1. Role of English language
The English language originated in England and is now widely spoken on six continents. It is the primary language of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various small island nations in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It is also an official language of India, the Philippines, Singapore, and many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. In 2009, English functions as a global lingua franca, i.e., it is the means of communication between speakers who have different first languages in various settings around the world (Berns, 2007:5). The growth of English language depends on several factors such as the role of the U.S. in the ending of World War I and World War II, and powerful country standing. The influence of American music and social media on Europe has made English language a part of secondary education in Europe. For instance, globalisation has resulted in greater competition between languages, on both a regional and a worldwide scale, with both winners and losers. (Maurais and Moriss, 2003; 1-3). According
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Literacy in this case is used not in direct meaning as it is normally used. Regularly literacy is the capability to read and write. It is time to take into consideration that extramural activities also help to learn foreign language. Today language is closely connected with symbols, diagrams, images and other alternative visual symbols. According to James Paul Gee newspapers, magazines and textbooks give up more and more space for the images. Pictures became independent of the words in the text because they carry new meanings. There are plenty images which meanings cannot be recovered from the words in the text alone. As an example we can take technical diagrams covering cell division in biology books. Information is not fully expanded in the words of the text
When someone is guided in their literacy development and they are impacted in a positive way, they often can become more successful in the field of literacy, which can lead you to a successful life with good social standings, understandings, and power. When someone has what literacy scholar Deborah Brandt calls a “literacy sponsor” they will tend to become more successful in their experiences with literacy. Sponsors of literacy, according to Brandt, are beneficial because they are well educated, have experience in the field of literacy, and are willing to help others improve and let them into the world of literacy. Specifically, Brandt states in her scholarly article “Sponsors of Literacy” that “Literacy as a resource becomes available to ordinary
Literacy enriches our lives in an outstanding manner. From a young age, we are eager to sit by our parent’s side and listen to bedtime stories. As our love for reading and writing grows, our wealth and thirst for knowledge does as well. The ability to entertain and enlighten our world through literacy is exponential.
His ethos is then seen by the pictures; he’s supporting his knowledge of how the toy works by physically showing how the robot transforms into an airplane. McCloud then exemplifies how as we age, we use less and less pictures in our reading (McCloud 740). But he explains that this idea is flawed, and that the combination of words and pictures “have great powers to tell stories…”(McCloud 741). McCloud then goes on to divide the different ways that pictures and words are used in graphic novels. In Word Specific combinations the “pictures illustrate, but don’t significantly add to a largely complete text.”
Imagery allows a reader to imagine the events of a story within their mind through mental images. Imagery can describe how something looks, a sound, a feeling, a taste, or a smell. Imagery is especially important when the author is describing a character or a setting. The short story The Man In The Black Suit by Stephen King has several excellent examples of imagery.
In the U.S the primary and only language is English. English is an international language that is a custom to everyone. It is also well-known amongst majority of the nations. English is also practiced and taught to people in Ethiopia. Almost all schools in Ethiopia are taught with English.
Brandt in one of her books, “Sponsor of Literacy,” verify the method for changing of the literacy learning from 1895 and 1985. She changes the concept that people do not have ability to become literate by themselves. For Brandt, sponsors not only assist people but also take some advantage from them. Brandt firstly states that before mid-nineteenth printer apprentices used to be well paid until the invention of print industry. At this time, printer apprentices were obligated to have reading and writing skills to be successful in their area.
There is “technical literacy “and then there is the definition most commonly used in statistics. In the past, the governments labeled “literate” people who could read a couple thousand simple words they learned by sight in the first four grades in school. Other sources when asked, termed such individuals as “functionally illiterate” as if to say they were lacking in something just because they didn’t meet a certain standard. If a person was unable to use a basic source of information and complete tasks, they were in
Today’s youth spend countless hours on the internet for various reasons. Whether it is for research purposes, indulging in social media, watching videos, or playing games, reading is involved in some shape or form. Regardless of the content, reading online gives children certain abilities, such as expanding their vocabulary, adapting to different wordings and writing styles, identifying errors, understanding the material, and identifying the importance of details/imagery in their writing, that they may or may not be getting from books. In the article Literacy Debate: R U Really Reading?
When you give the reader a visual representation of a concept, they are able to put themselves in the situation and relate.
It’s how people connect, whether it is being able to read, write or being able to do construction. Everyone is literate in some area of a subject. I am also literate in music. I can read music notes because I sing and play the viola. Just like everything else in the world that you expect to get better at, it is important to practice.
Literacy has applied over the course of my education and my life. As an education major, I believed that literacy was an ability to learn how to read and write. Furthermore, literacy has been a part of my education. I have come to an understanding that literacy is a lot more than what it seems. It’s about expressing yourself that includes your opinions and feelings.
The history of my literacy has been a long road of a frustration and learned lessons. As a child, I was a bit of a loner so reading and writing were the closest thing to a social life for me. The things that I bottled up inside came out through my writing and it became somewhat of a pass time for me. As long I could remember literacy as has been an important value for me in my life because from very young age I got express my true self without being judged by the outside. Even though in my later years I would deal with some heartaches and set back that lead me to give up on my love for reading.
To be multiliterate, a person is needed to be able to understand and function with numerous methods of communication. Multiliteracy involves being reading and writing literate and being able to understand and use technology to function and survive in the world of today. Technology is constantly changing and increasing and being multiliterate is of vital importance. I intend to discuss three important literacies in my life, being computer literate, reading and writing literate as well as health literacy. These literacies have helped me grow into the person I am today as well as gotten me as successful as I can be at my age.
Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why is that so? Reading is one of the most beneficial and practical activities that a human being can do. Unfortunately it is a disappointment that people these days read less. As we know, books were the main source of entertainment centuries ago, but with the widespread of technological advances such as the cinema, television, internet, among others, many people left their books on the bookshelf. The purpose of this speech is to present the benefits and the importance of reading.