Personal Reflection

After this semester of English 102, at Bristol Community College I feel that I have gained the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in many ways. I don’t just look at grammatical error, but instead I look for ways to make my sentences more effective and concise. Nevertheless, I hope that this strategy will continue to help me improve my writing even further on in the future.

Chin, Beverly Ann (2000). The role of grammar in improving student’s writing. Retrieved from http://www.uwplatt.edu/~ciesield/graminwriting.htm

However, I knew there must have been ways I could fix this. I had already took small steps when my teacher announced a self-improvement project, and this is when I knew I had to start. I decided that, if nothing, I would record my problems more accurately, and to go about this endeavor could not make things worse. Though not everything I did was helpful, this project has undoubtedly helped me.

As we look at principle three it instruct needs to ensure that learners also focus on form. Professor Ellis explains that the teacher can achieve this by focusing on inductive and deductive grammar lessons. It allows and make ELL students aware of explicit grammatical rule, it gives the learner specific practice on grammatical structure, and it gives them the opportunity to get corrective feedback. (Ellis, R, 2008)

Overall I think that my most of my writing habits have improved and for the ones that have not I know what they are and what I need to do to improve them. My strengths that I already had as

I feel I have significantly improved on my aspects of punctuation in grammar; the progressions Leslie suggested to me on said aspects synchronized with the grammar lessons taught in my English Honors class. I also feel that my vocabulary has developed extensively throughout the course, as well as my structural and organizational skills in my writing pieces.

The main findings indicated that these teachers appreciated the importance of grammar instruction, but they did not agree that grammar instruction should be the sole focus of English instruction. Moreover, these teachers held different views on whether to memorize the grammar rules. Chen (2000) thought that it might result from the pressure of college entrance examination. Finally, she made a conclusion that these teachers seemed to adopt both the traditional grammar-translation approach or the audiolingual approach and the communicative approach (Chen,

First semester of my senior year has taught me a lot about my writing abilities and how to be consistent with fluency, while increasing the maturity level being used within my writing. I have always thought of myself as a good writer, but having the opportunity to receive criticism from others has truly opened my mind to different views.

I felt like I lost my identity. My goals and my endeavors all started when I wanted to become an orientation leader for UWB in 2016. Having passed the written and group interview phase. I had a goal to leave no student feel like they were excluded, I was ecstatic that I was able to showcase my commitment to new incoming students while providing genuine care. The day of my individual interview struck me, I nervously walked in that day with an unfortunate outbreak of eczema. Embarrassed, I looked away while talking, pouring my heart into my words but not using my brain. A few days later I got a letter saying I didn’t get the job. My inexperience, shyness and lack of confidence were like shackles around my feet, reminding me of how powerless I was. After many failed attempts to get a job due to my lack of experience, the stability of my life started deteriorating. In the winter of 2016 my girlfriend cheated on me,only to cheat again after I had forgiven her. Close family members passed away and friends ended their lives too short. I didn’t have anyone to talk about my problems with, and my parents still expected me to be the perfect student. overwhelmed with pressure, grief, disappointment, and anger, I skipped classes thinking that there was no point, causing my grades to plummet, and my motivations and self-interest to slip away.

During this year I had the chance to work and achieve my goals, put into practice my experience to demonstrate my abilities to solve problems and help to achieve common goals as a team in the new challenges presented in the design of an isolation product. Also, I had the opportunity to continue learning and growing as an engineer, expanding my experience to isolation products. Had the opportunity to work on the design on two blocks in the si89200, the modulator and isolation channel. The isolation channel was an excellent experience because it gave me the opportunity to gain more experience in the requirements of an isolation product. Also, had to opportunity to mentor and work closely with the summer intern.

One of the experiences that I had during my second week as an intern is that I had a homeless client who suffered from a mental health condition which I cannot disclose due to confidentiality. While I was doing her intake, I had to think back to some of the information that I learn from my previous courses in college on how to help someone in need who is suffering from any kind of mental health condition. The intake with the client went pretty well and I was very proud of the way how I handled a situation like that because I had my resources to think back to. I did get a little scared because I was afraid that I wasn’t going to be able to take on challenge of working with someone who has mental health issues but the results came out very positive for me. After my second week of being an intern, things continued to run very smoothly for me. Even after I just started doing the intake and case management duties, I still had some times where I would forget things and remind myself what I needed to do correct it.

At the age of four, I was diagnosed with brain tumor. At first, the brain tumor only affected my vision, causing me too see double, but after sometime it affected me mentally too. My grades were getting worse and I could not retain any information. A moment in my childhood that holds much significance is when I was in grade three. Every week, my grade three teacher would assign us a reading from our history workbook and have us answer a few long questions for homework. I remember thinking how boring and difficult this would be because I disliked learning about history and hated reading and writing. The first time this was given, I did the work all by myself and got a terrible mark. In my workbook, there were a lot of negative comments and feedback, such as why I did not do the question right, when she taught it in class, how I did not use the question in my answer, how I did not have the proper structure or evidence to support my ideas and more. Having only negative feedback, while my peers got a “good job” or “good try” only made me feel useless and unsuccessful. My mom saw the mark and tried to help me the second time around. I developed a little sense of hope, thinking that my marks could now improve because my mom was going to assist me, but this was not the case. Instead of helping me understand the work, she would give me the answers and then expect me memorize it and use it to help me answer the next question. Unfortunately, this method proved

An idea that makes me excited about learning is vulnerability. We experience fear and shame, when we don’t have a sense of belonging. However, this helps us learn from our experiences, change, and develop as stronger people. It is not others who put us down, but rather ourselves by constantly thinking we’re not fit to complete a certain task. I remember that after I got kicked out of my house due to family strife and started living with roomers, I felt embarrassed. Questions constantly hoovered my mind. What would happen if my friends wanted to come over? What kind of household must they think that I grew up in as my own family members to betrayed me? Would they even think that I am even of their standard? From this point onward, this made me think about how the human brain works in general. Why do we care about what others think of us? Why are we wired to want to feel accepted? What causes us to cry or smile? How are our emotions processed? How are other individual's actions and words so powerful that they bring forth an immediate reaction on our side? Biology teaches us about complex human body functions, how life came to be beginning from the origins and evolved over these years through multiple stages of growth, and how organisms function and interact with each other. That's why I want to major in biology, it allows me to gain the answers to all my questions.

The pursuit of grammatical perfection is necessary for all English majors. Frivolous mistakes, such as incorrect verb tenses or sentence fragments, can easily make an English major appear unprofessional and unskilled. It is therefore vital to learn and relearn the rules of the English language to save oneself from embarrassment in a professional environment. A simple grammatical mistake, for example, may turn into habit. I identify with this group that requires a refreshment of the rules of grammar on occasion. Ultimately, throughout the duration of this eight-week course, I have become more conscious of my writing and the errors I had been making and my handle of grammatical elements in the English language has decidedly improved.

This course’s goals and curriculum seem to be a wonderful way for me to become a more effective teacher. Sometimes I run into situations when I can’t effectively help my students. The knowledge I would gain from this course would help me to better answer my students’ questions. Furthermore, I want to expand my knowledge of English grammar. As a native speaker, I find it hard to explain certain grammar components. I believe the best teachers have a wonderful command of grammar and great language awareness. This course would help me build and refine these skills.