This post concludes the last assignment and reflection post for my ENGL 301 Technical Writing course. The learning experience was very worthwhile, especially with the help of Dr. Paterson and my writing team.
At the beginning of the semester, I formed a writing team with Anna Li, Carol Li, and Han Li. We often help each other with peer reviewing and providing suggestions for improvement. I was quite nervous since my greatest weakness was my fear of giving and receiving feedback. However, after giving and receiving multiple reviews and suggestions, my fear has decreased, and I am now more confident in my work and giving suggestions to others. I was glad that one of my strengths was that I like to learn new things and do not easily give up. My strength helped improve my weakness through the long process of reading, writing, and revising.
English is my first language; However, I am not confident in my writing because I have been studying in different countries and did not have the opportunity to perfect all the languages I know. I did not have a good foundation for using the different pronouns, verbs, and writing attitudes. I refused to take any English courses in the past few years since it would make me feel very uncomfortable. However, after taking this technical writing course, I enjoyed writing and reviewing other individuals’ works. I may not be the best at what I am doing. However, I have improved my writing skills through learning how to write letters, memorandums, reports, peer reviews, and a web folio while paying attention to details, imperative verbs, and YOU-attitude.
After completing this course, I feel very accomplished looking back at all the content I have created. I have gained lots of knowledge from the professor’s classmates. Even though my focus semester was on my previous business background, I hope that I can apply all the skills I gained in this course to my current academic studies and future profession. I plan on practicing more on writing and look forward to my future works.