ALL ABOUT CRITICAL LITERACY

“Critical Literacy” is one of the subjects that Diploma in English Communication should take during semester four in Kolej Profesional Mara in order to pass the Diploma. According to the Heather Coffey, critical literacy is the ability to read texts in an active, reflective manner in order to better understand power, inequality, and injustice in human relationships. This means that critical literacy subject is really helpful for the students to have more efficient skills in reading, analyzing and make their own stand in the future. During semester two, I am closed with seniors in semester four, Mohd Wafiey. During the DECOM dinner, we had sat together and talked about the subject that he take in semester four. He started to tell about their final project and when it’s come to the Critical Literacy subject or mostly known as CL, he had said that this subject is quite difficult to carry on. Most of the seniors on that time claimed that Critical Literacy is one of the killer subjects in semester four. They had advice to us that we need to read more often in order to expand our knowledge and to make it easy to us to work on this subject. 

After he had told us about this subject, I feel quite stressed because I am afraid I cannot pass the subject with flying color. Seniors also said the keyword for this subject is thinking out of box and make more reading. At that time, I expect that this subject will be a most boring subject because it involves reading and thinking. I also expect that this subject will just be same like Historical subject and we need to memorize everything, sit quietly and think about the problem that will be given. It is my perception during in semester two. When the new semester began, I remembered what had been told by Wafiey and other seniors about this subject. When I take a look at the timetable for our new class, we had decided to choose Madam Zariati Radzali as our lecturer for this subject. It is because she really good in reading and we assume that she can help us in this subject. From the first sight, I assume that I cannot carry this kind of subject. I hope that this subject is not difficult as it had been said by the senior. 

Now, it is almost three month I had learnt this subject and so far, I feel enjoyed with this subject because it involves research and research. I do love research, but I do not have a sharpen mind to think critically and deeper for the problem or topic. It is quite interesting but it is quite challenging because of the loyal assignments and reading. Critical Literacy does help us to have a better thinking and make us do more reading for our future. Do not put 100% your trust to other person assumption on something before you try it by your own. Every person has their own point of view that is different from others. 

Remember. Always believe in yourself, take it or leave it.

ADIOS AMIGOS.! :D