JJ
Occhipinti
ENGW
1100
22
September 2016
Professor
Young
Expressing Yourself In Your Own
Words
Should
students have a write to their own language? Should they be able to write using
their own slang words to express themselves without having to worry about
getting points taken off? “Language scholars long ago denied that the myth of a
standard American dialect has any validity.” Over the years it has been agreed
that there is no set standard of American English. If this has been agreed upon,
why do institutes demand that students write and speak using “proper” American English?
When an educator is
talking do students ask them to speak without using expression? Do students ask
educators to drone on and on throughout the entirety of their lesson? No,
students not only want to be able to express themselves through their own
language but they want their peers and educators to use their own language as
well. When one talks using their own language it adds enthusiasm and excitement
to the conversation. So why write in a monotone language?
Students shouldn’t be writing
in a language where they are unable to express themselves freely. If in
everyday conversations students express themselves using their slang, they
should be able to use it in their writing. A students writing should be an extension
of their thoughts, opinions, and feelings. Without the use of “their language” they
cannot get their point across to a reader in the way that they want it to be
understood. Instead students are forced into portraying their message in the
way that their instructor wants it written.
Contrary to a student’s
belief writing is not a punishment or work that a professor assigns because
they like to critique student’s papers while showing off how much higher of an education
they have. The true purpose of writing is to have students express themselves
and get an opportunity to voice their own opinion. Due to the fact that writing
is used to express oneself, students should have the right to us their “own
language” when writing. The bright ideas and opinions of Americas youth should
not be bottled up and expressed threw the ways that educators say is proper but
in the way that the student knows how to express themselves the best.
