My history
My history as a school student and a reflection on those skills.
I attend a private catholic school from 2008 until I graduated in 2012. Here I learned am array of subjects such as Italian, Drama, English, Mathematics, Information Processing and Publishing, Science, Woodwork, and many more.
Within these subjects, it was important to be able to get a message across. In Italian, it was important to be able to translate texts, convey understanding, and to be able to critically think about grammatical situations. Drama was very different compared to Italian. Drama was much more hands on and non-verbal. We had to perform a mime by using objects and body language to express meaning. English wasn't my favourite subject, but was one I enjoyed from time to time. In English we covered a large array of texts, from building our vocabulary, to reading books, breaking down films to convey thinking and understanding, writing essays, and portraying the use of visual communication as a form of literacy. In Information Processing and Publishing, we had to complete a range of tasks in which we used all digital forms of technology to manipulate and recreate images with use of colour to create powerful images, or meaning. We had to create our own magazine with five pages, with influential texts, and redesign our own images. These four subjects would have been the four major subjects that made me develop the skills and understanding I have of literacy today. However, I believe I have benefited the most from Italian, English, and Drama because these are skills I use more day to day, whereas Information Processing and Publishing was solely focused on the manipulation of colour to create better imaging, and all of my everyday computer skills aren't based off of that. Italian, English and Drama has definitely helped me with the skills that we need to know in the 21st century.
My Italian studies not only improved my multicultural literacy skills, but it also helped me improve the understanding of the English language.
Italian also taught me that, as it is in English, it is the same in Italian, there isn't just one way to understand a text.
Drama taught me that with the use of body language, words do not have to be spoken to portray a message. With the correct body language, and the use of other visuals, one can come to understand what is trying to be said. In saying that, the use of body language and words can create a more powerful message. English has taught me the most concerning understanding and thinking within texts and visuals. English at school has given me the chance to be able to look at images or films, and understand more so what the creator is trying to say. What message they are trying to use with the use of a colour, camera angle, and even the changing of a font text and size. English also taught me how to reconstruct my thinking so that when I speak or write, I am able to deliver a stronger, more influential message or meaning.
As the National Council of English (2008) mentions, as society changes, so does literacy. Therefore, even now, society is changing, culture is changing, and I will always have to ensure that I am improving my literacy skills and understanding of technology. As a future educator, this is important. Children being born into this world today and tomorrow will be more technology advanced than we ever were, therefore their schooling is changing, and as a future educator, I need to be able to keep up with these changes.
Within these subjects, it was important to be able to get a message across. In Italian, it was important to be able to translate texts, convey understanding, and to be able to critically think about grammatical situations. Drama was very different compared to Italian. Drama was much more hands on and non-verbal. We had to perform a mime by using objects and body language to express meaning. English wasn't my favourite subject, but was one I enjoyed from time to time. In English we covered a large array of texts, from building our vocabulary, to reading books, breaking down films to convey thinking and understanding, writing essays, and portraying the use of visual communication as a form of literacy. In Information Processing and Publishing, we had to complete a range of tasks in which we used all digital forms of technology to manipulate and recreate images with use of colour to create powerful images, or meaning. We had to create our own magazine with five pages, with influential texts, and redesign our own images. These four subjects would have been the four major subjects that made me develop the skills and understanding I have of literacy today. However, I believe I have benefited the most from Italian, English, and Drama because these are skills I use more day to day, whereas Information Processing and Publishing was solely focused on the manipulation of colour to create better imaging, and all of my everyday computer skills aren't based off of that. Italian, English and Drama has definitely helped me with the skills that we need to know in the 21st century.
My Italian studies not only improved my multicultural literacy skills, but it also helped me improve the understanding of the English language.
Italian also taught me that, as it is in English, it is the same in Italian, there isn't just one way to understand a text.
Drama taught me that with the use of body language, words do not have to be spoken to portray a message. With the correct body language, and the use of other visuals, one can come to understand what is trying to be said. In saying that, the use of body language and words can create a more powerful message. English has taught me the most concerning understanding and thinking within texts and visuals. English at school has given me the chance to be able to look at images or films, and understand more so what the creator is trying to say. What message they are trying to use with the use of a colour, camera angle, and even the changing of a font text and size. English also taught me how to reconstruct my thinking so that when I speak or write, I am able to deliver a stronger, more influential message or meaning.
As the National Council of English (2008) mentions, as society changes, so does literacy. Therefore, even now, society is changing, culture is changing, and I will always have to ensure that I am improving my literacy skills and understanding of technology. As a future educator, this is important. Children being born into this world today and tomorrow will be more technology advanced than we ever were, therefore their schooling is changing, and as a future educator, I need to be able to keep up with these changes.