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Linda Wahl
Professor Wyman
English 111
Success in Interaction
There are many different ways to learn any given subject. Or read instructions and
accomplish them.For me personally I am a hands on learner. This is very essential to
one's education. For example I'm not going to want to go into a office job . Personally I
would get bored and not do my job well or benifit my employer.
A key to learning is literacy practices. There is a social theory of literacy.
There is a link between reading and a writing and our social structures . Literary practices
are are the general cultural ways of utilizing written language which we rely upon to in
our everyday lives. Literary practices involve values, attitudes, feelings and social
relationships. Literacy is a how we talk and make sense of what we read . These are a
processes internal to the individual; at the same time , practices are a social process which
connect people to one another and sharing ideal and definining are social identitites.
Often times this is affected by the rules in our surroundings. Which changes depending
on the atmosphere and situation.
I would like to ephasse that literacy is a link to knowledge. For instance a lot of
people practice and learn by doing activities in repitition. There are different literacies
associated with different domains of life. I would like to focus on the work domain.
Work is where relationships and resources are developed differently then say the home
domain. Like chores. Chores in a work place are carried out differently than at home.

Carrying out chores at work is different than carrying out chores in the work place. The
divison of labour and operations is not the same. The clothing required to wear is not the
same. The way I communicate at home is definitley different than the way I communicate
in a work environment. The health and safety procoutions are different. It can be
accurate to say that literacis are different in different surroudings.
Literacy is used as a learining tool in everyday life. Educators tend to support
dominant literacy practices. Educators know that these practices can be seen as a part of
whole discourse formations. A power of knowledge is within social relationships and
experiences . It is important as individuals we must understand the meaning of
experiences. We must learn to make our own interrpitations in different environments.
It is imperative to inneract with people in the a work atmoshphere to completley
understand the concept of the experience in the employee positon to fully know the
extent of what kind of career would be fit to his or her needs and wants."US National
institue of literacy (Stein, 1995) found that those who paticipate in literacy programs do
so (1) gain access to information so they can orient themselves(2)give voice to their
ideas, with confidence that they will be heard;(3) make decisions
independently;and(4)build a a bridge to the future by learning how to learn."(pg271).
You can't deny that such programs like work study would not only benifit a student but
enhance there education and benifit their major choice.
If you were for instance going to College to be a Phlebottamist. Your experience
in college may differienciate from your experience in the work place. They are two
different domains. In the education domain. You may have sustain better literacy with the

phlebottamy . Your understanding of the reading material is outstanding. Your

understanding of your professor seemed to have be accelling. You may have been above
and beyond in your understanding of safety regulations of the field. Your understanding
of bedside manner was great. In your clinicals you accell and do well with your
interaction with patients. Your paticular interpretation of the field lead you to believe that
your decision about pursing a career in that field is a wise decison. However, we did not
fully experience the field or situation so the we could reflect or make a assumption about
any issue that may have arrised. It takes communicative learing to know how we may
reacct in certain situations. Reading a book helps, hearing another employee in that field
point of view also helps, engaging yourself in task-oriented problem solving scenairios is
a good way to fully experience a field. All of these things may transform your point of
view. "The U.S. Department of Labors SCANS report (1991) idenifies acquiring and
using information , indenifying and orgainizing resources, working with others,
interpreting information,and understanding complex interrelationsips as essential
competencis and skills."(Pg.270) Therefore if the U.S. Department of Labors understands
that these key competencies are vital to the workforce educators such as colleges need to
also. The way to do that is to provide on the job training or a some type of program in
which a student can experience the major and career path which they are about to invest
in for at least four years if not more depending on the degree they are seeking.
If and individual such as myself is investing in a four your degree. It is my
responsibility to a responsible learner. It is my responsiblility to have goals,to be focused
and have objectives for myself. It is my responsiblility to attain knowledge provided and
be compitant on my education pathway. I am responsible to have proficiency with the

otool of technology . I should be able to build relationships with others and be able to
solve problems collaboratively and cross -cultually. I shold be able to manage , analyze
and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information .All these things a student is
responsible for . In return an educator must be responsible and be aware of the learner
objectives and goals. The colleges responsibility is to help students reach their objectives
in a way that will enhance the students education so that they may be socially
responsible learners. The first step to do this is to assure the major the student has decided
on is he best fit for the student.
Overall, If a student is making a investment to their education and is going to be
proficiant in a major and career path. We are expected to be compitant in that major.
Therefore it should be equally responsible to the college to not let a student blindly pick
a major in which they know barely anything about . Giving a student the proper tools to
be proficent in a major is imperative.Even greater is the responsiblility to make sure
they are making the right decision from the beginning and the best way to do that is to put
the student in the environment to see if the major of there choice is a good choice. The
knowledge and proficency come with interaction of the field what better way to learn
than to be in the environment.