Before entering university, it had been a long time since I wrote an academic essay. The latest academic essay before studying ES1102 was during Qualifying English Test (QET) which gave me a great shock as the essay was too challenging to construct, making me understand the limited knowledge of English that I had.
In the course of study in ES1102, I learnt researching, paraphrasing, essay structuring, academic vocabulary and APA referencing through the task given on the problem-solution essay of globalisation. The research skill results a more in-depth content; paraphrasing helps to prevent plagiarism; essay structuring allows presenting the ideas in a logical manner; academic vocabulary gives proper vocabulary usage in the specific discipline; and APA referencing style provides the guide of acknowledging the source of information. These different aspects have made exasperating writing process become simpler.
However, the improvement is only to certain extent as we were mostly taught the skills of composing an essay in this course. In order to construct a more comprehensive essay, further reading such as newspapers and journals is necessary to increase knowledge and familiarise with the different sentence structures in expressing the ideas. Furthermore, the practice of writing essays in various disciplines is also important to improve the standard of English consistently.
In conclusion, learning English is a long-term process. ES1102 only provided the fundamentals of English. How to master English still depends on the individual’s effort upon the completion of this course.
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