Rebecca:
Over the course of this semester, I have learned, and gained a lot from this class. I have worked on my writing skills, oral presentation skills, and on teamwork and deadlines. Going about this semester differently, I would have ran through the presentation with the Professor before presenting, so we could have known what she was expecting specifically. I really like the way the class gives feedback to our classmates, because it’s helped be more open to others and open to other’s opinions. I think that I improved the most on my analytical skills, and specifically in comparing two works, or a work to a myth/allegory. I still find it difficult to sit through and read long, and sometimes quite boring, works. I also need to work on working ahead of deadlines.
Michelle:
Throughout this semester I’ve grown as a English student. One of the major things I’ve improved on is submitting my work on time and doing better on the quizzes. I also increasingly participated in class whenever questions were asked as well as commented on presentations. One thing I wish I could’ve done differently was submitted the paper I didn’t submit and done better on the midterm. I completely flunked that which I did study for but apparently not enough. Whenever we did free writes in class, it would expand my mind to write freely which was one of my favorite things. I could improve on writing essays more, I still struggle with writing thesis statements on essays because I feel as if they’re not specific enough.
Songun:
Through our English class i have learned about a lot of valuable topics which have helped increased my knowledge about world literature. Sometimes i am not very active in the class discussion, that is the one i need to continue improve and increased confidence in the oral presentation of ideas. Speaking up in class and trying to get yourself to speak up more will actually help to improve confidence level when speaking in front of others. The writing process of paragraph form of four steps helped to organize my ideas so i was able to write in a more clearly and effective manner. I also studied working to understand the difference between summary and analysis, working on narrowing focus on larger writing assignments. Thankthis semester, thank you class.
4 responses so far ↓
r.klamen // May 19th 2017 at 11:45 am
Michelle, I totally hear how writing specific thesis statements could be a challenge. Maybe when you are writing it, try mapping out the essay to see how it will follow through, instead of writing a thesis independently and then trying to write an essay off of it.
m.santos4 // May 19th 2017 at 11:46 am
I agree to what Rebecca said in her self reflection. I do need to work on deadlines but throughout the semester working with her in group projects has helped and benefited me because when I had questions or was lost about the assignments, she would help me without a doubt. She was a great group partner which I’ve seen her grow each and every assignment we’ve had.
Songyun, I agree to what you said as well. I do agree that you should be a little bit more active in class because you have such great ideas that should be expressed throughout class. I also enjoyed having you in our English group because you were always on task had great ideas throughout each assignments.
sh125650 // May 19th 2017 at 11:49 am
Writing is a process that takes lots of time, commitment, and understanding to really help us develop our ideas and put them on paper. One of the most important reason why I really enjoy this class is my lovely group members Rebecca and Michelle. Our group assignments always did very well and on time. Both they are very active in our class discussion and always did very well, really grateful their help on group discussion and presentation and some questions i asked for. Rebecca and Michelle’s assignments are always very clear and to the point also. Thank you everything.
r.klamen // May 19th 2017 at 11:49 am
Songyun, it’s great that you’ve gained so much! Referring to speaking up in class- I think that’s really important and good to work on. It helps facilitate the discussion, and you become more comfortable with the people in the classroom. Maybe you can try simply responding to someone else’s thought, instead of starting your own, because this will be more comfortable and will get a conversation going.
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