Liam's ePortfolio

Jordan’s class utilizes the combination of meta-knowledge and mush fake in their translation of “black English” to “white English”. The combination is described by Gee as the ability to use knowledge to adapt. “partial acquisition coupled with meta-knowledge and strategies to ‘make do’” (Gee 13). This is saying that you can use your knowledge to make do with what you have which is similar to how the kids translated to “white English”. The kids of Jordan’s class attempted to translate…

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Meta knowledge and Mushfake are good combinations for students and social change. Meta knowledge allows for one to have knowledge about the knowledge they possess, allowing them to know where they thrive. Mushfake is about making do with what you have and being innovative and creative. “Mushfake discourse means partial acquisition coupled with meta-knowledge and strategies to make do”. Gee is talking about how a combination of this allows for students to adapt to learning new things and make do…

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Theory 1 The first theory is describing how unlike a language where you can be partially fluent, in a discourse are either fluent or you aren’t. There is no in between, you are in or you are out. This is a controversial topic because it is very non inclusive and leaves a lot up for interpretation. Some things that make it controversial are what classifies that you are in the discourse and who gets to make these rules. Theory 2…

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Gee Text to Self #1   Gee defines his portions of a new form of looking at literacy, called Discourses, as “saying(writing)-doing-being-valuing-believing combinations”. He also claims in his writing that “At any moment we are using language we must say or write the right thing in the right way while playing the right social role and (appearing) to hold the right values, beliefs, and attitudes”. What I believe Gee is saying is that your Discourses are the different ways in…

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My literacy narrative is about the time which I learned that writing could allow me to express my beliefs and opinions when I won an essay contest held by an English school in India. This experience let me look deeper into writing and let me realize that writing was not a tedious and annoying assignment, but an opportunity to show people my stance on topics and get my voice out there. This essay contest gave me confidence in my writing…

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