Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Skills, The Goals and The Strategies


I think writing everything down is a very useful way for me to remind myself about everything especially about academic. So, here I am writing down the goals and strategies to achieve in my E7 course:

There are 4 skills that I need to concentrate in E7 which are reading, writing, listening and speaking.

For WRITING...
My goals are to
-improve critical analysis essay writing
-write in a good structured sentence
-making less grammar mistakes in essay
The strategies are
-Never escape class unless emergency reason :)
-Always do my homework
-Understand thoroughly the tips given by Kate and Mario in class
-Practice to write one paragraph a day by responding to any issue in the newspaper or magazine

For SPEAKING...
My goals are to
-able to express my opinion in English with more vocabulary used
-improve speaking skill
The strategies are
-always speak in English language everyday, anytime and anywhere :)
-learn a new word everyday (vocabulary book)

For READING....
My goals are to
-able to concentrate on long articles (this is really my weakness, as whenever i read the next sentence in long article it will erase the sentence before-memory problem?)
-improve understanding to the articles being read
-improve the ability to skimming a text
The strategies are
-maybe drinks coffee before coming to the class :)
-3 words a day in vocabulary book
-read all kinds of English magazines and newspaper during free time-although hard to find one

For listening...
My goals are to
-able to understand the word when people talking too fast
-able to grasp the point being addressed in a listening video/audio
The strategies are
-www.ted.com (as suggested by Kate)
-listen to the news and radio
-practice note taking strategies
-attending a public speech or seminar in English

2 comments:

  1. Hi Aslina. Good start. Try to keep up with your reflections!

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  2. Hi,Aslina!Really good stratigies!I'd love to try one of your great stratigies to improve my writing skills as well,which is "Practice to write one paragraph a day by responding to any issue in the newspaper or magazine",and I hope it will help me a lot about how to write essay formally.Addionally,I am glad tob tell you that practicing English with native Australian may be the best way.So go ahead to find a native and have a intresting talk!

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