Saturday, May 14, 2011
A little help here!
Since this was an online calss, being able to understand certain concepts were more difficult to do since we wouldn't be able to fully discuss our questions or confusions with each other. When looking over the material that we have discussed, the most difficult chapter for me would be Epstein's chapter 9 on Concealed Claims. In this chapter we learned the concepts Euphemism and Dysphemism. Euphemism is when a word or phrase that makes something sound better than a neutral description and Dysphemism is when a word or phrase that makes something sound worse than a neutral description. Although the text gives examples of these concepts, it does not go into depth or detail in how we can apply these concepts or how to use these concepts in words. In our daily conversations, story telling, etc. these concepts are shown in the way we speak but we do not notice at all. A way that we are blinded by these concepts are in commercials. Advertisements overly exaggerate the greatness in their products and we completely fall for them and believe it.
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I feel the same way about how difficult it is to discuss some of the concepts with each other in a online class. I felt if I were to have classroom-like environment for the class, I would have felt more comfortable in contacting a classmate in a classroom setting rather than randomly messaging them through the internet. Although there were times we got to meet with group members for the project, I felt rather uncomfortable as we don't see these people as often even though we're in the same class. Just taking the class did change my views about whether I am able to handle an online class.
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