Hi, my name is Christine Hawryluk and I am a third year English and Professional Writing student. I am taking more second year courses later, since I switched to the double major program at the end of my first year of University. You can say that I have always had a love of reading and writing, so I really enjoy this field of study. The stream that I am interested in pursuing is the book stream. I am also really interested in photography and do enjoy taking some scenic pictures when I have a free moment.
When it comes to research, I do not enjoy it very much, unless it is a topic that I am really interested in. I would like to learn how to go a little farther when researching and learn some new tips on how to research in a more effective way. I usually use the internet for quick research and for when I am writing an essay, I use many scholarly books, as well as scholarly articles courtesy of the Toronto Public Library. I have never used information management software, so I am interested in learning how to use this software.
I have never created a podcast and never listened to any podcasts. This will be a completely new experience for me and I am excited, yet still intimidated, to create my own podcast. I am confident that by the end of this course, I will have learned many important research techniques that will benefit what I would like to do in the future.
I listened briefly to a few podcasts to start my brainstorming process of deciding which topic I am interested in. I have narrowed it down to three podcast styles:
1) Grammar Girl
- Since I am in English and Professional Writing, I took a second year Grammar and Proofreading course. I learned the names of many different grammatical elements, such as participles and gerunds, and I feel that I would be able to create a podcast that would be beneficial for others.
2) Lexicon Valley
- In my time at University, I have realized that I really do love to write, even essays, so I believe that this podcast on words and phrases would be something that I would enjoy. I looked through some of the podcasts and I was particularly interested in the following: Why is No among a child's first words? How to raise verbal children? Are some languages faster than others? and The meaning of scrabble. I am possibly interested in emulating one of these podcasts. However, another possible idea that I came up with is possibly to look at a specific language and how the language is different between those who live in the native country and those people who live in a country like Canada or the United States. For example, I could look at the British/Irish way of speaking and look at the difference between those people who actually live in that country and those people who are of British/Irish decent, but live in a country like Canada or the United States.
3) Stuff You Missed in History Class
- This is my last option if for some reason the previous two options do not play out. I am interested in certain things historical. One of the podcasts that I saw and seemed like an interesting topic is the one titled "What really happened in Salem?". A topic that I myself am interested in and am really passionate about is the Ukrainian Genocide, the Holodomor. I am Ukrainian and have been learning about this genocide since I was a child and I think it would be beneficial for many people to learn about this genocide. I think about it is the lost genocide since not many people know about it. I would focus on Stalin and how the Russians were ruthless toward the Ukrainians and show the impact it had on Ukraine.
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