Through ES1102, I have become more confident in writing
essays. I have gained skills on the conventions of academic writing, especially
in formality. At the start of the course, I faced difficulties in this aspect
because I love to blog and thus was accustomed to writing in a more personal
way. Thankfully, I have eventually become more comfortable to writing my essays
formally. I learnt which words are formal or informal through course activities
and essays. For instance, I realized that words like “stuff” and “a lot of” are
inappropriate in academic essays.
Despite of my improvements, I need to be more developed in
my academic vocabulary. I only know a limited body of words and techniques due
to my frequent use of Singlish. For example, I repeated the usage of the phrase
“media globalization” in my previous essay.
However, vocabulary is a necessary skill for me to
paraphrase what I cite from external sources whenever I write essays. I intend
to achieve proficiency by reading journal articles or other academic writings
more widely, and by practicing to write essays for my other modules.
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