English 3, Post 6, 'How can your major make the world a better place'

 Dear Earthlings from INAP!

Tell us why and how what you study (you're major) can make the world a better place. Include this information:

·        How can your major affect the world?

·        How can you see yourself in this process?

·        What makes your major something that contributes to the world’s benefit?

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post

Word Count: 150 words

As usual, I will leave you with this week's sample entry from my own study programs ('English Literature' and Linguistics' and 'English Pedagogy'),


No. I think English Linguistics, Literary Studies and Pedagogy do not straightforwardly affect the world at all. No. Linguistics and Literary Studies are not going to save us from any natural force or danger. Linguistics is a science of language and is only committed to describing it. Literary Studies only represents, nowadays, intellectual escapism and nothing else, unfortunately. 

The only way Linguistics affect the world is combined with other Social Sciences such as Anthropology, then an 'inter-disciplinary field' emerges (Linguistic Anthropology). Literary Studies, as a discipline, on the other hand, only affects the world when it has something politically uncomfortable to say. In other words, when authors, politically commit to a particular and singular cause. 

Literary Studies and Linguistics, paradoxically are two disciplines that work with the human being and their language footprints on the world. At the same time, both disciplines require a lot of time being secluded in your epistemological thoughts on language (in the case of Linguistics) so as to devise theories on how language works or to describe the world (in the case of Literary Studies) from a very comfortable and 'free-from-any-social-stain' position. 

Cheers!

What about you?




Comments

  1. Antonia9 June 2021 at 15:17

    Maybe your major do the world a better place in others ambit.

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  2. Salomé González10 June 2021 at 21:09


    Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Pedagogy can have a great impact on the world because when we communicate we can bring about changes that affect the world.

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  3. Matias Rojas11 June 2021 at 14:29

    however it contributes to a more nurtured society

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  4. Constanza Ocampo12 June 2021 at 13:05

    I had never thought of Literary Studies in that way, it's sad

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  5. ValentinaGangas13 June 2021 at 17:10

    Your Mayor contributes to the world in another way, literature opens your mind and Linguistics open a door to the world

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  6. Angela_MH15 June 2021 at 17:36

    Read, greetings.

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  7. lizy araya16 June 2021 at 13:18

    very interesting, but I think it makes a lot of changes, greetings.

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  8. Dani16 June 2021 at 13:45

    Linguistics, literary studies and English pedagogy have an impact on the world. Consider that without these subjects, humans would not be able to learn about communication both at home and abroad.

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  9. Javiera Rebolledo16 June 2021 at 14:25

    very interesting teacher, greetings !

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  10. Nicolas Concha Defilippi16 June 2021 at 17:39

    I don´t now lenguistics and leterary studies, is not similarly

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  11. Maite Corvalan17 June 2021 at 20:22

    I don´t agree, I think your career can make big changes.

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  12. Francisca Torres17 June 2021 at 20:51

    I may not be able to help improve the world, but I can make it more beautiful.

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  13. Constanza Ulloa17 June 2021 at 20:56

    the linguistics is essential for correct communication

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  14. Brandon Leiva18 June 2021 at 08:58

    The human being by nature, is always looking for more knowledge, and for this, the world needs specialists and lovers of each topic, however specific it may be, all kinds of study should be welcome and above all, from a person who loves what he studies. Greetings !

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  15. Benjamín Aravena18 June 2021 at 17:19

    I believe that contributing to communication is essential. What would we do without communicating?

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  16. Kristty Ulloa19 June 2021 at 15:49

    No doubt, from this point of view, English literature contributes too much to the knowledge of each person.

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  17. Anastasia Benedetti T20 June 2021 at 16:53

    without a doubt its major, if it makes great changes to the human being as an individual and consequently also to the world.

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  18. Unknown29 July 2021 at 07:18

    This post it' so sad for me teacher

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