Critical Lliteracy - Unit 1

The first thing that I’ve learnt from ‘Critical Literacy’ subject is about the way of approaching a text critically. In this subject, I need to be able ‘frame’ a text. There are 10 elements all together. First and foremost, I have to analyze the topic by look at the picture and headline then I just read whatever that spring in my mind. Other elements like content, source, audience and visual literacy are quite easy as I simply can do it. I also have to identify and understand about rhetorical function, purpose, perspective, positioning and impact. These 5 elements are quite difficult because I should have the ability of thinking, analyzing, understanding and applying the information that I’ve read. In the way to complete the task that had been given by my lecturer, I read the notes more than 3 times. But then, I still confuse with some of the elements. Actually, I never used the some of the elements before. I’m glad to learn something new at least I got some knowledge from it. So perhaps, I will cope with these 10 elements.

In the reading 1.1 I’ve learnt about ‘Stories and Facts’ which contains recounts, report writing and factual writing. Based on my understanding, stories are about the briefing of any events that happened and it will be edit by other parties to be a story. Fact is something that is true, accurate and clear. It cannot be edited or created by other parties. From this reading part, it also gives an explanation about the procedure of writing, creativity and imagination in factual writing and developing report writing. I can understand this chapter, it just there is a few points that I can’t really cope with it. But I think it is good for me as I am taking Diploma in English Communication to learn about it.

Do you know what is ‘Rules and Regulations’? Actually these words are familiar with us as we can see the words everywhere such as university, bank, shopping complex and more. Rules and regulations are needed in our daily life as it will guide us and control our behavior to be disciplined and obeyed community. So that we will live in peace and harmony if people just follow the rules and regulations. Rules actually can be created by any small parties while regulations are made by high authority. Actually, my group is covered this topic during the presentation and we are do not fully understand with this topic. But, we have given our best on that presentation even it seemed like we are not prepared. So as a conclusion, rules and regulations are really important to manage people behavior.