Tuesday, November 29, 2011
What I Am Going to Take Away From this Class?
I learned a lot in this class. I found it very interesting, because I never would have thought that engineers think differently in different countries. I really want to do a lot with what I learned in this class. Next semester, I am taking French 3. I don't know how that is going to go, because I have not taken French in a while, so hopefully it goes alright. I am just nervous, because when I talk to people about taking a language they either say it is super easy or super hard. So we will see how that goes. I also plan to study abroad. I have already filled out an application. Studying abroad is something that I have wanted to do for so long. I, personally, want to go to Europe. I love the culture, because it is so rich and interesting. When I visited France, I could hardly stand how absolutely beautiful it was. Europe also has great opportunities in my major, because they do so much research there and the food culture is incredibly large. I know that I would absolutely love to have opportunities abroad in my career in the future. After listening to a speaker in engineering 194, she said if you would like to do this, then make it known. I will definitely make it know that I would love to work abroad. I would definitely enjoy this class if it lasted longer, like a whole year or multiple days a week. It is really interesting. I think that would just really allow this learning community to really expand.
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The different engineering mindsets based on region or country is one of the most interesting things that I learned in this class also. I had never thought to consider how 'good' solutions meant different things to different engineers. I always figured a good solution was something that was cost efficient and solved the problem well. It just goes to show the differences in cultures based on the education provided to them. We are taught how to make cost-efficient decisions rather than; for example, Germany, their 'good' solution put much more emphasis on quality.
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Well, Ii think you made a good choice in which foreign language to take! If you end up struggling, just give me a holler, and I'll hook you up! Indeed, I feel like us Americans seem to identify most with European countries because they are kind of our 'roots' as this is where most Caucasian ancestry stems from. Plus, the culture and scenery is gorgeous indeed, but I have heard that southwest asia is pretty incredible as well - specifically Vietnam I've heard is beautiful - and fun fact: there are quite a few Vietnamese immigrants in France....probably almost as many as Chinese!
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I am also scared about taking a foreign language. I always do hear the two responses of it is very easy or it is very difficult. I have a friend who takes a foreign language who only decided to take it because he thought it would be easy, but it turned out to be his hardest class (he is a management major so his class don't even compare to engineering). Europe sounds great! I honestly want to study abroad a few times. I am very interested in going to Brazil, Australia, Italy, Greece, and even more! Your foot is already out the door if you already filled out an application.
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I've learnt French for almost three years, and I'm still not good at it since our school taught us only basics in those three years when I could have learned the complete language in that amount of time. But I personally think it's a beautiful language, and you'll have a nice time in that class. Don't worry much, I'm sure you'll be fine!:) (ENGR103)
ReplyDeleteI am in pretty much the same boat as you are. I too have not taken French for a while, but I still really want to study abroad in France. I have never been there, not even on vacation, and constantly reading about how beautiful it is really makes me want to go there. However, based on the engineering cultures we learned about, I feel like if I ever worked with engineers in France, I would need some time to adjust to the technical, highly-planned mindset of engineers there. My style of thinking is more like the Germans, who focus on quality over mass production. Hopefully I can get a great study abroad gig in France, and fingers crossed I don't have too much trouble with the language! (I guess this is where you come in, Patrick ...)
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