Two concepts and their readings were very memorable for me in this course. In fact, most of the things we learned in this class were very new to me and I was not aware of the rich history of literacy in the West. From the very beginning when we read the history of “Reading” and “Writing” and the whole concept that “Silent reading” did not always exist and that it was a surprise for people when it began was a wonder for me. Although I knew that oral reading was a lot more common in the ancient times, I never suspected it was due to the absence of silent reading!
More importantly, I was not aware of this physiological change that writing has undergone and how text used to be scriptua continua or “unseperated text”. There’s just so much that I’ve learned about the history of language in this class that I do not think I could’ve learned in a lifetime! I’m pretty sure most people do not know that the space between words were put in there to help with recitation and is similar to the purpose of punctuation marks. In addition, another really memorable reading to me was the book by Victoria titled “Other People’s Words”. It was just so amazing and sad at the same time to realize the true lack of basic literacy skills of reading and writing here in the United States. It is not too weird for me to hear that somewhere in smaller towns in Iran or perhaps really poor families there may not know how to read and write and it is still ok because they can somehow “survive”. But now I have understood that even here in the United States, the nation of equal opportunities and of the best kind of education available (which is what most other nations think) illiteracy exists. It came as a shock to me but it was also an awakening call to watch out for this in my students and be aware instead of ignorant.
What I've learned in this class has enlightened me and enhanced my appreciation for the Language Arts. I am determined to continue my studies in this field even after my the completion of this program.
More importantly, I was not aware of this physiological change that writing has undergone and how text used to be scriptua continua or “unseperated text”. There’s just so much that I’ve learned about the history of language in this class that I do not think I could’ve learned in a lifetime! I’m pretty sure most people do not know that the space between words were put in there to help with recitation and is similar to the purpose of punctuation marks. In addition, another really memorable reading to me was the book by Victoria titled “Other People’s Words”. It was just so amazing and sad at the same time to realize the true lack of basic literacy skills of reading and writing here in the United States. It is not too weird for me to hear that somewhere in smaller towns in Iran or perhaps really poor families there may not know how to read and write and it is still ok because they can somehow “survive”. But now I have understood that even here in the United States, the nation of equal opportunities and of the best kind of education available (which is what most other nations think) illiteracy exists. It came as a shock to me but it was also an awakening call to watch out for this in my students and be aware instead of ignorant.
I would like to learn more about multimodal composing. I know that it is probably quite the challenge to want to incorporate this to my teaching because not all school curriculums look kindly to this media. However, I’m determined to at least incorporate some form of digital literacy and multimodal composing into my classes for my students.
What I've learned in this class has enlightened me and enhanced my appreciation for the Language Arts. I am determined to continue my studies in this field even after my the completion of this program.
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