[ADVANCED ENGLISH WRITING] Reflection

Reflection DUE 12/18

In 3-4 paragraphs, reflect thoughtfully on the following:

What did you learn about writing?

What did you learn about yourself?

How do you envision the role of writing in your future?

 

 

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What did you learn about writing?

 

Professor 0000 tricked me! She said this class will be quite different than her writing (2) class last semester but I found out that this class is quite the same. Fortunately, I suffered a little less from this class compared to the class last semester. I learned that whether it is a creative writing or advanced writing or SOP writing,  writing basically shares same principles. I learned that to be a good, competent writer, I have to have an interest in the topic that I am writing about. And then, I have to observe closely and precisely and have a deep understanding what I am writing about. Next is detail. I have to add details and concrete examples in the text so that the reader can understand my writing better. It's like inviting people into my story. Most of all, It is honesty that is most important when writing. The more I be honest, the more my essay sounds good and interesting.  Being honest and sincere is actually quite difficult. I think that's why I found it difficult in this class at first. Now, I feel confident being honest when writing. I also learned from this class that writing about me and making other people know about me and what I am interested in is very fun activity. 

 

What did you learn about yourself?

 

I learned that I like airplanes! I was vague about my future plans and career path. But throughout this class doing professor Pang's assignments, I learned that I will regret it if I don't study engineering in Yonsei. Even though I am already qualified to graduate, I decided to take at least one more semester to take engineering classes. I planned to keep study after I graduate and get a job and I strongly believe that these classes that I will going to take will be the stepping stones and valuable resources. Along with airplanes and engineering, I got a better understanding of my English proficiency. I used to get help a lot from chat GPT. But this advanced writing class is the first class that I didn't get any any help from chat GPT. I was actually very surprised. Writing in English used to be a very difficult, irritating and headache-giving task and I used to feel a lot of burden. Now I learned that I can write a decent SOP in English with less headache (and with some help of the professor). 

 

How do you envision the role of writing in your future?

 

I am done with English major! Sunho is free! Honestly, I am not going to take English major classes any more and I don't want to do writing assignments any more! But still, I have to apply for jobs and I need to write SOP and self-introduction letters. And I CLEARLY know that professor's Advanced writing class and her other classes about writing will be a HUGE help.  Also, there are some job interviews that require me to present a solution with a story-telling narrative. I envision myself utilizing skills I learned from this class. lastly, if I  get a chance to write about airplanes or engineer field for a magazine article, I am going to apply what I learned from professor Pang. I strongly believe that no engineering students could do this.

 

 

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It makes me so happy you were able to get to such a strong understanding of how writing works. Yes, honesty is most important, and yes, it is the most difficult. But you did it! And you discovered how much you enjoy sharing your stories with others.  You should be so proud of yourself as I am for embracing writing as your own skill, just like airplane maintenance. These experiences and insights will help you to continue to grow and improve as a writer. It was such a pleasure having you in my class again. Thank you for allowing me to be a witness to your journey. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors; keep in touch.  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!