Writing COM as Culture!

November 14, 2007 carmella7

When I explain to outsiders who are not in Com 375 about how this class can possibly be english as well as Communications I always define it as this, The english class we take with in the communications major is not based on normal ablilties to write like other english class do, this english class uses the idea of semiotic analysis (a mode of comm) expressed through writing by its other. The title of our class Writing as a Communication, is because most believe that writing is a form of communication, which it is, but it’s the message that comes across in the writing that makes it communication. However vs. Carey’s revolutionary communication theory “Communication as Culture” explores the idea that communication is a culture of its own. Not only in the forms that are used to communicate but with in the differences of culture background that they come from. I believe that the model that is used to describe phrasing and precise diction is between the sender and reciever. The babel of the the learning process and curricular goals of the Junior writing class can helped to be defined by ritual and transmission. The transmission coming in to a course like this is we as the recievers understand steph the speaker and interperet her meaning. However, as students we assume this as easy and an indivdual process when in fact due to our ritual traditions the interperatations can vary among students leading to different outcomes. This babel with our class is the interperatations that each student idetifies each project with. In the end it leads to a great group of work from many different authors.

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