The Semester of Academic Discourse More often than not, we take what we have or our skills for granted. In order to appreciate what we have or to see how far we’ve come, we must first look to the past. Seeing our personal growth not only lets us appreciate where we are, but it motivates us to keep moving forward and to keep growing. Looking at this last semester, it is easy to see how vastly my writing ability has developed into a more structured, concise style, reaching a new level of academic discourse. In this paper, I will outline the certain topics that have helped to develop this style and how this style will assist me in my future academic endeavors. In debate, it is important to respect each side of an argument and known how to defend both …show more content…
A tactic that has proved to solve this dilemma is the They Say/ I Say model. This model was first introduced in this course when reading They Say/ I Say by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst. It is one where you first identify a piece of writing (giving credit to the author) and respond directly to the writing. Using this model, I was able to address evidence that supports the other side and give it credibility. I may then show how the side of the argument I am defending refutes this point, or is stronger than the opponent’s. The They Say/I Say model also proves effective when using evidence to support my argument. Using evidence from more credible sources than myself contributes to the legitimacy of my argument. By having this evidence, it gives me peace of mind knowing that the argument I am making is justified and has support from others. The I Say of the They Say/I Say model has allowed me to have a voice in the large conversation while strengthening my
and prepared myself for a rather boring and uneventful semester of “robot writing”. The kind of writing that was dull and made one’s eyes cross from boredom. I soon found out that this didn’t have to be the case. Academic writing and research could be enjoyable and it was not at all boring. According to Dr. Bean’s class syllabus, the primary goal for this course is to, “help you develop the literacy skills you’ll need during your academic career”. In other words, this class was designed to teach
In one semester of English 101 I have learned so many things about writing. I used to believe that writing was just putting words on paper, but have since learned that writing is much more than that, I now understand that writing is a way of exploring my mind and of making connections with other writers and readers. Over the course of the semester I have been learning to write in a way that uses the skills of reflection, critical thinking, and much more. I have used these skills to compose two academic
What I learned in English 1113 I am an international student from China and this is my first semester studying at the University of Oklahoma. ENGL 1113 Principles of English Composition is the basic academic writing class for all the students at the OU. According to the First-Year Composition, English 1113 focus on the language of power in two ways “the power of language” and “the relationship between power and language “(First-Year Composition). English 1113 helped students learn how to use language
I am an international student from China and this is my first semester studying at the University of Oklahoma. ENGL 1113 Principles of English Composition is the basic academic writing class for all the students at the OU. According to the First-Year Composition, English 1113 focuses on the language of power in two ways “the power of language” and “the relationship between power and language “( First-Year Composition). English 1113 helped students learn how to use language analyzing and understand
Discourse 300 this semester taught me a lot about communities that I’m personally involved in and communities that I’m interested in. It also allowed for me to explore and learn about communities I never would have known about or looked into through peer speeches and papers. This course also refreshed my memory on how to conduct academic research effectively and how to peer review. This was by far the most advanced discourse class I have taken and I believe I learned quite a bit about myself and
that it’s just as important to look for the small details and little ways each assignment affected your writing. Two particular assignments I’ve done for this class that helped my overall sense of writing were my Academic Discourse essay and my Genre Experiment #1. The academic discourse assignment I wrote on my experiences as a bowler affected my writing in a positive way
Learning to Speak: Reflections of a Learner in ENG 100 This summer, after I was informed that I had been offered a teaching assistantship, I was terrified. I was not sure that I was capable of teaching students about a discipline in which I still possessed such a conscious doubt of my own abilities. For most of my life I was what you might call a non-achiever. When my parents strongly suggested that I enroll in college (the other option being to leave the house) everyone around me just sort
I was asked to consider how and why my writing changes from one community to another. This essay represents the results of that exploration. My writing style changes greatly between the communities of academia and newspaper journalism. In both academic and newspaper writing I am compelled to include as much information as possible, yet the two call for completely different styles. I think this difference exists because the two forms of writing have different objectives. The general objectives of
several fields of study. The fields of engineering included Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Petroleum, etc. Although all branches of engineering require the same prerequisites, the program of study is further personalized subsequent to the first two semesters completed. Alongside the recommended program of study, an engineer major must possess a strong work ethic in order to keep up with the demanding courses. It also essential for students to immerse themselves in engineering community outside of the
progressed through school. This years English class was definitely an eye opener for me because I learned helpful strategies that will help me succeed as a writer. Throughout the first semester of my English class, I learned how to annotate and break down articles to make it more understandable for me. This semester in English class, we learned how to peer review other classmates articles and learned how to work as a group to write an essay. In this evaluative essay, i’m going to be talking about
situations while working on my discourse community paper about Kappa Delta Sorority is perhaps one of the areas I found myself struggling the most in. This is because I consistently got stuck when making sure the paper had a logical flow within each paragraph and keeping
important to me. There is always something to do during summer so it took a lot of self-discipline to focus on my homework. The last few weeks have gone by fast and I can’t believe this semester is almost
I started the semester not knowing how I would adjust going from a high school writing class to a college level writing class. I felt my writing was above average, but writing was never one of my strong suits. I had no way of knowing if my writing competency could hold up to college academic standards. I took expository writing with Professor James Brady. Over the course of the semester, multiple learning objectives were learned through my essays. These learning objectives were subject matter knowledge
Discourse Community analysis Discourse communities are the group of people who can communicate with each other, they may have the same topic, the similar interests, or the same culture. People may use the right language and the similar beliefs so they can recognize in the discourse communities. The writer of “literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction” named James Paul Gee, he argues that “we must write and say the right thing in the right way while playing the right social role and to hold
the flaws in teaching writing in college. Demonstrating the misconceptions that academic writing is universal, but rather specialized in each case. Citing studies and opinions from esteemed professionals, Downs & Wardle state their points and illuminate the problem in today’s many colleges. The opening of the article is a blunt declaration that the course of FYW is not properly taught in a correct way to provide academic success in writing for students. Stating the studies done by Ackerman, Berkenkotter