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Jul. 2nd, 2008 10:59 pmToday I went to a university orientation program and registered for my courses. It was madness; course registration just opened yesterday, yet most of the courses I wanted were almost full. I guess I’m very lucky that I went today.
I’m taking Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology as well as Biology: a Human Perspective (It was mandatory that I take one science credit, and this was described as “For non-science majors”). I’ll also be taking The Study of Language*, which looks interesting, Introduction to the Psychology of Language**, which was a last second choice because the course I wanted isn’t taught at all anymore, and Academic Writing for the Social Sciences, which wasn’t mandatory, but was highly recommended.
Academic Writing for the Social Sciences is worth only half a credit. It will be only in the second semester, and it will be an online course. I’ve never taken an online course before, so I hope I manage to do that without forgetting about it, or screwing up horribly, or something incredibly foolish. Introduction to the Psychology of Language fills up the other half of the credit. It’ll be only in first semester, and be the only course on Friday, so I’ll get to look forward to having Fridays off when that’s over.
That's really quite a few linguistics courses. More than I should reasonably need. I'm going to know more about language than I have ever hoped to. People are going to come up to me, and say "Hey, Alandrea!" and I am going to say "Did you know that you're usage of the word 'hey' is (insert linguist-babble here)" and then... well, I guess and then people are going to stop talking to me.
The school’s pretty small; there are only about 17 000 students. I think that’ll be good for me though, and the entire place looks amazing. It really does look like a community. It’s pretty compact; I don’t think I’ll have too much trouble getting to my classes on time. Of course, I don’t know where my classes will take place yet, and some are scheduled back-to-back, so here’s to hoping that I’ll be able to get around quickly enough.
The party facilities also looked very pleasing, which I’m sure is important. The on-campus bar seems nice, and they generally get good people to do shows. I bought a membership that will let me into a lot of places, but I think that if I want access to the gym and pool I have to buy that separately. I also, for some reason, bought a membership to some sort of film club. It’s not really educational; they’re just showing movies after they’re out of theatres, but before they’re out on DVD. It has the potential to be fun.
I’m really very excited. It’s scary, but the terror is of the pleasurable sort. I’m going to enjoy the summer as much as possible, but I’m honestly looking forward to September.
* Readings and discussion regarding language study past and present, including the study of language and its relation to thought. Form, meaning, and use of language as examined variously from one time and place to another. Role of language study in the discussion of a range of social phenomena and issues.
**Contemporary theories of psycholinguistics. Critical appraisal of the defining features of 'language', research on linguistics and the brain, theories of socio-cultural influences on language and of typical language acquisition.
I’m taking Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology as well as Biology: a Human Perspective (It was mandatory that I take one science credit, and this was described as “For non-science majors”). I’ll also be taking The Study of Language*, which looks interesting, Introduction to the Psychology of Language**, which was a last second choice because the course I wanted isn’t taught at all anymore, and Academic Writing for the Social Sciences, which wasn’t mandatory, but was highly recommended.
Academic Writing for the Social Sciences is worth only half a credit. It will be only in the second semester, and it will be an online course. I’ve never taken an online course before, so I hope I manage to do that without forgetting about it, or screwing up horribly, or something incredibly foolish. Introduction to the Psychology of Language fills up the other half of the credit. It’ll be only in first semester, and be the only course on Friday, so I’ll get to look forward to having Fridays off when that’s over.
That's really quite a few linguistics courses. More than I should reasonably need. I'm going to know more about language than I have ever hoped to. People are going to come up to me, and say "Hey, Alandrea!" and I am going to say "Did you know that you're usage of the word 'hey' is (insert linguist-babble here)" and then... well, I guess and then people are going to stop talking to me.
The school’s pretty small; there are only about 17 000 students. I think that’ll be good for me though, and the entire place looks amazing. It really does look like a community. It’s pretty compact; I don’t think I’ll have too much trouble getting to my classes on time. Of course, I don’t know where my classes will take place yet, and some are scheduled back-to-back, so here’s to hoping that I’ll be able to get around quickly enough.
The party facilities also looked very pleasing, which I’m sure is important. The on-campus bar seems nice, and they generally get good people to do shows. I bought a membership that will let me into a lot of places, but I think that if I want access to the gym and pool I have to buy that separately. I also, for some reason, bought a membership to some sort of film club. It’s not really educational; they’re just showing movies after they’re out of theatres, but before they’re out on DVD. It has the potential to be fun.
I’m really very excited. It’s scary, but the terror is of the pleasurable sort. I’m going to enjoy the summer as much as possible, but I’m honestly looking forward to September.
* Readings and discussion regarding language study past and present, including the study of language and its relation to thought. Form, meaning, and use of language as examined variously from one time and place to another. Role of language study in the discussion of a range of social phenomena and issues.
**Contemporary theories of psycholinguistics. Critical appraisal of the defining features of 'language', research on linguistics and the brain, theories of socio-cultural influences on language and of typical language acquisition.
