Introduction to US—Applause Please--and Eng 100
Post Numero Uno (two parts):
Part 1 (you):
Write a brief informal introduction of yourself. Say whatever you’d like about yourself to us—your audience. Check out Anna and Mary’s introductory posts if you want some ideas about what to say about yourself.J
Part 2 (the way you write):
Make a quick list of the kinds of writing you do most frequently – from texting to classes and beyond.
Then, select one kind of writing and describe it: how, when, and where do you do it? What do you write?
Now, think about your purposes for doing this specific kind of writing. Let yourself by analytical. Why do you choose to use writing in the particular way you described? What does this kind of writing do for you? What might this kind of writing get in the way of doing (or not)? How does this writing function in your life? How would your life be different without it? (You may choose which, if any, of these questions to address, and in what order you might want to do so.)
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Hi my name is Kimberly Pendilla. It is my 2nd quarter at WCC and I am attending WCC to get my pre-reqs done so that I can transfer to Northwest University and become an RN. I am taking English 100 with Anna Wolfe, Math 99 and Spanish 121. I am actually not from Bellingham, I used to live in West Covina, CA for about 10 years. My family and I moved to Bellingham because of family up in Canada. I have been in Bellingham for about 9 years now and I have been attending Bellingham Schools since 5th grade. I went to school in 5th grade @ Sunnyland, 6th @ Shuksan, 7th & 8th @ Whatcom and spent 4yrs @ Squalicum. I graduated from Squalicum last year and graduated with honors.
ReplyDeleteSome things about me: I am a hard working person, helpful, can be lazy sometimes, I love to read and do math(I realized last Quarter that I get really into math and actually think it is fun!), I love to travel, learn a language,sing and play piano.
Probably one thing that not many people know about me is that I teach karate to little kids. I think it is one of the most coolest jobs EVER! To tell you the truth, I act like a kid too than an adult around the kids!!
To be honest, I am in the middle about writing. I like to write because you can be yourself in your writing and I can put great ideas on paper but have a hard time staying clear in my writing. The main thing I hate about writing is grammar and timed writing. When I get into my writing, I tend to forget to correct my grammar and to me it sounds normal, but it's not. About timed writing, I get writer's block everytime. I realize that even if I prewrite for the the 1st 10min, I still get writer's block. When I finally get over my writer's block, I end up speed up in my writing and trying to get every last bit I can get in it.
As for writing: 1)facebook 2)e-mail 3)texting (not often)
Facebook and e-mail for me, go hand in hand. I do a equal amount of both. I try to check my facebook and e-mail everyday when I see a computer. I usually talk to other people or e-mail them back, most the common stuff you would do on facebook or e-mail. I like to communicate with my family from the Philippines, Georgia, and California because we don't see them as often as we like.
I like to e-mail and IM my family and friends because it is like talking to them but electronically. In my opinion, the purpose of me writing e-mails is my way of communicating to them, similarly communicating with the reader in writing.
A bad habit about e-mailing and talking to people is that you create a habit of shortcuts and wrong english.
Hello,my name is Sarah Christie. This is my first year at WCC and I am really excited about going to college.
ReplyDeleteI moved here from Colorado two years ago with my then boyfriend, now husband. We got married only a year ago so I still consider us newlyweds.
I never thought about an education past High School was possible for me,until I met Rick.
I am really enjoying going to class everyday and learning that college isn't as scary as and non interesting as High School was for me 12 years ago.
I am thinking about pursuing a degree in accounting, but haven't really decided.
Part 2)
The most writing I do is on facebook.
For me facebook is really the only communication I get with some of my family members, so I use it for all of them.
I think that I use this type of writing because it is easy. If I wanted, it would be just as useful to write an old fashioned letter with pen and paper. The biggest down side to writing an old fashioned letter is the time it takes for a response. The convenience of getting a response right away with facebook, makes it "seem" like a more active communication. I know that this type of writing leads to the use of informal sentences and abbreviations for common words and sayings. I am guilty of this also and hope to really improve my writing skills with this class and the classes to come.
Reading Response #1
ReplyDeleteMany people assume that technology is to blame for young people’s writing, which it is destroying their English, but that is not the case. Technology is not actually hurting them, but it is improving their writing. In his recent work “The New Literacy”, Clive Thompson suggests that technology has been a huge impact on students and even adults on improving their writing rather than wiping out their ability to be literate. Thompson mentions of two people: University College of London English professor John Sutherland who believes that technology is affecting our language and Stanford University professor Andrea Lunsford who believes that technology is encouraging our writing. Sutherland says, “Facebook encourages narcissistic blabbering” and “texting has dehydrated language into ‘bleak, bald and sad shorthand’” which is led to his belief that technology is the center cause of kids not being able to write and becoming more illiterate. On the other hand, Lunsford’s belief it just the opposite. She believes that technology “isn’t killing our ability to write…it’s reviving it and pushing in bold new directions.” Thompson mentions of Lunsford’s project called Stanford Study of Writing, where she gathered 14,672 student writing samples—from in-class assignments, formal essays, and journal entries to emails, chat sessions and blog posts. She got results of 38 percent which took place outside of the classroom and found that while she was examining the work of her first-year students, “she didn’t see an example of texting speak in an academic paper” even though a lot of students are texting non-stop. One implication of Thompson’s treatment of technology aiding our ability to write is that students are likely to write towards an audience of some kind than without one or just a few people. Studies showed that Lunsford’ students were “less enthusiastic about their in-class writing…it didn’t serve any purpose other than getting a grade.” If the student had an audience to write to, their writing would be greatly impacted by how they show their skills as a writer and what constitutes as good writing. For the students, “writing”, Thompson says, “is about persuading and organizing and debating…even if it is quotidian” like deciding which movie to go to. My own view is that technology gives everyone a way to write and communicate more with friends, family, and other people. For example, I got into Facebook and found that Facebook was a great way for me to e-mail and talk to my family members across the U.S. and half way around the world because it was hard to see each other often. Though I concede that some of the writing that we do online were to be put more on paper, I believe that those who oppose technology being bad for our writing will take some consideration about technology and how it can help out writing instead of hurting it. The issue is important because writing has shaped who we are and how society is keeping in touch with one another. I think with the exponential growth of how many people use technology, whether it is texting, being on twitter, MySpace, Facebook or e-mailing someone, that technology will progress writing even further and will continue to be used in the present and the distant future.
Kimberly Pendilla
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I do think that people who dont like using the internet should take a deeper look and see the pros more then the cons. I also use social websites to keep in touch with family and friends and its been very helpful. As we all continue to grow so does the things around us and people need to understand that. You explain your view well.
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