Language Discourse

Language Discourse

 

            I have learned a lot of aspects in my English class. One of them is language discourse. What I mean by language discourse is that people have different language style when they write and talk. Language discourse occurs a lot at schools because schools are where students are “forced” and “required” to speak and write English standard, rather than their own styles. This creates certain problems such as invisible narratives and discourses towards themselves and other people.

 

 

 I agree that since we live in the United States, we have to learn to speak English and write in English, but we can’t just forget and throw away what we have earned and learned to become who we are until now. Students won’t be able to show and express where they came from. For example, myself, I have my own discourse towards my language when I talk to my friends and my teachers. I feel more comfortable if I treat (talk and write) other people, regardless of who they are, like a friend because I feel more confident, open minded, and honest towards them. However, it’s impossible to do so because for me, I’m not showing respect to them and therefore, I have to stick with English standard.

Even though my English style is against my discourse, I become more responsible and organized towards myself academically. For example, right now I’m typing this blogging with academic English essay structure. The reason is because I was taught to write and type this way. If I mentioned my discourse in my blogging or in any writings, the reader would think that I’m not responsible and organized towards my own tasks. Therefore, I mostly spend more than an hour writing even though the writing is short.