Essay Writing- a critical reflection

Throughout the semester-long course of English for Academic Purposes, I really enjoyed how Mr Morgan made every class interesting and interactive for students to learn every aspect of English. For me, I felt that my pronunciation has improved over weeks of communicating through the interactive activities. Nonetheless, I have learnt the various common errors by learning from each other in class.

In addition, the essay prompt practice was the experience in particular that made me realize a lot of my writing mistakes. After going the writing exercise, I realized that most of the time I did not connect my ideas in a proper and organized manner. Many a times, ideas enter abruptly within a paragraph without cohesive devices to provide the flow of language. Some of the many cohesive devices include however, in particular, eventually, consequence, further and in conclusion (Birmingham City University, 2011). With additional writing practices, I will be able to improve coherence in my writing by connecting my ideas fluently. Moreover, I still need to improve my structure and organization as some of the points do not have direct linkage with each other. Therefore, I should always ask myself about the relationship between the sentences as it is important to guide the reader in my writing.

In conclusion, I have to do more practice in academic writing and make frequent visits to the Writing and Communication Hub set up by the Centre of English Language Communication. With frequent consultations, I would be able to minimize mistakes and this will be a continuous learning journey for me in my university life.

References:

1.       Birmingham City University (2011). Study Guides: Writing. Centre of Academic Success. Retrieved from: http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.33.htm