my thought on EDU3234...

finally, the semester has come to an end and it marked the end of EDU3234 course. after a long 14 weeks, i have successfully finished two major works of the course which are position paper and research paper. these two writing projects allow me to polish my writing skills and at the same time i gain a lot of information regarding the topics that i use in both of the writing projects. plus, the research paper give me some exposure on the real research paper if i'm going to pursue for a master or even phd in the future (i really hope that i will, someday...).
moreover, i do learn a lot of things from the lecture by Dr. Edwin on various aspect of literature and how literature can be taught in the language classroom. all the lessons are clearly an eye opener for me and make me thing of my own role as a future teacher. it is very interesting to know that music and paintings can be use in literature classroom and i do believe that using other types of literature rather than writings would increase students' interest in the lesson.
in conclusion, i find that this course is beneficial for my future as an English teacher and also as a human in general. ^^

my opinion on doing research paper.

hmm... (a very deep thinking mode)
personally, i think that doing research paper is an unforgettable experience. not because it is a 3000 words assignment (though i do feel some weight regarding it) but because the time i did the paper is a time when i had to do various other assignments that is due on the same week as my first draft research paper due. i had a headache thinking of organizing all my works that is due in 2 weeks time. some of the works that i had to do are lesson plans, position paper and also CBI. after thinking 'critically', i decided to finish all other assignments on the first week and i will devoted my time on the second week for the research paper.thankfully my working mode is a success and i'm able to finish other assignments in one week (miraculously). now the time has come for me to do the research paper. as i had already think of the issue i want to do in the research paper, outlining my research paper is not that difficult but writing it is a challenge. this is because, i cannot make myself focus on the project and i tend to be distracted by other thing (very bad of me..). however, i did finish it on time and no harm done. from the experience of doing the research paper i learned that i need to do my work quickly and procrastinate is not an option.

my opinion on doing position paper...

position paper that i have done in my first half of my course work semester, is an eye opener experience. this is because previously i had a 'not so good' memory on writing and i always had a very difficult time in writing long assignment though i know that i can do it.in doing the position paper, i realize that if i have interest in the issue that i want to discuss in the paper, i can write a lot and that is what happened in my position paper. my topic for my position paper is on the issue of companionship in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "Of Mice and Men" is a very good and interesting novel on friendship and companionship. i had a good time reading the novel as the novel shows various emotions and the way John Steinbeck writes the novel allows me to understand the story easily as the language in the novel is not really hard and the story itself makes me feel close to the story. that is why i have a lot to say on the issue and it makes my writing experience a good memory.