While I was not really given a choice in taking
ES1102, it has certainly been a rewarding learning journey. I am able to
improve on aspects of writing that I am weak in, namely grammar and structuring
ideas.
I feel that I am now
able to better address the question or topic given, and structure my content
accordingly. On top of that, I have also learned more about the language and
grammar. These are things that are taught since I was still in primary school,
however some are not made clear to me last time, and revising it has helped to
make it clearer.
The curriculum for
ES1102 is very effective and I have learnt a lot. However, I think that there
are a lot of homework and exercise that we need to complete.
My weaknesses are that
sometimes I am unable to structure a clear flow of idea to support my point. I realize
the same problem repeating a few times from my summary to my cause and effect
essay draft. Besides that, I sometimes lack ideas to form points for essay.
Although the internet now allows me to search for information easily online, I
think that I would need to read more and increase my general knowledge. Lastly, I feel that I lack an extensive
vocabulary and because of this I tend to repeat the same words throughout the
essay or writings.
For my reader
responds, I did not make the changes in the first draft because I was not aware
that it was too long. This is because I excluded all the cited sources from the
word count. After knowing the problem, I edited my second draft.
After looking through my previous homework, I realize that I still
tend to make careless grammatical error and sometimes not very clear flow of
ideas. Generally my grade were quite accurate and there are still more that I need
to work on
The audio feedback is definitely more effective than the written
feedback. Visual and audio feedback are more clear in a way that it is able to
tell more than just a few line of words. I think that an audio feedback would
be very useful in my other courses as well. It will be able to clearly state an
idea, without the need to read through lengthy words.
