On this page I have shared some of my written assignments for the First Year Writing class I took at Dartmouth. Working from simple responses to a research paper while focusing on flow, integration of sources, and composition.
Expat Integration in the Netherlands
““Dag eh, sorry meneer… can u mij ehm…de route naar the… Rayksmuseom zien laten?” “My dear friend, what are you trying to say? Do you want the directions to Het Rijksmuseum? No worries, just take a left at the next crossing, walk across the Museumplein…
Translingual Process towards a Monolingual Product
What is Writing at the University?
“The aim of universities in the United States is to prepare their students for life after college. What Dartmouth College, in particular, aims for, is to provide its students with a set of abilities that will “prepare[s] them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership” (Mission statement, 1769)….
“Writing is not the same as building a house from LEGOs, for example, where you have to make sure you start with a solid foundation in order for the end result to be steady…
“What I found interesting in the discussion about translingual writing in class, was that most people seem to think of it as being a looser way of looking and evaluating assignments. It might be interesting to not see it as a looser approach to writing but…
“As this might be the second or third time you are reading this, I thought I would let you know that I reread this again and again, until I lost count. Not only have I reread it, I have rewritten and reconsidered the words endlessly…