Hello guys! how are you this day? only want to share a little bit about my day well, actually I didn't have a really good day today :( But today I don't wanna discuss about my bad day since I have a better topic to discuss in my very first post on my blog :)
As I said, no actually I wrote it, I'm studying English Language and Literature. Now I'd like to share to you about that major such as what I'm doing in this unfamous major hahaha I know it because in Indonesia I think there are only a few students who are consciously take English Language and Literature as their major in university. And what the lessons I'm learning in this major are also; even though different universities have different concern in the curriculum :)
Well I'm studying in State University of Yogyakarta or UNY as people know and now I'm still in the 4th semester so I haven't got all of the subjects. But it's okay because I'll share as much as information I get till now.
in English Language and Literature, especially in my university, I learned some basic lessons in the first semester such as Writing 1, Speaking 1, Reading 1, Listening 1 and Structure 1. The additional subjects are Pronunciation and Book Report 1 . I think you've known about the five basic lessons from Writing 1 till Structure 1, right? so I don't wanna tell you much about it :p now we move to Pronunciation and Book Report 1...In Pronunciation I learn how to pronounce a word in English well, such as 'book' which is pronounced 'buk' for example. I am taught to pronounce words in English well. In Book Report 1, I am asked to read any novels, popular or classical ones, original or simplified ones. I still remember that my Book Report 1 lecturer asked me to read 4 novels and later on my next posts I'll share about them to you all :) oh well, after reading them, I have to make the reports about the novel I have read. In that report, I write about the title of the novel, the characters and the characterization, the setting of time and place, the summary and also the comment for the novel. I find it's interesting since I like reading novel. And this Book Report 1 actually 'asks' you to be in reading habit, well at least it's the beginning. Hell yeah...if you wanna take Literature as your major, you have to love reading so much I tell you! hahaha so, back to Book Report, after making such report, then I'll be interviewed by my lecturer. The purpose is that she wants to know whether or not we read those novels, or we only copy and paste it from internet. And you know what, she will know whether we read it or not from your answer when we're having interview with her. I don't think it's an interview since I feel that I was comfortable when I was being asked many things about the novels hahahaha...
Now we move to the second semester. In the higher semester of course you'll get something more, right? more difficult, for instance. In this semester I experienced it. Writing 2, Reading 2, Speaking 2, Listening 2 and Structure 2 are still given and they are continued until semester 4 you know :)
I also have Translation, Phonetics and Phonology, Book Report 2(again. but it's only until Book Report 2 hahaha), and BCL 1 (British Culture and Literature 1). I find it interesting in Book Report 2 because my Book Report 2 lecturer asked us to read three classical novels and one drama. The rule is still same, we read, and we make the reports for all novels then the lecturer will interview us. In Book Report 2, I read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and the drama is A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.. do not worry I'll share them to you all later on my next post :) be ready for that ya hahaha..Well, let's continue our discussion then :p. Phonetic and Phonology is a difficult lesson since yeah it's too theoretical I guess. It's actually the theory form from Pronunciation. and I didn't get the best mark on this subject hahaha well that's okay anyway at least I tried my best on this difficult subject. And in Translation. as you know I believe, I am taught how to translate Bahasa Indonesia into English and English into Bahasa Indonesia. But unfortunately I think my Translation lecturer didn't give us very good teaching, so for me I didn't get anything from this subject...and now is BCL or British Culture and Literature! This subject is so interesting I can say! why? the reason is that we will get much information about British! well, I'll tell you a little bit. In BCL 1 we learn not about the map of British, the location of England, Scotland, Ireland and Welsh since we can get it from the internet. We also do not learn about the food and the beverages in British, the habit of English because we can browse on the internet. In BCL 1, I learn about how British was form, the history of British and also the literature. I get something I do not know and I know something that I don't know much and well before I get this subject. interesting, isn't it? :)
Wooow now we move to the third semester. I feel that this semester is much more difficult that the previous ones :( this semester is so dark, gloomy, and the worst I think...oh my God why am I talking about it? :p well well well, in this semester Writing 3 until Structure 3 are still taught. The additional subjects, and I believe more difficult, are Lexico-Grammar, Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Literature, Introduction to Translation Studies and Semantics. I found those subjects are so damn horrible only by seeing their names. Oh my God are you crazy? Lexico-Grammar, what the hell is that? hahaha. okay then I 'll explain them a little bit. In Lexico-Grammar I learn form which the sentences are form. Yeah, to master Lexico-Grammar, you must master Structure first because in this sucbject you will be identifying the smallest part of the sentences and the names are different from taraditional grammar. difficult? yes! but actually I found it challenging and interesting hahaha... Next is Introduction to Lingusitics. I learn Phonetics and Phonology again, Morpheme, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Sosiolinguistics, and woooow still so many! in Semantics, I learn about the meaning of the word, the meaning of a sentence and the meaning of a sign. in Introduction to Translation well I'm sorry to say that but honestly I didn't get anything since again and again my lecture was too smart to teach us -___- Well, readers, BCL 2 is still taught in this semester, but the focus is more in the English literature, not the history since it has been learned in BCL 1. The literature itself was about the writers in English literature, the novels, the drama, for example. We also talk about some greatest writers in English literature such as Shakespeare, Christoper Marlowe, Chaucer, John Milton, and soon an so forth.. interesting, very interesting for me :)
Well readers, as I said before that I'm still in the fourth semester, I only can tell you about it. In this semester I find it more challenging because I have to choose for the concentration. Yeah, in my major and in my university, we have to choose one concentration in the fifth semester. There are three concentrations: Linguistics, Literature or Translation. Wow I haven't made up my mind actually :(
I think that's all for this section, later I'll post some of my Book Report reports for you. I hope all I share for you is useful :)
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