Well, this Winter was my first semester at BYU. I was a little scared because I was supposed to take a basic writing class but when they saw my writing SAT scores they said I was good enough for this class, so I registered for it. It was a completely new way of living, just doing everything in english, but I got used to it after a couple weeks. I liked the professor, Mr. Holland seemed really fair for grading our homework and he is always willing to give us an extra day or two for turning in our papers. Class was fun, maybe funnier than I expected with the games and stuff.
Academically, I needed a class like this because I needed to get used to writing in english. Maybe I don't use the most technical words ever, but I have noticed my papers get better as I write more and more of them. I wrote at least 40 pages when I mix the blog posts and the papers, which really helped me develop my writing skills in english. I learned a lot about rhetorics and how to make your ideas sound really convincing, as well as some more grammar, punctuation and I learned how to criticize what other people writes, which really homes in handy everyday when talking to people. Now I can probably express myself more clearly when speaking in english and I think I can make stronger arguments not only writing but while speaking too. Overall, I enjoyed this class very much, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be because of the new language and because I'm the kind of guy who would rather do math than write a paper. It was good to have this class,
Gustavo
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