Kindergarten Legends

School > Life

School has been owning my ass like a lifer does to a new inmate in prison. Well, after giving you that horrible image, which I hope none of you imagined because that's pretty nasty, I might as well delve into details. I'm taking four classes this quarter, 19 units. First up is Anthropology 172: Archaeological Theory and Method. Now, I find this class to be very interesting, especially since I'm considering a career in archeology. The class is purely discussion based on the content of the assigned articles and chapters from the textbook, so reading is mandatory. Next on the list is English 20C: Introduction to Alternative Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture. We have been focusing heavily on visual media within this class, through movies and music videos, and we have already had to read a short novella, The Island of Dr. Moreau. Since the beginning of the quarter, our topic has mainly been on the subject of human and humanoid characters and there significance alone and contrasted to others. The second English class on the list is English 112: History of the English Language. Now, I'll be honest, this class sounds like it is boring, but I actually find it very interesting, especially since the professor is pretty funny and thorough with his explanations. We are learning the origins of the English language of course, but we also have to learn how to speak the older dialects (ye olde english, anyone?) along with phonetic transcriptions (link goes to an example). To help show of what is asked for in this course, I'll paste the requirements for two of our quizzes coming up...

QUIZZES #5 AND #6

As you know, quizzes 5 and 6 will consist of recitations of Old and Middle English. To receive a “C” on these quizzes, you may provide me with a fresh audiotape or a CD of yourself reciting the passages. To receive a “B”, you should be able to read the texts to me in reasonable approximation of OE and ME pronunciation. To receive an “A” on these quizzes, you must memorize the lines and recite them to me with some smoothness and reasonable accuracy in pronunciation. You may do both on the same day or do them on the due dates as listed/

Quiz 5: Record, read or recite the following lines from Beowulf:

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

Quiz 6: Record, read or recite the following lines from the Canterbury Tales:

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;

I actually can't wait to do it, haha. To understand anything within this class, reading is absolutely necessary along with the supplementary videos we must watch on our OWN time in the media library. Last, but not least, is Tagalog 10C. Mas mahirap ang quarter ngayon kaysa bagong dalawang quarter. A lot of presentations, a lot of new words and a lot of new conjugations; it's like learning a new language... because it is! Alright, well that was a brief overview of what I've been up to lately. I'm going to try and post more often, but it matters if I actually have time to write instead of read... And now, off to screening for English 20C. Oh yeah, that's another fun part of that class. Last week we watched Edward Scissorhands and later on in the quarter we're watching Akira. Alright, need to get my snacks before the movie starts. Later.