Codeswitching is something that I have heard about in other classes before this. By reading the article by Wheeler and Swords, codeswitching took a much more practical place in a classroom. Learning how to teach children the right time for formal/informal language is something that every teacher will face at some point. Because of the language that children speak comes primarily from their parents, students need a Formal Language 101 lesson just as Ms. Swords taught on how to show the two compared to one another. I believe that if a teacher brings out this process in every class that they teach, it will be a much smoother process for future informal translations that occur in the classroom.
For the multi genre research paper, I was very surprised to find out how open the topic choice was going to be. Because this is not something that most children are allowed to do, I believe that learning how to construct a MGRP in a classroom setting by completing one is a great idea. Although I am not sure what my topic choice will be, I began to write down a list of ideas that I find interesting. Not coincidentally, most of the topics that come to mind are educationally related. This is something that I need to try to branch out from becuase I am so used to picking a topic that has to do with the class that I am writing the research paper. If I want to use this paper as an example in the future, I would like to be able to present a topic that is not typical for my students to see that their options are completely open.
It's a different type of writing then what we are all usually used to...choosing a topic that intrigues us seems too easy..we have so much to choose from! It's interesting that we can choose something that can do with ANYTHING!
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