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December 14, 2005
Final Evaluative Post
Even though I am being redundant, I am going to have to say the most significant assignment/activity I did for the class was my final project and seeing others' final projects as well. I was completely blown away by the diversity of them--every single one was completely different in format and presentation and many new statements were made and perspectives formed on the eternally broad concept of identity. Though in the beginning of the school year I was not so enthusiastic about both classes, I did end up liking both. Maybe because in the beginning the transitional phase from high school/"old life" to college was hard on me and I had trouble focusing myself on my academics. But as I learned more about linguistics and visual culture as well as formed relationships and "built a community" (I'll use the corny cliché for lack of better terms now), I enjoyed the classes. I feel smarter from both Talk to Me and Zooming In!! I can think about language and visual images on a deeper level and I find myself always thinking and applying these darn analytical techniques and knowledge wherever I am! It's kind of a curse...
For the future, I am going to continue using this "curse" and viewing language and images more of in a linguist's perspective and seeing images not only at the face value level. I don't know if maybe these classes will influence future career paths I would like to pursue, but I do know that I'd like to take more communications classes and explore the possiblities of my Mac. Talk to Me, I know, will help me with pursuing languages because now I have both the scientific perspective and the cultural awareness of language.
Posted by lcisfreya at December 14, 2005 08:41 PM