Literacy

To me the word literacy can mean several the understanding or comprehension in a number of areas. First and foremost to me literacy means being able to read and write. Especially for us college students in the 21st century this interpretation applies. We have to be able to read and write leaps and bounds better than other students that are our age, otherwise we would not have gotten into the Florida State University in the first place. Then once we get here we have to read and write extensive amounts of material for class that we are enrolled in. The grades that we receive in these classes reflect how literate we are. The more literate a student is the better they can learn and retain information taught to them in class. College students in the 21st century also have to be literate in other ways too. They have to also be literate when it comes to computers. When I first came to Florida State the amount of online material and work that we had to do completely caught me off guard. Of course in high school we did work on the computer too, but not as much as in college. Some of the classes here have been totally and completely online. Some of the other classes, such as this English class, have some of the work submitted via computer. For this last paper we have to be literate on the computer to make our websites, movies, or whatever multimedia the group decides to pursue. The English classroom should definitely venture outside the realm of text based composition because the world beyond college is becoming so advanced nowadays and people will have to be literate in as many areas as possible. They will have to be literate in more areas than just text based composition. It is good that college nowadays tries to prepare us for the advanced world out there.