This class was quite a heavy workload on top of my other 3, but I felt the benefit of reviewing the writing skills I learned quite a while ago (I'm old!) in a different language. It was helpful for papers I had to write for my other classes.
I think my favorite assignment must have been the position paper, simply because it was quite exciting to research a topic I am so passionate about. But I also enjoyed the rhetorical analysis from a purely linguistic perspective, because I have a literary background and have always enjoyed dissecting an author's style. It has taught me to look at news articles more critically and not assume that a journalist's intent is only reflected in the manifest content of their writing.
I am however having quite a hard time with the research paper simply because I can't figure out a topic that wouldn't require a full-blown 50-page thesis to explore. I also felt that having to turn in an annotated bibliography 2 weeks before the deadline for that paper was a little much, especially the same week we had to do workshops and turn in the position paper. I personally can't come up with a solid list of sources until I am halfway trough wirting my paper, which is why I think it would have been more reasonable if the bibliography was due this week with our first draft. I had to forego 50 points on this one.
The workshop process was a first for me, but despite the extra work I have found it rather enlightening. I have yet to have my position paper workshopped but I am eager to get some constructive feedback from my peers.
All in all, it has been a interesting class, and I sympathize with Prof. Bolaski for having to run three such courses at once and so many papers to grade...
I wish everyone the best for the remainder of the class; it's been a pleasure!
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