I feel that
I have made gradual improvements as I proceed through this course. The course
had improved my academic writing to a large extent in terms of grammar.
Writing the
problem-solution essay was no easy feat as I am more aware of my mistakes and
hence, have learnt to be more careful during the writing process. In the past,
my essays often consisted of mainly grammar mistakes and through this course, I realised that it was due to the common use of ‘Singlish’. For instance, the use of ‘would’
is often abused by Singaporeans during writing and I am guilty of such errors.
I believe
that this course had amended some of my habitual mistakes and raised the
standards of my academic writings in the university. However, there is a need
to improve on my vocabulary as I face difficulty in expressing myself and often
find repetition in the use of words.
My next
phase of learning will consist of reading more academic journals in order to improve
my vocabulary and sentence structure.
Thanks Joan. When reading, do so actively, trying to guess the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary with the aid of context and knowledge of word grammar. For Language, in paragraphs 2 and 3 which 2 verbs should be in the past tense form and which noun should be in the plural form in paragraph 2?
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