confess that I was not pleased with the task at that time and I felt like if it was kind of wasting of time. Nevertheless, it was a good chance to practice writing about an academic department, which was something that I have never done before. In the second seminar, our task was to present an academic concept. Presentation was one of the main skills that I mentioned in my goals in the beginning of the semester, and from looking at the two presentations that I did I found that have some…
people take a class everybody wonders if there are getting better at the subject or if they 're just wasting there time because they 're not learning anything. When everybody starts that class people learn things they didn 't know and learn their skills and their ability to what they can do with the subject. From the beginning of the semester people learn different abilities of learning to write or how to correctly use different ways to start a paper. When the beginning of the semester started…
confidence in my writing skills is the concept of writing a “shitty first draft”. In my midterm self-assessment, I discussed how I thought I was among one of the unlucky ones that was not blessed with natural writing skills. However, through class discussions, I’ve learned that one of the most important competent of professional writing is the need for constant revision. Contrary to popular believe, writing does not come easy to anyone. In order to successfully produce professional writing, it…
reading and writing. Learning to read was way harder than I had expected it to be. Of course it wasn 't rocket science or anything, but it seemed to come naturally to my family members and others who read to me. I understand now that it was because they had been doing it for years, but learning was definitely a struggle. Even though reading interests me and I love to do…
This concludes my portfolio and I hope you enjoyed and learned a little bit more about me. I’ve grown as a communicator my skills have improved as this class has gone on. I’ve learned a lot of important things that will help me communicate better in the future. Success depends a lot on communication skill therefore, it was a must to improve mine. That’s why it’s been very important to take this class, learn the information, and pass the class to graduate. Although, unlike a lot of other classes…
range of texts for enjoyment, to build on concepts, skills and process developed in the years of literacy learning (ACARA, 2016). A frog in a bog (Wilson, 2003) is a versatile teaching…
Although I feel that I did an adequate job on the group project one of the most important skills that I desperately need to improve on is learning to present in front of an audience. We had two assignments this semester that revolved around speaking in front of our class, the first being a speech by ourselves and the second being the group presentation…
Walking out of the classroom on the first day of school after College Prep Writing I knew that the class would be difficult and teach me a lot about my writing. I could have never guessed how much this one, semester long, class would truly affect my writing skills. Looking back at my older writing pieces, that I had once felt confident about, now have mistakes jumping out at me. The levels of writing we were taught and got to try out were things I had never done to my full extent before. I know…
Gateway is designed to create foundations for becoming a successful and effective college student. The five reflective writings encourage the examination of thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors that affect my performance and acceptance within the campus community. Regular writings provide an outlet for personal expression. The Education and Career Planning Projects are intended to help me make informed career decisions. The projects focus on self-assessment, career exploration, and goal setting.…
for research that needs to be done. The library resources can assist me with difficult assignments that I cannot do. Utilizing the library resources I should be able to expand my viewpoints and advances my knowledge to enhance my thinking skills, writing skills, and communications…