Week 4

This was an interesting week that I realized my deficiency in effective reading. Mr. O’Regan gave a quiz on The Seductive Space reading which was our homework from the first week. And I could only get 50 out of 100 even though I read it well by annotating. It was also an open-book-quiz so it makes the situation more ironic. I learned that I had to read more carefully than I did before. I will be more concentrated on the next reading, Internet Paradox, because we will write our first essay about it. The deadline of the first draft was really distant when we started but as the time passed it got closer and I’m really getting worried about it. :)

When I think about the second lesson of the week, I remember the shameful condition in which I found myself as the “secretary” of our three-person-group. :) I was the secretary because of Mr. O’Regan’s rule that required males’ being secretaries. We investigated The Seductive Space again and answered the related questions that Mr. O’Regan delivered. Another important rule was about the language of discussions which made us speak no Turkish among us. It was really funny and useful to discuss in English as Turkish students because we rarely speak English among us in our daily life. The group activity was also very nice to increase communication among class members.

The fourth week is over but it was just like yesterday when Mr. O’Regan first entered the classroom. I wish I could hold the time and do all the tasks required for every class and then paint the town red. But it’s impossible so I have to sit down in the darkness of my room and work hard to prepare my podcast, do my reading and think about the first draft. At least it could be really relaxing if we were allowed to drink in our dorms. While I am studying in the evenings, a few beers could be my best friend to make me relaxed. Right now, I’m really in need of a good friend so I have to go out. :) See you…