Task 6 Reflection
I had a few thoughts after completing this assignment. First, what an advantage you had, if you’re an avid emoji user. I didn’t have to spend any time perusing through the screens of emojis wondering which one might bring life to my story. I knew as soon as I started, which emojis I needed and under which headings I could find them. I started thinking about how this might translate to our youngest school-age learners and how communicating ideas might be challenging for children simply due to the fact that they haven’t acquired enough experience scrolling through the “screens” of the English language.
A second thought centred around the acceptance of a very generalized form of  communication. Emojis are becoming increasingly conventional, and with that seems to be an acceptance of their generality. Feeling overwhelmed, annoyed, fed-up, bored? Don’t worry there’s a single emoji for them all – just plunk in an “eye-roll” – no other comments necessary.
As a final thought, I’m wondering if the use of representations, such as emojis is breaking down the value of a more traditional English language, where grammar, punctuation and a sense of style held value. Is texting culture contributing to the demise of communication beyond the “heart-eyes” and “thumbs-up”?
I invite your thoughts!
Is it the Nightmare Before Christmas?
I find that “reading” emoji messages really puts the emphasis on the cultural link between the writer and the reader. In this case, if the two people watch similar styles of movies, then they will search their “brain search engines” for movie titles within that genre, and will most likely find a fit.
Just a hint – my movie is also a kids’ movie. 🙂
I know it now! Moana!!
Thanks for your comments and thoughts about shared “brain search engines”!
Yes! I want to thank Maui for teaching us all to say “You’re welcome” !
This was great. The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Funnily enough I got it from the title. The use of the arrow made me think of “return” before realizing it was “before”.
Oh! The Nightmare before Christmas! I like how you included the black arrows to communicate, “next scene”. Thanks for sharing!
Everyone is correct! I’ve been watching The Nightmare Before Christmas almost every day for the past month. My children are Halloween obsessed…we’re all singing along at this point!
Hi there,
It’s interesting to think that we are perhaps replacing expressed emotion with symbols, like emojis. Expressing our true emotions must have some real benefit to our mental health – especially when our emotions are more on the extreme level. So if by replacing emotion with a symbol, are we lacking the benefit we get from expressing our selves?