English 3, Post 2, 'Why did I choose my major (study program)?'
Warm Salutations, Earthlings from FCQF
In this week, you are expected to write about,
- your dream jobs when you were a child
- other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university
- what made you decide on this major?
- your experience at the university until now
> word count: 130 words
> don't forget to leave comments on 3 of your classmates' posts and on your teacher's post as well.
As usual, I leave a sample post for you to make fun of or to take as a starting point for your own written work,
Since I was a child, I did not think about getting a job or dreaming –daydreaming, perhaps- about getting a job. I did not contemplate the idea of an ideal job because it simply did not exist in my childish world. I was really into video games, soccer, and cycling. Now, that I think of it, I never imagined myself making money out of playing video games or playing soccer. I thought they were only hobbies to spend my time on.
When applying to a University program, there was a hand of career options I seriously considered following: Philosophy, Literature, Medicine, and Law. I decided on English Pedagogy because I saw English as a medium for reaching an end (nowadays I still do), what sort of end, you might ask. It was an end to reach Literature and Education from other perspectives, the ones from an English-speaking country.
When recalling some experiences from my experience at University, I only will tell you they were not as satisfactory as I could have thought they would be, mainly because of an idealism one may nurture from adolescence, or because I felt sort of misplaced inside the university community itself. I would like to think it was because of the latter.
There is no ideal job for me to think of, but I would like to say that I would like to lecture on two topics; (a) English Literature as a matter of intellectual escapism, and (b) Methodology and Applied Linguistics to prospective Teachers of English as a Second Language.
What about you?
Thanks for reading,
Cheers.
Wow yo have clear your objectives, I hope that one day you can achieve them.
ReplyDeletewe agree that our experience at the university was not as satisfactory as we hoped
ReplyDeleteI am very surprised by the options you seriously considered studying, they are very different from each other!
ReplyDeleteI am very surprised by the options you seriously considered studying, they are very different from each other!
ReplyDelete+1 to Melissa's comment, I find it curious and great how varied were your decisions for what to study :o
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing the difference between your career choices and it is great that you are fulfilling the purpose for which you studied pedagogy.
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ReplyDeleteIt´s very true when one is a child, the concept of real job (paid) doesn´t exist in the mind.
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ReplyDeleteIt is never too late to dedicate yourself to video games teacher! I'm sure he would do well on twitch
I'm surprised that despite the adversity you had during higher education, you went ahead and didn't give up.
ReplyDeleteI find your topics really interesting for a lectures, I would love to be present
ReplyDeleteI agree with several comments, the career options you had when choosing were very different. And I hope you can to lecture on the topics you want to do, I would like to participate and learn about them.
ReplyDeleteThe other careers that you were going to choose are also very interesting but different from each other. I would like you to be able to do lectures on English Literature as a matter of intellectual escapism, and Methodology and Applied Linguistics to prospective Teachers of English as a Second Language. I'll be waiting for that.
ReplyDeleteHis career options were too different, difficult choice :$
ReplyDeleteEnglish pedagogy it is undoubtedly a great tool both personally and for others, it is certainly a great choice!
ReplyDeletegood post! I'm impressed by your career options.
ReplyDeletemedicine, law and philosophy are very different options :O
I think that as children no one imagines having to work or worry about money. But at that age it’s better to have fun.
ReplyDeleteThe way you look at English is very beautiful, I hope that one day you will be able to give lectures, your ideas are super interesting!
ReplyDeleteGreat, what kind of video games did you like as a kid?
ReplyDeleteyour story is very interesting and the idea of topics is very good
ReplyDeleteAs I see, you have not a goal yet, but it is ok.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that you have chosen your career with another perspective
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