My name is Jessica and I received my Associates degree in English Literature in 2002. I went to work for 6 years as an administrative assistant in the human resources department in New Jersey and then in 2003-2004 in California. When I came back to New Jersey in May 2004 I went to work for an International company and hated it. I decided to no longer waist my talent for teaching and hide all of my knowledge from the world behind a desk I loathed. I've been at Montclair State University for the past 2 years and I should graduate May 2008 from the university with a teaching certificate and bachelors degree. I have 2 cats who I devote my life to pleasing for these are my children. I've been married and divorced and now I have a male suitor who writes me letters telling him of his affection for me. He is trying to win my affection in return. For we both agree that courting as was done in the Romantic and Victorian era worked much better than todays standards of dating.
As for this course I define a reader as one who is constantly reading a book. A person that reads articles only is a researcher. I do not deny that there are things to be read in this world. Yes, e-mail is read, a painting is read, maps are read, signs are read, but reading these various things does not make one a reader. That is not how I define one who reads, for reading improves one's literacy and reading e-mail, text messages, road signs, and maps does not improve one's literacy. I look forward to one that wishes to change my ever stubborn mind on this point as I've already studied such a topic in my Grammar for English class last semester where we discussed that literacy is only gained by reading, and only by reading novels and nonfiction. Reading magazines and road signs does not improve grammar or literacy.
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Well, Jessica, I hope I can at least convince you to look at this a bit differently. Reading takes place online for many students, at least as much as offline. Early studies indicate that this reading does make a difference, not only in academic success, but in later life success. But that doesn't mean we always read well online. Novels are an important part of literacy, but far from the only one.
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