Critical Literacy : yay or nay?




Critical literacy is indeed a hard subject. That is a statement that one cannot deny. This subject challenged the mind to a whole another level. This is perhaps a downhill, catastrophe, disastrous semester for semester 4 student. Or any other synonym for apocalypse. This subject involve in-depth analysis on an article. This is a very difficult and exhausting process as you have to push the brain to think critically.

Most student might thought that this subject is unnecessary. But as a linguistic student, I think it is a wise decision to include this subject in the syllabus. This is a good practice for a person who is studying the language and would enhance the person writing and thinking skill. For language student, writing is one of the most important components to be a successful language student.

This subject does took a lot of time especially in completing the assignment. I can say almost all of the student has difficulty doing the assignment, especially identifying the writer's believe. This is because it is not our country education policy to enhance student critical thinking. Since kindergarten up till high school, kids have been thought to only memorize the textbook and what was told by the teacher, which does not involve critical thinking. Unlike in many other country, they have urge the young ones to think critically and voice out their inner thoughts. This is why many of us have difficulty to think critically.

I hope in future the lecturer have more understanding on the student's position. We are not familiar with this thinking method and we are still trying to improve our critical thinking.


I do like this subject as it open up my eyes to a whole new way of thinking. We should considered every option or situation available before we came up with a statement. Aside that, I also now know how to write a very strong and good argument essay.




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