As the semester progressed, i think that my writing ability improved. Even though it can definitely use some work it sounds a lot better than at the beginning of the semester. Being able to free write before speaking or before writing something was a good way to get your thoughts together before doing the assignment. The group blogs every week, even if it had its downfalls at some points, was a good way to communicate with the students of the class as well as the professor. The quizzes every week were a good way to make the students read since without the quizzes many will decide not to read the assigned stories. I still need to improve on oral presentation for the future. This includes participating more in class discussions as well as presenting in front of the class. This was my goal at the midpoint of the semester. I think i progressed a little bit but definitely not as much as i wanted to. Hopefully in the future i will be able to build on this skill.-Joseph Morreale
Now that it is the end of the semester I believe that in some areas I have improved and others I still need to work on. Such as oral skills; class discussions and presentations. However, I did improve my writing which was also part of my goals. With the various of stories, we read it not only help broaden my vocabulary but also helped with critical thinking skills. -Keauna
Throughout the semester I feel like I have definitely grew as a writer and at analyzing texts better. I’ve learned a new paragraph structure from, which makes it easier for me to write essays. I have also improved in formulating thesis statements , since I struggled with that earlier in the class. As for group work I think this class has increased my participation online with peers. Some things I still struggle with is participating in class discussions and class exercises. Overall if I had to do it again I would definitely participate more often in class as I did online. –Bintou
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b.samura // May 18th 2017 at 9:23 pm
F0r Joseph a way to improve your presentation skills, you could practice a couple of times before presenting, go over your slides and use a key word outline so that you don’t stumble while presenting and you’ll be prepared. Keauna, again for presentation and oral skills creating a keyword outline would be very helpful while presenting , you have a summarized set of notes to help you present.
j.morreale // May 18th 2017 at 11:29 pm
Bintou to improve on participating in class discussions i feel the best way is to just feel confident in your answers and express them even if they are wrong. I struggle with the same thing and i think once you overcome it and be confident this will no longer be a problem for you. Keauna, again we are all in the same situation it looks like. Like i told Bintou once you become confident in your answers and just express them you will become a lot better at oral presentations as well as group discussions. Another way to improve you presentation skills, is to come to the presentation prepared as well as maybe bring an index card just in case you forget a few points you always have something to look back at.
m.khan10 // May 19th 2017 at 2:10 am
Bintou, I agree with you that this class definitely helped to improve writing skills as well as analysis of the texts. I also struggled with the same problem of not having been more active in the class discussions. I think it is important to have confidence and come to class prepared with specific points to discuss, that way it will be a lot easier to join in on the discussions.
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