Tag Archives: Writing

TEACHING DLL

Teaching Young Dual Language Learners to Be Writers: Rethinking Writing Instruction Through the Lens of Identity When I was serving an LDS mission in Lisbon, Portugal, I was told a great joke. My companion and I stopped a man on the road to gauge his interest in hearing our message. Unsurprisingly he didn’t, but heContinue reading “TEACHING DLL”

VISUALS & GAMING

Gaming and Visual Communication It’s no secret that one of my favorite pastimes is gaming. My entire life I have enjoyed playing video games. Growing up in the northwest, shooting hoops in the backyard was often not option due to the rain. When the weather wouldn’t permit me to play basketball, I would turn toContinue reading “VISUALS & GAMING”

NARRATIVES

Throughout the readings by Walter Fisher, “Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm: The Case of Public Moral Argument” and “The Narrative paradigm: An Elaboration,” there were several reoccurring themes that I feel are important to address. They are: what is narration, what is a paradigm, and what makes a narrative paradigm. Fisher explains that theContinue reading “NARRATIVES”

WRITING BOOKS III

Continuing my series about books I’ve read on the subject of writing, the next book on the list in On Writing Well. “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser is the first book I read that really showed me writing is not just a talent you’re born with, but instead a skill that anyone can develop withContinue reading “WRITING BOOKS III”

WBB: ISU @ SUU

SUU Comes Up Short In Close Contest With ISU 1/28/15 Cedar City, Utah – The Southern Utah University women’s basketball team was back in Centrum Arena Thursday night for a matchup against the Idaho State Bengals. The contest proved to be a back-and-forth affair, featuring 11 lead changes and neither team leading by more thanContinue reading “WBB: ISU @ SUU”

PERCEPTION

This semester I am taking a visual literacy class. I am excited to learn more about this complicated topic, as I have relatively little background in visuals. I believe that this topic could play a big part in my thesis, but there is one thing that worries me: I am colorblind. I found out thatContinue reading “PERCEPTION”

SEMIOTICS

Semiotics Semiotics, or the study of signs, includes a host of theories about how signs come to represent objects, ideas, states, situations, feelings, and conditions outside of themselves. The study of signs not only provides a way of looking at communication but also has a powerful impact on almost all perspectives now employed in communicationContinue reading “SEMIOTICS”

MBB: UND @ SUU

Cedar City, Utah – Despite a strong second half by the Thunderbirds, in which they scored 51 points, the Southern Utah University men’s basketball team dug themselves an early hole that they were unable to climb out of, falling to the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks 88-72. North Dakota came out hot, shooting sixContinue reading “MBB: UND @ SUU”

RHETORIC

Rhetorical Criticism in communication studies can be defined as a descriptive analysis and evaluation of communication methods. A communication critic, in a rhetorical sense, would therefore actively seek out persuasive uses of communication and interpret what the messages are that are being communicated. Methods of communication that are subject to rhetorical criticism include: public speeches,Continue reading “RHETORIC”