Final English 202 Blog
I warned you, right? This was pretty intense and unbelievably time-consuming, right? Reflect back on the beginning of this course – your fears, anxieties, worries, etc – and discuss how you turned these into strengths throughout this course this semester. What are your future goals as researchers? As writers? What was your proudest moment in this course? What do you think will most stick with you long after this course?
I can’t say that I was terribly intimidated by this class. In terms of volume, the workload was comparable to some of the more demanding undergraduate courses that I have had, but it was all relevant, interesting and important to me. I did have to use my time management and research skills to their fullest in order to thrive, but this class was exactly what I needed as a student this semester, and I knew that. Having constant encouragement to grow and explore as a researcher helped me to thrive academically and even got me in to an international research conference, a big step in preparing me for graduate school on both a psychological and an academic level. My research on oral sex belief and habit patterns is relevent and important, and something that I can take pride in. I fully intend to carry this research further as my education progresses, and my goal is to continue to work on this research until it is ready for publication and then submit it. This is also a research genre that I can continue to build on, and I have discovered and began exploring my passion for qualitative research methods.
