included a rundown of the high failure rate in shorthand.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study 

The ability to express spoken sounds using writing signs is known as shorthand. Pitman Shorthand provides a means of encoding all of the sounds that are found in the English language. According to Samaha (1973: 112), shorthand is a way to write quickly by using symbols, abbreviations, or characters instead of whole words or phrases.

In 1837, Isaac Pitman released his shorthand system in its initial edition. A number of generations of knowledgeable writers and educators have carried on his excellent work, which he spent fifty years perfecting.

Everywhere that precise and instantly readable transcription of spoken English is required in legislatures and congresses of any size, millions have relied on this technique as a source of income.

Isaac Pitman’s approach was born out of his painstaking research of the English language’s phonetic structure. His scientific study is what led to the system. Memory of hundreds of unique forms and arbitrary acronyms was the sole means by which systems prior to pitman and even current systems could attain speed.

By adhering to a consistent and thorough scheme, pitman shorthand makes it possible to write quickly, easily, and safely. Each sound has its own sign, and signs for sounds in the same family are based on similarities between them.

With practice, the signs start to look like snapshots of the sounds, and eventually the written sounds start to sound like the sounds themselves.

According to historians, the first known usage of shorthand was by the Greek historian xenophobe, who secretly recorded information using an old Greek technique. The Roman orator cecero’s assistant, Marcus Tulluis Tiro, created a form of shorthand called Tiroman in the fourth century B.C.

It is unclear when Tiro developed his system; in fact, some have speculated that he may have stolen a concept from Greece (Stoddard and Scalter Good, 1983:93). Nonetheless, the consensus is that Tiro’s notes were the initial structured method that allowed a writer to jot down notes at the speed of speech.