Whew! I finally finished the drafts of the first and second chapters of my project study. I am really happy that I proved to myself that I could actually do it. I was starting to doubt myself if I can even survive with the two chapters. But apparently, I can!
I don’t want to fool myself, though. I have a long way to go. The good thing is my professor gave me valuable comments to further improve my work. There had been major changes about the statement of the problem and research paradigm even with the title of my study. In our consultation, she gave me good advice on how to do it better. So I am not lost in the dark, I am now more confident that I can really do this.
I know that my work is far from perfect, but I am challenging myself to step it up to present her my chapter three and the revised first two next week.
A lot of drama had been involved in my quest to finish my project study. It was really fun to write and then to read and reflect on it. But I have to focus on what I have to accomplish. An output, a hardcopy will all that matter.
I have to continue researching for theories and literature, and then make an outline for clarity. I have to rewrite my draft, check the grammar and make corrections. I have to discuss with my bosses my methodologies on how to evaluate the speaking skills of my students. Then if I can have the go signal from them, I can start conducting the test to my respondents.
Oh, my to-do-list is crazy. But who says that producing a project study while you are also working is easy? I just have to keep in mind that I should not stop believing that I can finish this before the last week of October. I’ll just take it one chapter at a time. Then hopefully I will just surprise myself that I am finally done.
No comments:
Post a Comment