Critical Reflection

Exchanging of feedbacks with my peers and receiving the feedbacks from my tutor had been invaluable as I progressed on this English course. It allowed me to discover my strengths and weaknesses in my writing as well as to refine my writing skills along the way.

When we were told to give feedback to our peers on their blogposts, I was hesitant initially as I felt that I was incompetent to comment on others’ writing due to my poor command in English. In regard to this, I had to constantly seek help from the course units posted on the ‘ivle’ to deepen my knowledge before giving any meaningful feedbacks to my peers. Through this process, I was also prompted to refer back to my own work and assess whether I had actually acted upon the advice that I had given to my peers. In addition, it allowed me to appreciate the knowledge and experiences of my peers and view their ideas from a very different viewpoint as I was reading their writings.

The feedbacks given by my peers were invaluable and arrived at critical points in my inquiry. I was uncertain at times whether my works were relevant or indeed demonstrated that I had acquired the writing skills taught in class. It was the comments I received from my peers that affirmed me that I was proceeding on the right track. I truly valued the advices given by my peers as they had hinted me to reflect on my work and make necessary amendments or to explore new ideas that could be value-added in my work. Though there are times where the inputs from my peers seemed to be inaccurate, I appreciated their efforts to respond on my work; the overall inputs that I received were generally constructive.

The feedbacks that I received from the tutor were undoubtedly informative and meaningful, be it positive or negative. Taking the recent oral presentation as an example, the positive comments left by my tutor on my blogpost were very encouraging and assured me that all my hard work had been paid off, and the negative comments such as my poor pronunciation were valuable as it enlightened me the areas that I need to improve on. Without the constructive feedbacks given by my tutor, my English writing skills would have remained as terrible as in the past.

In a blink of an eye, this 13-weeks English course has come to an end. It was an invaluable and enjoyable journey and I have learnt a lot through frequent interaction and feedback among peers. I hope I can remember some of the rewarding feedbacks and advises given by my peers and tutor and take them along with me as I embark on my working life in the near future.