Skyping 2

Skyping2

      The essay we discussed is The Internet as a global discourse environment: A commentary on Lam and Bloch. The essay mainly discusses about whether Internet would help students learning Second Language. It mentioned special ideas about contact zone and safe house. In fact, there are many websites provide a space for people around the world to exchanges ideas, and sometimes that is regarded as a chance for practicing language. Take Omegle for example. I had used it for a short time when I was in senior high school. I made foreign friends, and it further triggered my interest in English.

      However, most of time I had bad conversation. Just like Bonnie said, the place must be filled with dirty information. That’s true. I had met a lot of horny people there. But there is no denying that I have learned a lot from the experience. Just like the safe house, it made me have courage to say something, to practice more. But I think one think needed is media literacy. We cannot count on source on internet without any doubt, and that we cannot exposed ourselves in dangerous environment without any consciousness of protection.