Manipulation Of Language

As a future teacher I had my mindset of changing the lives of countless students. As students pass through my classroom they will learn to use language in many ways and apply this knowledge in many areas of life. The manipulation of language is a skill that has to be developed over time. Students write in every subject, with that said, writing should be the skill they constantly develop. Writing is a powerful instrument in which a writer imagines the audience, sets goals, call upon others to prove a point, draft and revise the text. Teachers of writing should know about the nature of the composing process, the relationship between reading and writing, and the functions of writing. Teachers set the tone of the classroom with the work she/he provides. Most teachers are trained to teach English by studying a finished product (Murray 3). Naturally, one takes their training and use it on those he or she begins to teach. Reading does not appeal to more …show more content…
It is parallel to asking someone to lay aside the very core of their being to become someone they are not. There is a problem of this sort with students having to set aside their mother tongue and replace it with the speech of the majority. Students with a background like mine, or a background different from white middle class (not that anything is wrong with it) should not have to conform to the conventions of main stream language. Standard Written English should be taught in every school, it is the best way to communicate with the masses. Standard written English is also appropriate because it avoids a language barrier between the student and teacher. However, there is a forum for everything; I believe it is the duty of the teacher to give the students a space to express themselves without the hassle of writing in standard (boring) English. I love when people mix their mother tongue with the conventional language, it gives it more