— E.E. Cummings
Goodbye for now
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comment?
Wednesday, 16 April 2014 @ 01:12
As we are
approaching the end of the semester, I would like to take some time to reflect
on my journey with Mr Gareth in this module, ES1102. Through the 10 weeks of
classes we have learned about the different forms of Grammar to help us with
our globalization essay.
I feel that
the essay has given me a gauge of the improvements that I have made throughout
the semester. After completing the essay, consultations were held individually
for every student so that we could receive feedback to correct our essays. This
is an excellent way to facilitate our learning as it helps us to identify,
understand and rectify the mistakes that we have made. Unlike the past when my
secondary school English teachers would only focus on comprehension techniques
and provide little feedback on essay writing, Mr Gareth makes the effort to
facilitate guided learning.
Personally,
I enjoy how Mr Gareth would point out our mistakes and relate them to the
Singapore context so that it is easily understood and remembered. An example
would be using the word “her” instead of “it” to describe Singapore in the
globalization essay. Mistakes like these are common and are being made subconsciously
as our culture practices the use of them from a young age.
However,
after realizing the common mistakes that I tend to make in my essays, I have
become more aware of them when I write. On top of that, I feel that these
mistakes can be avoided if more time were allocated for drafting, writing and
editing/proof reading the essay. Having said
so, I will keep these important pointers that I have learned in mind and apply
them during the final examination, as well as in future essay writing
assignments. To conclude, this journey
had been a fruitful and beneficial one for me.