A time when I encountered an alien literacy was when I had to say a script in front of my classmates in drama class. I was so nervous at the time because I was afraid of speaking in front of the public. I was unfamiliar with the words and pronunciation of the script. I was in six grade at that time and I was still developing my literacy. To perform well and get a good score in the class, I kept memorizing the lines over and over again. I would give the paper to my sister and practice the lines. I also searched up the words that were strange and unusual to me. After a few days, the time had come where I had to perform in front of the class. My performance wasn’t perfect but it went pretty smooth due to all the practice I had done over the past couple of days.
I was also afraid of public speaking it would also make me so nervous and stubble over my word making it see that it was an alien literacy. Also learning new lanuage at work is where I see a true alien literacy for myself.
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