A stereotype people might associate with me is that I’m not smart because I was a cheerleader. Often in movies, cheerleaders are portrayed as the dumb girls, but that isn’t true.
Summary and response: Introduction to (re)making Language
This text talks about how language can open up your world to greater knowledge, but also greater sorrow. The example of Frankenstein and his monster was used. The author talked about how the monster didn’t question his being until he overheard a fellow human talking. I think its very interesting to look at education and language as a positive and negative.
Summary and response: Language, Discourse, and Literacy
This text focused on the different types of language and discourse communities. A discourse community as mentioned is a group of people that have a common set of language use practices. AN example of this would be a group of people with the same profession, like a biologist. The text then goes into talking about literacy and how it is shaped by what we believe is possible. The most interesting part of this text I think was when the author was talking about how language doesn’t have to be verbal. Language can be a gesture, code, or an emoji.