This is my blog that I have created for my
English 308J course with Matt Vetter.
My name is Nicole Sieber and I am from Dublin, Ohio which
is right outside of Columbus. I
am a senior in the exercise physiology program and I am hoping to attend
physical therapy school next fall. As
far as my experience in
English 151 goes, it was not bad but it was nothing special. The class that I
was enrolled in was focused almost solely on analytic writing so our
assignments consisted of interpreting and analyzing magazine or
electronic articles and
ads. I thought that the course was fine but I did not necessarily see the
importance of focusing solely on that topic, which I know of course is just
simply my personal opinion. I
would have liked to learn things that more realistically applied to daily life
or to our futures. For example, it would have been great to have focused a
little on writing resumes or general professional writing to use when looking
for a job or applying to graduate programs. The most rewarding part of that
course was doing well on the assignments and in the class overall. As far as the least rewarding part I
am not sure, but I might say that it was not studying other topics besides
analytical writing.
Nicole,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this thoughtful reflection. I can definitely understand your desire to learn "practical" writing. I know OU English offers a 384j "writing in the professions" which might be something you consider. I can't say that the projects in my class are practical in the way that you're thinking, mainly because it's so difficult to figure out what's the most useful for different students with different majors. While everyone needs to learn how to write a cover letter / resume, most other forms of writing that take place across disciplines vary greatly. I suppose the compromise is more generic/ general assignments. But I think and hope these types of assignments can teach us to be better critical thinkers and to learn how to assess and be more effective in ANY rhetorical situation or genre. The idea is you'll be able to apply rhetorical awareness to other types of writing you do. I'm glad you brought this up. Thanks and Welcome to 308J!