Critical Reflection (2nd draft)

Critical Reflection


Being in ES1102 for about 10 weeks, I have learned many things from Mr. Brad. This is the most interesting English class I have attended, mainly because the way the lessons have been conducted, the American English and there is no comprehension exercises for the entire course.

Our class was divided into five different blogging groups. Fortunately, I have three nice ladies with me and they really helped me a lot. I can still remember that our first block assignment was an introduction of ourselves and the English learning journey. Later in the tutorial class, Brad picked up some and started analyze them by asking us that what are the errors in those passages. That part really gave me a very deep impression, because during my high school and junior college time, my teachers never like Brad, who emphasizes the English grammar so much and so detailed. Even there is really a minor error, he would still point out.

In the following weeks, once we posted the assignments to the blog, we would have a peer evaluation session, which basically commented on the use of language including the grammatical errors, the content and the structure of the essay. With the help of the comments, we could refine our essay to make it better. Through the process of reviewing others’ posts, I have a better understanding of the use of language and some common grammatical errors.

Next, through the process of developing the globalization essay, I realize that the university essay style has much differences compare to the General Paper essay. Although, the type of the essay is similar, most are argumentative essay, the essay in the university requires more professional terms, such as the APA style, which I never heard before. Moreover, the way to think a problem has to be more critical.

Before we entered the essay, we did summary and reader's response. This two assignments are useful in such a way that they require a strong analytic skill. In ‘The Double Edge of Globalization’, Chanda's main points are not clear. So, we had to analyze his article and summarize his main points. For the readers' response, we needed to response base on one of Chanda's point. These exercises seem not so relevant to the essay writing, but they help train our thought process, which acts as a tool to help us develop our essay, make the essay better.
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In conclusion, ES1101 is a useful and interesting module. It can really strengthen my English, not only the writing skills but also the way to analyze the problems. This is essential in the university as we have to write many reports during the entire 4 years courses. After this module, I believe that if I apply all the knowledge that I have learned to my other subject’s reports, those reports will be up to a new level.



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