What am I good at?
I am good at speaking. I believe that i have improved well in my speaking skills as now, I am able to speak with confidence and tend not to panic often. I am able to bring up myself in a crowd and speak up. After several encouragement and motivation from my fellow friends and school teachers, I am now able to raise up my opinion or suggestions in a group or a crowd as well. I 'm no longer afraid of what would people think of my opinion or how would my opinion be accepted.I've learned to be open towards peoples comments or correction as I believe that everyone is in the learning process.
Futhermore, I am also good at writing stories. I am able to express descriptive writing in my own personal style to present my story. I love writing on friendship, family, science fiction and even horror sometimes. Most of my stories however relates to my experiences and observations. I love to imagine the scenes in my stories and this makes my descriptions more vivid. In my opinion, a story needs to be related, creative and original. I practice reading lots of story books to inspire myself in writing. I even have my very own personal journal to write out my opinion, emotions and criticism. In conclusion, I express myself through writing. It is what I love to do and considered interesting by most of my friends and even teachers.
What am I not so good at?
I am not so good in my grammar. There are still minor errors in my grammar and vocabulary context. I believe that I have a lot to improve and restructure. I am not really aware of the grammatical rules and regulations in constructing a sentence. For instance, I tend to make mistakes in the using the correct verb for a plural or singular noun in a sentence. I find this as my biggest threat for as a student in the English course, grammar plays a vital role. As a future educator, I need to have a wide knowledge of grammar as it is the fundamental essence of the English language.
Moreover, I am also not that good in using the English language at a wider range. There are so many words in English that I'm not aware of it's existence and it's function. I'm not exposed enough with various words that are able to replace the simple words that I use in constructing sentences verbally or written form.Therefore, I need more exposure in new English words and learn how to utilize them in my Diploma in English course.
What practices I want to continue?
I want to continue writing for this is the practice that I enjoy doing the most. I find writing as a very strong and inspiring medium to pass a message or expressing yourself. Personally, I find motivations and inspirations through books and quotes by noble people since I started schooling. Therefore, I am able fathom the power of the writing medium and the impact it is able to give to it's readers. If we look back to history before our nation's independence, our very own people motivate each other and emit the independence spirit among the people all over "Tanah Melayu". Writing became the main source for political leaders and societies to unite the people to fight for independence. This simple historical example clearly illustrates the role of writing and I believe that this might be the practice i would like to continue and pursue to a higher and professional level.
Which area I want to improve in?
I would definitely want to improve in my weakness which is my grammar. It is important for me to improve in my grammar for my writing and speaking skills as well. I want to expose myself with the various grammar and vocabulary context to be able to construct sentences correctly. I need to work on my grammar exercises to improve.On the other hand, I would also need to use the dictionary more often than before to increase my knowledge on new English words. I believe that if I were able to improve in this minus point of mine, I would be able to improve and upgrade my English and this would directly contribute well to the course that I'm taking now. Hence, this improvement is also a strong foundation to enhance my writing skills as well.
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