Language &

Important Definitions
Writing contains various words with many
different definitions. These definitions

Literacy
spread over several platforms including:

 Metacognition:
 Problematizing:
 Defamiliarization:
 Intertextuality:
 Dominant Narrative:

Unit 1: Writing as Reflection.

Kelsey Wilder
Dr. Meaghan Rand
UWRT 1104-002
What is
Literacy?
Literacy, according to Oxford Dictionary, is the
ability to read and write. However, through
examples done in UWRT-1104-002 class, literacy
expands beyond the “reading and writing”.
Literacy means having knowledge in a field so
much that the title “expert” is appropriate.
Literacy in the Works
Literacy as text:
Literacy as a set of skills:
Applied literacy:
Literacy as a learning process:
LANGUAGE
Merriam-Webster defines language as, “the
words, their pronunciation, and the methods of
combining them used and understood by a
community”. Language, through experience,
does not have to be spoken to be understood.
Language can be found throughout society in
forms of verbal and nonverbal communication,
language is the ability to communicate in a way
in which at least one person understands.
Language Diversity
It is possible to be diverse in several
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Back in third grade my mom turned to me in the
car and said, “Kelsey, you need to play a sport”.
My options were soccer or lacrosse, and I hated
soccer with a passion. I hate how everyone played
it. I wanted to be original so I quickly decided
lacrosse and the following spring I was enrolled in
Apex Girl’s lacrosse; which I continued to play for
the next few years while attending dance classes.
Again in ninth grade my mom told me that I
needed to become involved, this time I needed to
become involved with a job. I applied to become
a bagger and I was not expected for the intense
labor that followed. Fast forward several years
of lacrosse—which I reenrolled in high school—and
heavy lifting, pulling carts, and lifting people in
dance class. My back was taking a toll and it was
not until the spring of my senior year that my
back failed all together. One day I could walk,
the next day I was in pain, and then the very next
day I was essentially paralyzed with a greater
amount of pain. The other goalie that
was on the team was
out of town and all
this time I wanted
to play and now I
couldn’t. Why is
this happening
to me? I finally
get playing
time and my
back is too
weak to help
me walk. Little
did I know but I
was experienc
-ing a learning curve. A
learning curve that I wish
on no one. Some could
say that I was becoming
literate in the language of
patience. (cont.)