Welcome to my language and literature blog
This will be a blog based around my journey as a student who
ha
s chosen the IB’s rigorous Language & literature course. I will be using
this blog to convey my opinion on certain subjects and texts as well as to be a
platform where I may share the knowledge that I will acquire through my diploma
years.
However I am getting ahead of myself, my name is Jarred and I
have just begun my first year of the International Baccalaureate diploma program,
within this diploma students must choose six subjects to focus on and study over
the span of two years. One of mine being the Language & Literature course,
which promises to teach numerous new skills in the art of analysis, meaning students
will learn to question and communicate over media, written texts and society. Making
this subject more applicable to life outside of school-this truly excites me.
I have a great interest in art, which is tied to one of my
future aspirations, that being that I would love to become a Graphics Designer
and move into the field of advertisement. But you may be wondering how will
this course aide me in my studies to becoming a graphics designer? It’s
actually quite simple, this course will help me develop my skills in speech and
presentation making it easier to communicate ideas to others in a work environment,
as well as to expand my analytical capabilities, so I can examine society and media
and apply this to the work I would be doing as a graphic designer. Another point to talk about is the fact that without language we would have no way to share our ideas, converse, elaborate etc. Making it an essential subject to study.
With this all said, my journey as an IB Language and Literature
student has only just begun.
This is a good introductory post Jarred. I agree that this course will greatly help you on with your aspirations to work in advertising. Not only will this course develop you presentation and communication skills, we will also examine advertising and persuasive techniques. Analyzing visual texts is also an important skill and one I hope that you will enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the idea that making language and literature more useful outside of class is a great thing. Being able to use all of the work and knowledge you glean in school is a valuable tool when it comes to real life, and being taught how is the key to that.
ReplyDeleteWell done Jarred! I really liked your introductory post and I agree as well that what we will learn in this subject is going to be very useful in life and I am happy about it just like you are. I can understand you are interested in art, and a question would be, do you think that language can be combined with art in any way?
ReplyDeleteNice Introduction, I enjoyed reading your blog post! I agree with the fact that the language and literature course will prepare us for our future, especially in terms of speech and presentation skills, as these are important in many different jobs. Your last line makes me look forward to future posts!
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