Discussion post

This week, you read a few narratives that spoke to experiences the English language in relation to the author’s writing identity. In this discussion post choose one of the texts to build a response: 250 words

• What is the authors purpose?
• Who is their intended audience?
• What are some constraints (limitations) the author encounters in building their claims?
• What appeals do they rely on to build their claims?
• Are their claims/narratives effective in their exploration of language and their influence upon their writing identities?

you can use this: https://youtu.be/k9fmJ5xQ_mc

Reply to this classmate’s post: 250 words

In “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, her purpose is to demonstrate how a persons broken English contributes to their identity. Language is what makes up a person because it is how they communicate. For those that have learned English and their English is considered to be broken, I believe that there will not be two people who speak English the same way. The way they speak it is what is unique to them. That is why Amy was able to understand her mother and write in her special way of talking.

Her intended audience could be those who are in similar situations as she is where the parent has learned English but is not perfect. Another intended audience could be for those that have never experienced a situation like this to give them a better understanding of the challenges parents may face when learning the language. Tan is using pathos to appeal to her claim. She describes the way her mother spoke and the appreciation she felt when she knew she was seen through her daughters work. We live in a time period where accents and ways of speaking are highly being picked at and judged. To have any part of your parents, even their way of speaking is special. It is part of her moms identity. It is part of her identity because she knows what her mom means. She can communicate for her in proper English.