My Classes

I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression. Every once in awhile, I do have some class. Here's what I've got, with an official course description and my quick take: 1. Romantic Literature: Selections from the literary and critical works of the principal writers of the Romantic movement, e.g., Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Keats, Shelley, etc. Craichead says: this is the only class I am taking which counts for either my major or minor, so it's probably the most important. Passing this class will finish my English minor. So far, it seems really interesting, but we haven't done much. Three different lecturers will be teaching it, so we'll see how that goes. Later on, we're reading Frankenstein. 2. Advanced Audio & Video Production and Post-Production: An advanced approach to the practical area of video and audio production and post-production. Craichead says: this class should be a lot of fun. Don't get confused, however, this really has nothing to do with audio production, other than the audio you pick up when you shoot video. We'll be in groups of 6-8, and our two projects will be making a few different commercials and then a 15 minute documentary. 3. Irish Traditional Music: Theory and Techniques: An introduction to the history and language of Irish traditional music with parallel studies in composition. Craichead says: I haven't been to this class yet, so I don't know much about it. I saw Holly's notes from the first class (which I missed) and it looks interesting enough. 4. Justice and Peace Perspectives, Gender and Religion: The social dimension of Christianity; justice, peace, and war in the Bible and in the Christian tradition; gender and religion issues. Craichead says: This seems to be an amalgamation of two courses. The main part of the course is the justice and peace part, with some additional studies about gender issues within religion. As a U.S. student studying abroad, this should be very interesting. 5. Gaeilge Ab Initio (Intro to Gaelic): Gaeilge Ab Initio is a practical Irish language course for beginners concentrating on the language. The emphasis is on the basic structures and grammar of the language allowing the students to converse in Irish on matters concerning themselves and their interests. Additional material covered includes the background and history of the Irish language, the Irish langauge today, Gaeltactai (areas where Irish is spoken as a first language), and aspects of mythology and placenames connected with the Irish language and Gaelic culture. Craichead says: This might be a hard one, but will definitely be interesting. There are over 30 of us - all internationals - in the class, so we're all starting from the same spot at least.