“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