Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Second Language Speakers Film

I found this film rather facinating. I was interested in the idea that each culture has it's own writting style. I've often thought that our linear essay format was pretty boring and it was fun to hear about different styles that incorporate more engagement on the reader's part. As an English major, I'm very interested in creative writting as well as non-fiction literature and I thought it was interesting how several of the international students talked about using more indirect methods of getting their points across to the reader. I found these methods more elegent than our cut and dry get to the point methods. Am I a geek for saying I really enjoyed this film? Probably. Oh well, I thought it was interesting and it gave me some insight into the problems that international students face when trying to write in a different language.

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