The web definitely stimulated the rapid change literacy went through, and as the technology evolved, people's attitude towards literacy and the web also changed. Just because it is incorporated with other medias more often, doesn't mean literacy is being threatened. In some ways, literacy is being more accessible; now that more people are writing online through various ways.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Material literacy and visual design
Well, obviously this article is outdated, but it has some good points that web users nowadays will agree. The article deals with criticism that the internet received when it was getting popular; that the web is threatening to drain contemporary prose of its rhetorical possibilities witch has to do with multi-media aspects of the web. However, Faigley is defending the web, that literacy has always been a material, multimedia construct but we only now are becoming aware of this multidimensionality and materiality because computer technologies have made it possible for many people to produce and publish multimedia presentations.
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I totally agree, Hyuna. The web is an awesome wave that is passing through all aspects of our lives and mixing them up. The traditional notion of literacy is one of them. Some said that the web would destroy literacy, but I think it's simply changing it.
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I like what you said and agreed that this page is outdated. I think people would surprised how intelligent and literate the youth is today. I agree with you that the internet isnt really detroying the literacy but actually helping it. Do you think the internet has helped you become more literate?
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