Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Paper #1
I'm going to do my paper on Lu and Jordan's pieces. There are both about two languages being used or taught in a society where it is difficult. Lu's article shows how she knew her language and English, which was frowned down upon in her society. She says that she had a reason for learning it, but was still rejected for usining it. In Jordan's, the use of Black english in a classroom is brought up to write a letter to the police officers. The community also looked down on them for using it. The stories are both about two language struggles that are brought up in their own societies.
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Matt,
I've been thinking a lot about Lu's essay lately. In part, because we keep on running into some issues about how to talk about English and Chinese in the context of her essay. For example, some people have argued that English represents more "advanced" values and culture in her narrative, while Chinese represents "backwards" or "less advanced" values and culture.
Yet, as I re-read her essay, I don't see her discussing English and Chinese in these ways. I am curious about how you think about these issues. Why was English frowned upon? What were the values associated with pre and post Revolution in China?
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