Communities

I have never thought of communities playing a part or influencing an individual’s literacy let alone my own. I also began to realize the number of different communities which I was a part of. This consisted of the various teams I have been on throughout the years and currently, my family, my friends at college, my friends from back home, and many more. All of these are different atmospheres in nearly every way from the previous. Heath explains in her article about the two different types of literacy. These being oral and traditional, and oral being the most predominate in the town of Trackton. For me one of the most interesting situations where communication is important across the board is the rowing team. This situation requires mostly oral literacy.
The rules for literacy within the crew team are basic but very important to follow. In situations where clear communication is dire are those in when we are actually in the boat whether it be practice or at a regatta. The best example of this is the oral techniques that have been used across the board and for ages. Terms such as starboard, port, stern to bow, have been around just as long as boating has. To become a fellow crew it is dire to know these terms and be able to communicate using them instantaneously. Not being able to understand what is going on between fellow rowers or from the coxswain could be the make or break during a race.
All sports teams are the same, there isn’t an I in team thus the meaning of team is a group of people who can communicate effectively to get a job done working with one another. Everyone has been a part of something where if you couldn’t relay a message properly the situation is done for. Whether it be traditional or oral means communication and literacy is dire for anything to work properly. It just emphasizes the fact of how crucial literacy in every sense is.