This week, Miss Syida had taught us on positioning. Based from her explanation, positioning is about how writer construct the people in the text and how the writer construct the reader. As example, in article title ’Please let me go to your school’ the writer had constructed Scarlett ,as if she should be given a chance to continue her study although she is disable. The writer showed her disappointment towards the school action that didn’t allowed Scarlett to study at their school However, the writer only stated the statement that support Scarlett by not including the explanation by the school towards their action. Thus, it showed that the writer had being bias because only include the statement from one side. By making Scarlett as the object of attention, it develop a feeling if sympathize towards the reader.
On Friday, my group had been present the topic about Types of Exposition. After few weeks commending over other people group, the time’s has come for me and my partner Syairiah to present our topic. Exposition can be divide into two categories which is hortatory and analytical. Hortatory exposition can be seen in letter to editor or political speech while analytical is written at examination answers and essay writing.
Hortatory play with more feeling and attitude because wanted people to give action or react towards certain problem. In contrast, analytical didn’t use feeling because the aim of the writing is only to accomplish their goal and feeling is not required. As example, when we were given a task on essay writing, we are determined to finish it and therefore it does not include our feeling like hortatory writing. It can be conclude that exposition can influence the reader and it can be persuasive.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Week 4
This week 3 group presents their topic in Critical Literacy class. For the 1st group, they present Reading 4.4, title Statistic. Those that involved in this presentation are Fahmi and Subhi. According to the presentation, statistic can be defined in two meaning. Firstly, it refers to inform about any phenomenon and activity expressed in rhetorical. Another meaning is, it denotes the art of and science of collecting, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data. There are 4 common statistic slip. First, unqualified averages, fallacious sampling, percentage accompanied by actual numbers and misleading presentation.
Topic on Crooked and Fallacious Thinking is presented by Noor and Shafinaz. Both of them used mind map in their presentation. Therefore, it makes the presentation to be easily understood. Based on their presentation, crooked and fallacious thinking is all about trying to make people believe in what they see. As example, “All tall people are brave”. “All brave people are highly-educated”. “Therefore, all highly-educated people are brave.” From this sentence, it provide crooked and fallacious thinking that make people believe “all brave people are highly educated” although it might turn out differently.
The last group that present is Fazli and Bazilah. The title of their presentation is What is the evidence? Based on their presentation, evidence means the facts, signs, and objects that make you believe something is true. There are two types of evidence. Firstly is tangible evidence. Tangible evidence can be seen in the famous case of the kidnapping of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh that led to to conviction and execution of Bruno Hauptman. Example for tangible evidence is a broken ladder, chisel and ransom notes. Secondly is eye-witnessed evidence. In the Sacco-Vanzatti case, Mary Splaine that works in factory heard a shot and saw an automobile crossing the tracks. She was just in her time of vision for two or three second only. Based on what she had seen, she accused Sacco-Vaccati. It can be concluding that ‘Don’t ever trust to what you have heard, see, and read’.
Topic on Crooked and Fallacious Thinking is presented by Noor and Shafinaz. Both of them used mind map in their presentation. Therefore, it makes the presentation to be easily understood. Based on their presentation, crooked and fallacious thinking is all about trying to make people believe in what they see. As example, “All tall people are brave”. “All brave people are highly-educated”. “Therefore, all highly-educated people are brave.” From this sentence, it provide crooked and fallacious thinking that make people believe “all brave people are highly educated” although it might turn out differently.
The last group that present is Fazli and Bazilah. The title of their presentation is What is the evidence? Based on their presentation, evidence means the facts, signs, and objects that make you believe something is true. There are two types of evidence. Firstly is tangible evidence. Tangible evidence can be seen in the famous case of the kidnapping of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh that led to to conviction and execution of Bruno Hauptman. Example for tangible evidence is a broken ladder, chisel and ransom notes. Secondly is eye-witnessed evidence. In the Sacco-Vanzatti case, Mary Splaine that works in factory heard a shot and saw an automobile crossing the tracks. She was just in her time of vision for two or three second only. Based on what she had seen, she accused Sacco-Vaccati. It can be concluding that ‘Don’t ever trust to what you have heard, see, and read’.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
WEEK 3
This week, two group present for Critical Literacy class. The first group that present on that day consists of Rozaida and Atikah. Both of them present the topic about ‘Linguistic perspective’. Linguistic can be defined as the scientific study of language. The readings come out two type of text. Text A is categorized as discussion. It is because it includes positive and negative sides. It will become argument and therefore allowed discussion that provides different ideas. Text B is a report and a standard genre in the science and social science. This text present as ‘fact’ and there is no room for argument.
Based from the reading, it showed that even a simple text able to manipulate and influence the reader. For example, even if the text short and simple, as long as it persuasive it can influence the reader. The text that combines with pictures also helps the reader understanding and therefore can convince the reader into believing the point that highlight by the writer. As example, when we read a text, the pictures provide can help to illustrate what the writer try to deliver.
Next group present about ‘Speech and Speakers: the formation of individuals in discourse and genre’. This topic presented by Teha and Hayat. In this presentation, they also made a short role-play, so we will more understand about the points that try to deliver by them. It is quite interesting for them in using this method, in order to attract the audience. Discourse can be defined as a serious conversation through modes of talking. One of the most thoroughly studies is sexism. For example, there are two types of women in office. First women are describing as Miss Seductress in office because of her seductive attitude and she gains her job by seducing her boss. Another type is Miss Winner that showed her confident to get a job. In addition, she used her own abilities, rather than being seductress.
Reading position is construct by discourse, which is the verbal ‘expression’ were expressed through speech and writing. It means through speech and writing, someone can express their personal view and also impression towards any subject. Speaker is not an individual or non-social. Through the speaker, people will learn an experience by using language.
This week, two group present for Critical Literacy class. The first group that present on that day consists of Rozaida and Atikah. Both of them present the topic about ‘Linguistic perspective’. Linguistic can be defined as the scientific study of language. The readings come out two type of text. Text A is categorized as discussion. It is because it includes positive and negative sides. It will become argument and therefore allowed discussion that provides different ideas. Text B is a report and a standard genre in the science and social science. This text present as ‘fact’ and there is no room for argument.
Based from the reading, it showed that even a simple text able to manipulate and influence the reader. For example, even if the text short and simple, as long as it persuasive it can influence the reader. The text that combines with pictures also helps the reader understanding and therefore can convince the reader into believing the point that highlight by the writer. As example, when we read a text, the pictures provide can help to illustrate what the writer try to deliver.
Next group present about ‘Speech and Speakers: the formation of individuals in discourse and genre’. This topic presented by Teha and Hayat. In this presentation, they also made a short role-play, so we will more understand about the points that try to deliver by them. It is quite interesting for them in using this method, in order to attract the audience. Discourse can be defined as a serious conversation through modes of talking. One of the most thoroughly studies is sexism. For example, there are two types of women in office. First women are describing as Miss Seductress in office because of her seductive attitude and she gains her job by seducing her boss. Another type is Miss Winner that showed her confident to get a job. In addition, she used her own abilities, rather than being seductress.
Reading position is construct by discourse, which is the verbal ‘expression’ were expressed through speech and writing. It means through speech and writing, someone can express their personal view and also impression towards any subject. Speaker is not an individual or non-social. Through the speaker, people will learn an experience by using language.
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