ENGL 301 has finally come to an end with all projects and peer reviews done. Reviewing back on the learning process, it was a fruitful journey to realize my strengths and weaknesses in my writing ability.

One of my strengths is having the determination to write about a specific topic. Oftentimes I had a lot of ideas in my mind at the beginning of an assignment. I could do a thorough brainstorm by comparing different ideas and decide on which one to write about very quickly. Another strength of mine is providing thorough feedback for my peers. Like the application package, while I have learnt a lot from my peer’s professional writing skills, I have given a lot of feedback on her resume. Being a reader, I could see things that the writer could not see herself, such as clarity and conciseness. The process of giving peer reviews is beneficial as we are helping each other to build long-lasting writing strategies in our careers.

My areas of improvement include writing for clarity and reorganizing sentence structure for a clearer message and a reduced word count. English is my second language, and I have been getting used to conversational English that I have with my friends and family. Therefore, writing professionally requires more practice for me to express in a clear and concise way. With this ability improved, I believe it could strengthen the relationship with my coworkers for more effective communication.

With these skills and strengths I acquired in this course, I could build a professional career with customers and coworkers through technical writing. Learning these writing skills as a student helps me to be more careful in my written communication skills and equips me to be an experienced professional both in my knowledge and manner.