screen: mother/native/first
screen: mother/native/first
screen: mother/native/first
2025
As the children who grew up in this age of technology, language is associated with the screen in many ways – how I acquired phrases from television shows to taught myself foreign languages by playing games. To showcase the interconnection of growing up, learning and watching the internet and software we use change over time, S:MNF goes through different eras along with the standardized language levels, creating a sharp visual difference between chapters with different font and design choices.
The booklet is collection of anecdotes, thoughts and quotes put together with exercises reminiscent of language learning class material that simultaneously reflects the nature of “screen” through computer-like visual elements.
Language is both very personal and universal; so is our relationship with the screen. By understanding how this surface of endless information may change one’s perception, it becomes easier to push back against predetermined definitions that do not serve multicultural and diverse backgrounds, to compare and contrast such experiences in order to better understand what language means to us all.
As the children who grew up in this age of technology, language is associated with the screen in many ways – how I acquired phrases from television shows to taught myself foreign languages by playing games. To showcase the interconnection of growing up, learning and watching the internet and software we use change over time, S:MNF goes through different eras along with the standardized language levels, creating a sharp visual difference between chapters with different font and design choices.
The booklet is collection of anecdotes, thoughts and quotes put together with exercises reminiscent of language learning class material that simultaneously reflects the nature of “screen” through computer-like visual elements.
Language is both very personal and universal; so is our relationship with the screen. By understanding how this surface of endless information may change one’s perception, it becomes easier to push back against predetermined definitions that do not serve multicultural and diverse backgrounds, to compare and contrast such experiences in order to better understand what language means to us all.