Stereotype

Stereotyping is exaggerated generalizations associated with a categorizing system, they go beyond the facts at hand and make claims that usually have no valid basis. However, it is also something that most people find difficult to avoid from doing. What do you think?

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Before I go through on this particular topic, allow me to briefly explained on what is meant by stereotyping. According to Merriam Webster stereotype is defined as an unfair belief that all people or things with a particular characteristic is the same. This means that stereotype is an act of classifying people or thing by using the same thing in common between them and thinking that they're all has the same attitude and beliefs towards certain thing without any concrete evidence.

Stereotyping can be either positive and negative, but it is usually based on the idea of what's the group look like, their physical appearances and it is also can be their perception towards something. Stereotyping is usually related to bad thing where people said that it is an act of judging people and being judgmental towards their surrounding. This action is closely related to our society nowadays as people tend to come out with a claim or statement about a certain group of people just by looking at their physical appearance. For an instance, when we see someone with a very big figure, we tend to think that they practices sedentary lifestyle while actually they did not. This shown that stereotype is difficult to avoid and it has been a part of our norm in today's society.

Expectations & Hope

You heard comments and maybe grievances from your seniors about Critical Literacy, but what is/are your expectation (s) or hope for this subject as you are just started.

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Ever since I was in my first semester, I've heard a lot about a particular subject that every students of Diploma in English Communication (DEC) will learn during their semester 4 which is said as a very hard subject that will create turbulence to the result named as Critical Literacy. After hearing all those comments from my seniors who were taken this course, my view for this subject is it will be difficult for me. Time flies fast, and now I am in my fourth semester which means it is time for me to face this subject.

At first, I think I will be able to finish this subject flourishingly even after what I've heard from my seniors. But after a few weeks of studying this subject, my expectations going down as I have this kind of feeling that I could not do well in this subject. This is because, a lot of criteria and touchstone needed to succeed in this subject. It is not simply about finishing the assignment and submitting it on time. But, this subject requires a new way to view an article and it teaches the student to not accepting a text or a statement on the surface value.

Next, in the early weeks of learning I expect that I will be able to understand and to do well in finishing the assignments but after I had finished the first assignment, my expectation kills me. I failed to come out with a good understanding of the text and to fulfill the criteria needed to score in this subject. I also failed to come out with better arguments to counter the text. Only then I realized that I should not view this subject lightly and simply take it as a small matter. And only then I know that I can’t simply procrastinate and to take even the simplest thing lightly.

After I have done the first assignment, the hopes that are left for this subject is that I can do very well in the next assignment and for the VIVA presentation. I also hope that lecturers and friends, as well as seniors who have taken the subject willing to help me in every aspect of this subject for me to score. It is a privilege and honor for me if the lecturers and friends can help me to achieve better understanding. I also hope that I will be able to understand the very core business of this subject which is “The Rule of 10” so that I can imply it in my daily life.