I have noticed a little bit of a difference in the level of engagement of class, now that it is mentioned. My engagement is pretty much the same as when this course started, although, I am more comfortable now than at the beginning, so if I did have a comment, there’s more of a chance that I would speak up now than before.
I like the audio-video examples a lot that we’re doing now. I feel that I would learn more and be more involved if I felt like the material was important and applicable to everyday life. I see how we interact with people of different dialects everyday, but if I felt more of a need for it than I would involve myself more and I would get more from the readings. I think most students are taking this course for the diversity credit, but if there was some way that we could apply it outside of class rather than just coming to class and leaving class.
As for myself, I could look for ways to involve myself more in class discussions and pay more attention to the readings.
I like how you say you are more comfortable than when you were at the beginning of class, and that you might speak up more now, rather than earlier when the class began.
ReplyDeleteI also like your comment about finding ways perhaps to apply what we learn outside of class. But if you think about a lot of the stuff we are learning you can apply to outside of class. I mean, I won't go into the details but think about all the things we are learning about language and the use of words, and discourse and stuff, a lot if not most you can apply to out of class things if you really think about it.
I also think I could get more involved in the readings. This seems to be a problem throughout the class. It seems we would all have more to contribute to the class if we paid closer attention to our homework assignments.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same as far as being more comfortable now then in the beginning. If I was going to make a comment, I would be much more likely to do it now.
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