reflection

In the past, essay writing was very difficult for me. I found it hard to extend the ideas as well as to organize the language in order to express my ideas clearly. Besides that, sometimes I made grammar mistakes, which made my essay even harder to be understood.

At the start of this course, writing an essay was a time-consuming project in which I could not get satisfactory marks. I made grammar mistakes, for example, I seldom used 'the' when I was supposed to do so. Moreover, some sentences in my essay could not be understood by others, perhaps I did not use the appropriate word. During this course, I learned academic words and grammar, which helped me choose the right word to express my opinions clearly and reduce grammar errors.

In my future study of English, I need to read more magazines such as the Guardian as well as books to become more familiar with English writing styles. At the same time, I will do some writings to practice, which will make sure that I get the hang of the writing skills I learned from books.

In conclusion, writing an essay was difficult for me before this course. I spent a lot of time on it but still could not get satisfactory results. After I learned grammar and academic words, which corrected some grammar mistakes and made my essay more readable. Now constructing an essay is not that 'painful' for me.