Juan Correa Ruiz
ENG 102
Stephanie Phillips
10th May 2017
Final Portfolio
Reflective Essay
As a student of ENG 102, I had the opportunity to work and improve a lot of skills that would make me be a better student.
Having English as my second language, I have faced many challenges to become a fluent speaker. After that, I realize that speaking is totally different from writing the same language. Ever since I learned how to speak English, writing an essay has been always a struggle. I always have problems with expressing the ideas I want, and trying to not make them sound as a translation from Spanish (as I unconsciously do). Taking the course English 102 has made me improve in many ways my formal writing since the requirements of the course were mostly about writing essays. I realize that I have upgraded my writing skills to a better level since I feel more comfortable with writing essays without the necessity of spending as much time …show more content…
In this course, I learned many things like: Have a deeper appreciation for how rhetorical situations influence reading, writing, speaking, and thinking. Be able to engage texts more critically, and to more appropriately and accurately incorporate the ideas of others in writing. Know the “moves” for making and supporting several different kinds of academic arguments, including how to use a range of evidence to support claims. Be able to use several common academic genres, including annotated bibliographies, reports, research studies, scholarly reviews, etc. Be more adept at addressing different academic audiences, including how to discover the specific conventions for communicating in a range of academic communities. Appreciate the differences in how various disciplines and fields create and circulate knowledge, and the assumptions that inform various research methods. Know how to conduct focused research using a range of library resources, including
ENG 102
Stephanie Phillips
10th May 2017
Final Portfolio
Reflective Essay
As a student of ENG 102, I had the opportunity to work and improve a lot of skills that would make me be a better student.
Having English as my second language, I have faced many challenges to become a fluent speaker. After that, I realize that speaking is totally different from writing the same language. Ever since I learned how to speak English, writing an essay has been always a struggle. I always have problems with expressing the ideas I want, and trying to not make them sound as a translation from Spanish (as I unconsciously do). Taking the course English 102 has made me improve in many ways my formal writing since the requirements of the course were mostly about writing essays. I realize that I have upgraded my writing skills to a better level since I feel more comfortable with writing essays without the necessity of spending as much time …show more content…
In this course, I learned many things like: Have a deeper appreciation for how rhetorical situations influence reading, writing, speaking, and thinking. Be able to engage texts more critically, and to more appropriately and accurately incorporate the ideas of others in writing. Know the “moves” for making and supporting several different kinds of academic arguments, including how to use a range of evidence to support claims. Be able to use several common academic genres, including annotated bibliographies, reports, research studies, scholarly reviews, etc. Be more adept at addressing different academic audiences, including how to discover the specific conventions for communicating in a range of academic communities. Appreciate the differences in how various disciplines and fields create and circulate knowledge, and the assumptions that inform various research methods. Know how to conduct focused research using a range of library resources, including