Through the study of ENGL301, I have gained a lot this semester. Special thanks to Dr. Erika and my colleague Anna Lucy Han for their suggestions and encouragement of my writing.

At the beginning of the semester, I was very aware that my writing ability was limited, so I especially hoped that I could improve through this semester of study. In writing and revising homework, again and again, I feel that my writing skills have indeed improved to a certain extent, and I also deeply realize that writing is something that requires constant practice and repeated revisions to improve. I think that’s one of my strengths. I’m a very patient person, and I know that I can improve in this area, so I can listen to other people’s advice humbly. During the learning process, I can calm down and read the teacher’s blog and peer-reviewing carefully, and then carefully revise the articles I wrote with a correct writing attitude.

My weakness in English writing is that the writing time is relatively long, and I need to rethink and revise the wording. For example, I need to consider not using negative words as much as possible, reducing the use of pronouns, etc., so it often takes more time to complete the homework. However, I believe that in the following study and work, with my continuous practice, I can definitely solve this problem effectively.

In this semester of study, I completed a variety of writing tasks, including relatively familiar letter writing, writing a resume, etc. On the basis of clear format requirements, I learned more about the tone and wording of writing, this is also practiced when I send emails to the dean of the department, coordinator, etc. this semester. No matter what job position I enter in the future, I think I have the confidence to send an email with goodwill to each other. In these writing tasks, I also have many unfamiliar ones, such as writing memos, peer reviews, etc. This challenged me to expand my knowledge and learn their proper format. I believe learning how to write memos will benefit my career a lot. After all, whether as a computer engineer or as a teacher of computer science, I need to show everyone my ideas and the results of the teaching stage. The writing of memorandums will be indispensable in my work in the future.

Looking back on these short three months, I have undoubtedly learned a lot of practical writing skills that I will apply in my future studies and career. Overall, I really enjoyed my time in this class.