Final Self-Assessment Reflection Blog
This will be the last reflection blog for my ENGL 301 Technical Writing course. Coming to the class with a lack of confidence in my writing skills, I was eager to enhance my technical writing skills in the profession. Now, completing the class with a bit of confidence in my English writing skills is encouraging to see my improvement and what I have done over this semester in ENGL 301 Technical Writing with peers and Dr. Erika Paterson.
I have always struggled especially with my grammar and writing format. However, the drafting of the formal report allowed me to think logically and systematically, which helped me create an easy layout for the audience to read. During this process, I used a mind map to organize my thoughts, which is something that I never tried before. For people who struggle with organizing their thoughts while they write, I would highly recommend starting with a mind map since this tool allowed me to ensure my writing was structured and coherent throughout the process of creating my report. In the future, I intend to continue using mind maps to support my writing in future academic papers and business reports.
Next, the peer-review process helped me to correct many of my grammar and sentence structure errors. The feedback from Dr. Paterson and peers was helpful in highlighting grammatical mistakes that I had missed when writing my report and other assignments. It is clear to me that peer-reviewing is highly effective in helping to filter out mistakes that might be missed during the writing process. I will be sure to ask peers for feedback in addition to proofreading my own writing throughout my journey at UBC.
Overall, I am grateful to be in this course. I have gained a lot of knowledge and skills of writing from professor Erika Paterson and the peers. I hope that I will be able to apply these skills in my future healthcare career.