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Since it's been a while since my last non-angsty lj entry, I thought I might as well give a short update about what's happening in Petra town.
I'm really rather busy with my studies now, and quite often stressed out. My main concerns are two translation courses (one in English-Finnish and one in Finnish-English), and my Proseminar course. I don't know if the universities in other countries do this kind of thing, but here in Finland the university students have to write a thesis of about 20 pages or more as part of their Bachelor's Degree. Usually this happens on the third year, but in my case it is happening now, technically on my fifth year, because I changed my major subject when I had been in the university for two years. But I have no regrets, and I'm happy I changed my major. I feel that my employment possibilities are far better now than when I was studying English Language instead of English Translation.
What I am most interested in right now is my proseminar thesis, also known as "kandi". We get to pick the subjects for the theses ourselves, as long as they have something to do with translation studies and/or linguistics. My subject is "Translating the Lesbian Language from English to Finnish in Alison Bechdel's Comic Dykes to Watch Out For". I'm rather excited, more excited than on any other school-related thing right now. What makes it especially interesting is that, to my knowledge, there is no previous study conducted on Finnish lesbian language, and my English sources constantly disagree with each other :D If I ever get around to writing my Master's Thesis, I'm so going to be writing about a similar subject.
Heh. You know, this entire lj entry is complete and utter procrastination. I should be editing my Finnish-English translation on beer + tourist brochures. Oh well, I'm allowed a break to, er, train my critical eye. Yes. As long as I get most of the editing done today, hopefully during the next half an hour or so. The deadline of the translation is tomorrow at noon, and I don't know how much work I can get done in the evening because the English and English translation students are going to have a pre-Christmas party, or pikkujoulut. A traditional (Finnish?) party that's pretty much an excuse to get wasted and make an arse of yourself, but I've discovered an absolutist can enjoy them too :D
But I suppose I should go back to my translation now and not ramble about my "student career" on the lj :P I can't promise any constant updates but it's not like everyone's holding their breath waiting for my journal entries :D Ta tah.
I'm really rather busy with my studies now, and quite often stressed out. My main concerns are two translation courses (one in English-Finnish and one in Finnish-English), and my Proseminar course. I don't know if the universities in other countries do this kind of thing, but here in Finland the university students have to write a thesis of about 20 pages or more as part of their Bachelor's Degree. Usually this happens on the third year, but in my case it is happening now, technically on my fifth year, because I changed my major subject when I had been in the university for two years. But I have no regrets, and I'm happy I changed my major. I feel that my employment possibilities are far better now than when I was studying English Language instead of English Translation.
What I am most interested in right now is my proseminar thesis, also known as "kandi". We get to pick the subjects for the theses ourselves, as long as they have something to do with translation studies and/or linguistics. My subject is "Translating the Lesbian Language from English to Finnish in Alison Bechdel's Comic Dykes to Watch Out For". I'm rather excited, more excited than on any other school-related thing right now. What makes it especially interesting is that, to my knowledge, there is no previous study conducted on Finnish lesbian language, and my English sources constantly disagree with each other :D If I ever get around to writing my Master's Thesis, I'm so going to be writing about a similar subject.
Heh. You know, this entire lj entry is complete and utter procrastination. I should be editing my Finnish-English translation on beer + tourist brochures. Oh well, I'm allowed a break to, er, train my critical eye. Yes. As long as I get most of the editing done today, hopefully during the next half an hour or so. The deadline of the translation is tomorrow at noon, and I don't know how much work I can get done in the evening because the English and English translation students are going to have a pre-Christmas party, or pikkujoulut. A traditional (Finnish?) party that's pretty much an excuse to get wasted and make an arse of yourself, but I've discovered an absolutist can enjoy them too :D
But I suppose I should go back to my translation now and not ramble about my "student career" on the lj :P I can't promise any constant updates but it's not like everyone's holding their breath waiting for my journal entries :D Ta tah.