Reflection 1

From my points of view, English writing is important to me as it is a basic living skill and can be very helpful at any points in life. Everyone in modern society is constantly connecting with others, where good writing skills can largely increase the efficiency of communication and eliminate potential cultural gaps. This will turn out even more crucial when I step into my future career and work together with people from different background.

As for my learning plan in the university, I identified some of the weak points that I could further work on based on my previous learning experience. On one hand, I will continue working on improving my listening abilities. To be more specific, I further categorized my activities according to different purposes, that is, for both academic purpose and daily use purpose. For example, I plan to watch two to three TED talks every week and reflect on the most appealing one or two in my English writing practices. Also, in order to be more proficient in understanding daily conversations and talk shows, I will enjoy a lot in watching the Daily Show and some American TV Series, such as the Big Bang Theory, in my leisure time.  On the other hand, reading is another aspect that I put much effort into consolidating. Having realized my limits in comprehending different genres of articles, I attempt to flexibly diverse my access to all-around sources of authentic literary works. Besides including various journals and reports, I may also cover some sketches, scientific papers, and short biography for outstanding figures. Some readings may be done only for entertaining purpose, but I think they will be really beneficial in the sense of enriching my reading experience.