I have learned and realized many things about English because of ENGLCOM. First of all, I learned that following a certain process like brainstorming, forming a thesis statement, and making an outline can really help in writing an essay; in fact, I now think it’s a necessity when writing an essay. Before, I just wrote whatever came into my mind when writing an essay. In short, I was brainstorming while I was writing, which turned out to be wrong. Another thing that I learned about English was that writing an essay is not all about writing based on emotions and feelings; sometimes, writing based on facts is also a must. I also realized that substituting certain words and phrases in a passage was not “rewording” or “summarizing”, but it was just plagiarizing. This realization is one of the most important things that I learned as I used to do this on my high school days. I am actually glad that ENGLCOM made me realize this before I start making thesis papers. One more thing that I learned about English is that writing in a first-person point of view when writing an essay especially definition, is a “sin”; meaning it should be avoided as possible as you can. Before, I always used words such as “I” and “We” while I was writing; I thought that my opinion about the topic was always required. Lastly, ENGLCOM taught me how to respect other people’s opinion. I’ll admit, I’m a person with pride; I don’t like it when other people correct me. ENGLCOM made me mature in this aspect as I now respect and consider each and every correction I receive.
Overall, ENGLCOM was a tiring, yet fruitful course. At first I thought it was just another regular English subject, but I was proven wrong yet again. Most of my expectations about it were met, and it helped me realize crucial things. I hope that my other English courses will be as fruitful as ENGLCOM.
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