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This is my last semester of 4 classes; two of those in a row was hell. Very stressful, especially with teaching on top.
I finished my MA in German Studies, however, and that is a good feeling. I got an A in the class I was worried about, because the professor wanted us to write Proper History Papers, and none of us were really cut out for it. So I was worried about that, because she didn't seem too thrilled that we couldn't do historiography or put things into the broader historical context and didn't seem to understand that we had no idea what she wanted us to do. So I wrote the best paper I could (about the effects of GDR-era education & language policies on the Sorbs & their culture) and sent it in.
I rocked the hell out of Gothic; I got a 97 on the midterm and had a 97 average on the quizzes, and I felt pretty confident about the final after I finished it, so 90s probably. But I feel a little bad about that because I wrecked the curve and my friends might not have gotten as good grades as they hoped. I'm just really good at memorizing shit, and it's a Germanic language, so...
I also had a class in German morphology and phonology, which is counting toward my LING MA, and I got an A in that. My last class was a seminar in variationist sociolinguistics, which I managed an A in even though my paper was a chaotic mess.
In fall, I have 3 classes: Syntax (TR), Old English (MWF), and L1/L2 acquisition (online), and I'm teaching 2 sections of GRMN 1002 (which I taught last fall and have a ton of materials for). Then in spring, I only need one more class to graduate.
Right now I'm on vacation until June 1, when I go back to Athens for a week or so, to work on my summer independent study of Old Saxon (and go to roller derby practice). I just watched season 2 of The Expanse, and I want to watch Black Sails, and I want to catch up on anime from the last 8 months. I'm also going to read books I've been wanting to read for ages.
I'm going to a conference Thursday - Sunday, but that's the last school-related thing this month. I'm also visiting family in Maryland on the way up to Penn State, so I can break up the horribly long drive.
I finished my MA in German Studies, however, and that is a good feeling. I got an A in the class I was worried about, because the professor wanted us to write Proper History Papers, and none of us were really cut out for it. So I was worried about that, because she didn't seem too thrilled that we couldn't do historiography or put things into the broader historical context and didn't seem to understand that we had no idea what she wanted us to do. So I wrote the best paper I could (about the effects of GDR-era education & language policies on the Sorbs & their culture) and sent it in.
I rocked the hell out of Gothic; I got a 97 on the midterm and had a 97 average on the quizzes, and I felt pretty confident about the final after I finished it, so 90s probably. But I feel a little bad about that because I wrecked the curve and my friends might not have gotten as good grades as they hoped. I'm just really good at memorizing shit, and it's a Germanic language, so...
I also had a class in German morphology and phonology, which is counting toward my LING MA, and I got an A in that. My last class was a seminar in variationist sociolinguistics, which I managed an A in even though my paper was a chaotic mess.
In fall, I have 3 classes: Syntax (TR), Old English (MWF), and L1/L2 acquisition (online), and I'm teaching 2 sections of GRMN 1002 (which I taught last fall and have a ton of materials for). Then in spring, I only need one more class to graduate.
Right now I'm on vacation until June 1, when I go back to Athens for a week or so, to work on my summer independent study of Old Saxon (and go to roller derby practice). I just watched season 2 of The Expanse, and I want to watch Black Sails, and I want to catch up on anime from the last 8 months. I'm also going to read books I've been wanting to read for ages.
I'm going to a conference Thursday - Sunday, but that's the last school-related thing this month. I'm also visiting family in Maryland on the way up to Penn State, so I can break up the horribly long drive.
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Date: 2018-05-10 09:34 pm (UTC)From: