USC Aiken: Course Analysis
Course Reflection
My years at USC Aiken was an incredible experience. I met many people with great personalities. More importantly, I am grateful for the academic skills that I received from my classes. I learned how to write, read, and speak professionally. Without learning these proper skills, I would not become the person I am today. Therefore, there was one class that improve my understanding of non-western literature, which is English 291. It is a high level English course with interesting topics about culture. I decided to take this class not because it was a requirement for my major, but it shows a deep understanding about different culture’s traditions and beliefs. The course also focus on various authors from different geography regions.
While I was in English 291, writing papers was an important part of the class. The students had to test their skills by writing with proper grammar and content. Therefore, this class made me realized what kind of weaknesses was troubling me. I noticed how I lack with some grammar, such as commas, colons, or quotations. However, I did the best I could to improve these problems, so I can write more functional papers. I also noticed how this course persuade me to use the writing room as much as possible. Going to the writing room allow me to receive in-depth advice, which also helped incorporate my …show more content…
However, the course focused on a great value on Japanese and African culture. There were a variety of stories with amazing themes that seems to impact on several students, including me. The reason why is because reading stories from another culture influenced me to view them differently. For instance, I always knew there was a cultural struggle in the black community. However, in “Mrs. Plum,” I did not expect it was a huge social conflict in the black community against the white. It seems the reason why is because of politics that was arranged by the
My years at USC Aiken was an incredible experience. I met many people with great personalities. More importantly, I am grateful for the academic skills that I received from my classes. I learned how to write, read, and speak professionally. Without learning these proper skills, I would not become the person I am today. Therefore, there was one class that improve my understanding of non-western literature, which is English 291. It is a high level English course with interesting topics about culture. I decided to take this class not because it was a requirement for my major, but it shows a deep understanding about different culture’s traditions and beliefs. The course also focus on various authors from different geography regions.
While I was in English 291, writing papers was an important part of the class. The students had to test their skills by writing with proper grammar and content. Therefore, this class made me realized what kind of weaknesses was troubling me. I noticed how I lack with some grammar, such as commas, colons, or quotations. However, I did the best I could to improve these problems, so I can write more functional papers. I also noticed how this course persuade me to use the writing room as much as possible. Going to the writing room allow me to receive in-depth advice, which also helped incorporate my …show more content…
However, the course focused on a great value on Japanese and African culture. There were a variety of stories with amazing themes that seems to impact on several students, including me. The reason why is because reading stories from another culture influenced me to view them differently. For instance, I always knew there was a cultural struggle in the black community. However, in “Mrs. Plum,” I did not expect it was a huge social conflict in the black community against the white. It seems the reason why is because of politics that was arranged by the