I realised I seldom blog about things related to school, especially academic work (yes, there are other things about school but not related to academic work). I don’t really know what I don’t blog about that. Maybe it’s not interesting enough? Maybe I’m just not on a trip to profess my undying love for syntax…
Simply because this is an easier way to set up a poll for the venue of the EL CNY Gathering: [polldaddy poll=1308937] Please, only parties related to this event should vote. If you have those darn itchy fingers that can’t help by mouseclick on the poll, you should know your conscience will one day return…
So I doodled on our whiteboard today: Featuring (from left to right, top to bottom): A CNY couplet written by me, a red packet, two oranges, two pineapples, firecrackers, two fat kids (chicken legs contributed by Angela), a … clown(?) who looks like a hybrid of Michael Jackson and the mask from Saw, a man…
so if you’re reading, HELLO! Today I gatecrashed a course I took last year to be with the classmates I’ve grown pretty chummy with, and partly also to see my professor, since I haven’t seen him for the longest time. Apparently I am a ninja – I can hide in a corner and he did…
So here goes: EL3242 Language Planning and Policy – A- EL4200 Research Workshop – A EL4254 Language, Ideology and Power – A- EL4205 Discourse of Argumentation – A- GEK1500 Inside Your Personal Computer – B- (Satisfactory) CAP: 4.24 * (4.28) GEK1500 will be on pass/fail basis, so it will not be factored into my grades,…
Once again I interrupt the regular transmission because I have this insane need to flaunt our Xmas party. So 10 of us EL-ers got together at my house for Xmas potluck and gift exchange. The party officially started at about 5.30pm and ended close to 11pm. Before I talk about how fun it was, food…
So there, I’m writing an Honours Thesis just so I can avoid courseworks I abhor, and just so I can have my name in the library. It’s an utterly inconsequential topic, but it’s a lot of fun. If all things go well, I will be working on Taboo(TM). Yes, the word-guessing game. My rationale is…
I am 72.125% sure that I will do my Masters in Language Studies in NUS. What I am not sure about is whether I should do coursework or research. Coursework involves taking 10 modules (minimum 3 a semester, maximum 5) and no Masters thesis required. Research involves taking 4 modules, and writing a 30,000-word thesis….
I have barely one month to formulate a research proposal and submit the form for my Honours Thesis. That’s if I’m writing one. Like what I said in the beginning of the year, I am still sitting on that bloody fence poking into my butt. Apart from being able to leave a copy of my…
A new semester started for me yesterday. I’m now officially a year four student, in my Honours year. The three classes I have attended so far have been interesting. Before I go on, here is a list of the modules I am doing this semester: EL4200 Research Workshop EL3252 Language Planning and Policy EL4205 Discourse…
