Reflection on blog

PERSPECTIVES

Perspectives are also one of the ten elements that we have in critical literacy. Perspectives means the view or thoughts or the writer’s condemn the actions or attitudes towards some issue or story that they write in their article. There are five key questions that been asked in these elements. Those questions that always been asking in this elements are about the stance taken by the writer, what are the writer’s belief from the stance taken by them. Other than that, it also discussing about what are the evidence used by the writer to show or prove their writings to convince their reader that what are they writes is all true and right. It also invites us on giving or expresses our opinion and view whether we agree or disagree with the writer’s argument about their writings. Generally, perspectives is all about to make us think from the side of the writer as the person who involved in the situation and writes the story or news and also want us to consider what will be the view as a reader towards the writings.

READING 2.2

This reading entitled “Language, perspective, ideology”. This reading is about; firstly the writer explains a set of key terms and the meaning for perspectives and ideology. Then, the writer proceeds with the explanation about how these concepts are connected to the choice made by the writers in the construction of text. It means that every writer has their own ways, perspective and also ideology in writing their text. It is because every people have their own interpretation and styles towards something, especially in writing text. In this reading, the writer aims to show how careful reading of text can reveal the ideological assumptions which inform their production. Based on the presentation, the presenter did explain briefly about the reading and the other students did understand and get what they are trying to explain in their presentation.

READING 2.3

This reading entitled “Text and textualities”. This reading is explain about text always socially constructed to have certain meanings, means that every text has its own story and point that is going to explain and tell to the reader. From this reading, we as the reader can learn a great deal about a society by examine its customs as well as its verbal and visual texts. In this reading also shows how a text can encourage readers to favor one set of values and meanings rather than another. Besides that from this reading also we can know how, by examining a writer’s choice of vocabulary, sentence structures and other pattern language, can come to discover important information about the writer’s values, attitudes and perspectives also the audience for whom the text is intended. Its means that how people can make a statement about who they are and also the patterns of language that they used to represent their thoughts towards the statement made by them. Based on the presentation, the presenter did explain briefly about the reading clearly, but they did not include some of the ten elements in critical literacy that also can be used in the reading like the impact of this article towards the reader.

POSITIONING

Positioning means how the writer illustrates or states the participants in their text or writing. Besides that, in this element also is about how the writer positions or places their reader. It means that how the writer wants to persuade and convince their reader to read the article and gives feedback towards their article. There are two key questions that were been asked in this element which are how does the writer construct the people referred in the text and also how does the writer construct the reader.

READING 3.3

This reading entitled “Critical literacy: a linguistic perspective”. The writer tries to dig out what is the ideological positioning and open up space for a number of critical readings, by provide the basis of informed debate, analysis and critique. It means that the writers is tried to develop the linguistic tools needed by the reader to enable them to recognize certain key elements that were been used in the text. The writers also include and explain about the elements “genre”, “field”, “tenor”, “mode” and “ideology” by telling their meaning and functions in the text. Overall, the article is to illustrate some knowledge about language by telling how it works and how it can be used as a useful tool in writing a text, which means that how the usage of language that were used in critical reading helps the reader more understand about what are the writer trying to explain. Regarding the presentation, the presenter used the wrong format of the presentation but, they continued on trying to present and explain what are the article is all about towards the audience. They also include some of the ten elements that are useful to the reading towards the audience.

READING 3.4

This reading entitled “Speech and speakers: the formation of individuals in discourse and genre”. From the reading, it explains about how the texts construct particular identities for their readers through a process called “positioning”. This reading is telling us about our ability to use and understand language which reflects how text have shaped us s people and also our understanding of who we are and our attitudes to other people and the world in general. The writer also argue about the text shaped the behavior and attitudes both of participants within them and of the reader who access them by include some important terms like “ideal reader”, “subject position”, “reading position” and “construction”. Talking about the presentation, the presenter did explain it clearly and they also include the necessary critical literacy elements in their presentation. Overall, their presentation is good and everybody gets and understands what they are trying to explain about the reading. They also manage to answer some of the question that was asked by the audience by giving a satisfied explanation.