【雅思口语Part2】Describe a project you do as part of your studies4

Last semester, I was enrolled in a course about modern feminism. The final evaluation of the course includes written test as well as an in-class debate. The teacher gave us a topic about the patriarchic hegemony （父权性霸权主义）in modern society and we would be allowed to express our views freely. Intensive research and informed argument were required if you wanted to performed well in the debate. In order to get a high grade, I did a lot of preparation. The first step of my preparation was to find reference books and learn some previous studies in this field. I spent several weeks in our main library, as the first one to come and the last one to leave. Once I arrived half an hour later than usual, the security guide in the front gate was worried about my unusual absence. I went through all the academic studies about this topic and it took me a lot of time, but I thought it’s worth doing so since it’s a truly enlightening process and I’ve learned a lot during those days. Although it’s exhaustive（累人的）, the hard work paid off when I was praised by the teacher because of my well-structured and evidence-intensive （论据充分） arguments. Finally, I got an A grade in this course. Apart from the knowledge I got in this course, what I learned from this project is that participation in academia could be an interesting experience, which I didn’t realize before. When I chose this course, I just wanted to finish the credit（学分） but now after this experience, I began to understand why so many people were willing to devote their time to research.