English 3, Post 5, 'How can your major make the world a better place'
Dear Earthlings from FCQF!
Tell us why and how what you study (your major) can make the world a better place. Include this information:
· How can your major affect the world?
· How can you see yourself in this process?
· What makes your major something that contributes to the world’s benefit?
Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post
Word Count: 150 words
As usual, I will leave you with this week's sample entry from my own study programs ('English Literature' and Linguistics' and 'English Pedagogy'),
No. I think English Linguistics, Literary Studies and Pedagogy do not straightforwardly affect the world at all. No. Linguistics and Literary Studies are not going to save us from any natural force or danger. Linguistics is a science of language and only committed to describing it. Literary Studies only represents, nowadays, intellectual escapism and nothing else, unfortunately.
The
only way Linguistics affect the world is combined with other Social
Sciences such as Anthropology, then an 'inter-disciplinary field'
emerges (Linguistic Anthropology). Literary Studies, as a discipline, on
the other hand, only affects the world when it has something
politically uncomfortable to say. In other words, when authors,
politically commit to a particular and singular cause.
Literary Studies and Linguistics, paradoxically are two disciplines that work with the human being and their language footprints on the world. At the same time, both disciplines require a lot of time being secluded in your epistemological thoughts on language (in the case of Linguistics) so as to devise theories on how language works or to describe the world (in the case of Literary Studies) from a very comfortable and 'free-from-any-social-stain' position.
On a positive note, Literary Studies and Linguistics are a set of disciplines meant to explain language and its use, or the usage of language to convey (communicate) a feeling, an emotion or a lasting impression of a certain phenomenon.
To be precise, Literary Studies and Linguistics do not sustain life, but, they help us sustain our thoughts and world views.
Cheers!
What about you?
I think that linguistics and literature is an important career, since it teaches us to read and express ourselves through words
ReplyDeleteNowadays, almost all professions need to combine with others and be interdisciplinary.
ReplyDeletevery interesting:)
ReplyDeleteis a good topic to write :)
ReplyDeleteAs a person that identifies itself as a scientist, sometimes I fail to recognize the importance of the humanistic part of science, it may not save us from natural phenomes as you put it, but it helps a lot with the “me” and “us” parts of life.
ReplyDeleteLearn and teach linguistics does not change the world, but it makes it more diverse and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteI think it's very important to know that linguistics helps us to communicate with the resto of the world
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine a world where we don't have the abilities to communicate? :O
ReplyDeleteinteresting! :0
ReplyDeleteI'm agree with you, this is not gonna save us from a catastrophe. But, this allowed you to earn all that knowledge, for example, teaching to the new generations. The impact in the new world is more than you believe.
ReplyDeleteLinguistics is very important, without it we would not be able to communicate... It is the basis on which the other sciences can be taught.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, one ask what this intellectual escapism?
ReplyDeleteIt is an interesting fact about linguistics
ReplyDeleteThe linguistics is important for a good communication
ReplyDeleteI had never thought of it that way, anyway; how important English linguistics and pedagogy are for all people, especially those of us who speak Spanish.
ReplyDeletethis gives a lot to discuss
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