REFLECTIVE ESSAY - “My Competencies and Weaknesses in English”

To be honest, I think I am really not that good when it comes to the English language, however, I can say that I can do a bit well in spelling English words and in understanding the language. Moreover, I can also converse with other people in English but not that fluently most especially when I am in front of a big crowd.

Now, what are the areas in which I think need improvement? First, I would like to improve on my grammar, on how I construct sentences and paragraphs. I guess I have to learn and focus more on this area because oftentimes, I find it hard constructing paragraphs and essays like this which will be good enough to justify the things that I really want to say.

I also need to better understand the “Subject-Verb Agreement” so that it will help me in writing reflective essays like this because there are times in which I get confused in using verbs in a sentence.

And lastly, of course, I have to improve my speech – to learn to speak the English language in a better and more articulate manner and to utter those words with proper pronunciations, stressing and diction.

If you would ask me if I think this course will help me in achieving my goals, I would say yes. Why? Because English, as what they say, is the universal language and almost everyone in this world are able to speak this language and I think this will be the most perfect way I can relate to them.

Because in this field that I have chosen to focus on, I have experienced that if I will be able to finish this course, hopefully, there will be several seminars, conferences and the like that I will be encountering here and abroad.

Thus, I really have to be well-practiced in speaking in English so that I can share my piece to others especially to those who are overseas and I think this is the reason why I am enrolled here – to polish my speech so that I will be able to converse with every other people.

Now, what are my expectations of the ENGLCOM course? Of course, I am expecting to build new friendship here and be able to bond with my classmates since I am just a new face to them. I also expect that our professor will be understanding and patient enough in correcting my grammar and in helping me improve my proficiency in English. And lastly, I am expecting that all the things that I will learn here would be a great tool in improving my skills in English and hopefully, by the end of this term, I will be able to speak English in front of a big crowd with confidence, believing in myself that I will do well in this aspect.