In regards to John's “jargon” I
felt that he used college level words, nothing too complicated.
Instead of making me feel sorry for her, Carol made me angry because
she didn't know what the teacher was talking about, ever. College
isn't something everyone HAS to do. She didn't have to go to college,
but if you are going to go you should educated enough to be in the
classes that you are taking.
Each type of class requires a specific
type of language. For example if you are taking and intro biology
class you are going to be learning words that are really only used in
biology. Your teacher is going to use these words because that is a
really good way for you to learn them.
I don't know if there is an “elitist”
language. People who are higher educated tend to use a larger
vocabulary, but again if you are in college expect to be spoken to in
a college appropriate vocabulary or ask what the word means THE
FIRST TIME it is used.
Jess, while I agree that students should be able to comprehend the vocabulary used in class that they sign up for, do you think at some points he was hard to understand? For example when he goes rambling on using several large words in a row. Although Carol is highly obnoxious and overly "clueless", if it were another person who was genuinely confused, could you argue that he was an elitist?
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-Denai
Personally I didn't find him hard to understand but I have always been told that I have a large vocabulary. That might have played into my opinion on his language.
DeleteJess, I completely agree. I can't get mad at my oceanography teacher for using words like "turbidity current" that I've never heard before. Every field of study has it's own specific language and you got to learn them!
ReplyDeleteCouldnt agree with you more. Its everyones own decision to go to college and what classes need to be taken in order to recieve your degree. Know that there will be obstacles and that college is meant to expand your vocabulary in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you as well, I was just thinking that they portrayed Carol in such an annoying way that her character really never had a chance to be liked haha.
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