http://llt.msu.edu/vol8num3/bloch/default.html
You think that you have the speech freedom as a citizen; however, the belief are not really carried in class sometimes.
“There are inevitable confrontations, or “flame wars,” that may not be as acceptable or controllable in writing contexts as in the classroom.” Indeed in the classroom, especially in senior high school or junior high school in Taiwan, students are not encouraged to challenge or query others’ discourses. Besides, learners are apt to provide positive feedbacks instead of heckling, so there may be less sparks aroused in the classroom than in cyberspace. Learners taste true essence of speech freedom in cyberspace and not to be afraid of embarrassing somebody else in public since we are “faceless”. The freedom on Internet is entirely different from the freedom in class which is chosen in some aspects and under-controlled.
In the process of debate, “bad words” which are highly restricted in class often show up unexpectedly. Is it bad because learners could be polluted? Of course not. “Bad word” is a part of social life and could not be acquired through traditional courses, which enable learners to express emotion.
On the contrary, learners may be easily shocked by others’ direct responses or offensive discourse. Therefore, students had better well prepare psychically when they try to publish personal discourse online in forums
Learners can socialize themselves through Internet as well no matter in language or other aspects. Internet creates contact zone for us to connect other people around the world.
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Your points attract me! When learning a language it is impossible to us not to learn only positive word. Instead, we should learn some "bad words" because they are part of life of those who use this language.
Your title also attracts me, too. Sometimes, students can't have free talk in classroom. Sometimes, however, they can. According to Bloch's article, the most important reason making Chinese learners able to talk with freedom in cyber space is so-called "face".
In the classroom, there is no any kind of anonymity for leaners. If they say "bad word", for existing morals' reason, they will be seen as "lose face". Generally speaking, to man, face is important. And man wouldn' t do anything shame to lose his face. Therefore, if learners in the classroom don't think losing face is bad, there will be a great freedom in the classroom.
Yeah! That's why sometimes Freudian slip emerges because students repress themselves too much and thus their real idea reveals uncounsciously.
Oh...I make some trounle in my last message.
I totally agree with your point which sometime we need to learn some bad words. I still remembered when i was in senior high, one day, my classmates and I repeated the bad words we just knew, and my English teacher was angry at us. In that time, i thought he is a freak! He is over-react! Through your explanation, it might the Taiwan's learning enviroment result in.
I agree with our point. The freedom on the internet is different from in class because there are many restrictions in class such as "bad words." But we have to learn it to express our anger.
First of all, bad words are not used too often in the more, shall i say, civilized discussion forums as even online cussing and swearing is frowned upon as moronic and often times brushed aside or deleted by the admins.
As for freedom of speech, I disagree with your opinion in that it does not exist in a classroom enviornment. What limits students from making harsh criticisms in their classrooms are the fact that there exists social propriety. As most students conform to the established standards of manners, i.e be courteous to one another, the critique made by the students vis-a-vis becomes more delicate and subdued. Therefore it is not the matter of not having freedom, but the matter of students conforming to social norms. In an online enviornment, criticisms become harsh and direct in many cases because there exists no propriety and rules to limit the user, for rules are only useful when it can be enforced. Online discussions allow individuals to speak and criticize anonymously and thus "frees" them not from the limits of their freedom to speak but from the limitations of their conformity to social rules.
To Kelly:
Yeah. I think bad words sometimes express our emotions precisely. And we need to learn some words which could be used present our feeling so as to internalize the language.
To Doris:
Yes, you got that right. If students don’t regard losing face as a big deal or even don’t think it’s a shame to answer others’ questions wrongly, they will probably exercise more speech freedom.
To Cherry:
I learned a new word “Freudian slip “. Thanks for your sharing. XD In Taiwan, I think Most of us all repress ourselves too much in class especially before we entered University.
To Doris:
What is your trouble then? *faceless?
To Jason:
Yeah. Maybe the reason is the learning environment and culture.
To Yang:
Haha. It is important for speakers to express emotions. That’s may be the reason why people say that we learn a language through bad words at first.
To Derek:
Wow. Are u exercising the function of faceless which Internet possesses? First of all, I agree that bad words are not used often in formal or “civilized” forums. However, I shall say that I put “bad words” appearance under the frame of informal public forums instead of so-called civilized space and “bad words” are not restricted to show only negative feelings, sometimes it appear as humor or joking.
Then, when it comes to freedom of speech in class, the point, social propriety, you mentioned indeed plays an important role in keeping them from speaking their mind freely. We are used to those established social norms and unwritten rules that it is impolite and rude to challenge face to face, directly. But sometimes aren’t those so-called social discourses which are internalized inside us poison and make most of us lose our right to speak? Here, the freedom of speech I mentioned is not so-called freedom of speech. What I represent is the metal freedom of speech. No matter for the reason not to embarrass people, not to be embarrassed or others, they all signify our ability to speak up freely are subdued.
I would like to say thank you for your long and deliberate opinion and it is obviously the presence of breaking social propriety and exercise of your speech freedom.
I agree that bad words are not necessarily used for insults but then if these words are used in informal conversations in online forums, it is comparable to friends chatting to one another in an informal matter instead of in class.
I see your point about freedom of speech, yet I would still stand by my belief that social propriety does not necessarily limit people's right to voice their opinions. There are ways to bypass these social norms of being courteous, e.g. being courteous in pointing out the problem. The response may be different but they refer to the same thing. This means that students still exercise their right to speak freely, while being bound to social norms.
Also do not forget all those non conformists out there that have no qualm about voicing their own opinions in a blunt and stingy fashion.
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