Reflection 2 (Week 4)

Haa…it’s been a tough week…juggling with my lectures and my club’s activities sure is not easy…ok, back to the business…In unit 3, we focused more on POSITIONING…this should be good since lots of my friends are still having problem withy this aspect.

For this chapter, Shera and Farah were responsible to do the presentation. I did not have too much problem in understanding the text since I have read it earlier. The text showed us how a writer positioned the participants in his writing and also his readers. From what I understand, I can say that, different approaches can determine different perspectives. So, a correct positioning is so important so that the writer will be able to convey his or her stance clearer.

Another two readings were interesting too. “Please, let me go to your school” displayed how successfully the writer gain sympathy by describing Scarlett Finney as an innocent and disadvantage girl. The other article which is “The Truth about Youth” is quite appealing too. It talks about what teenagers nowadays fear of and it is quite a mind-opener for me.

As for this chapter, I do not really have problems with it. Now, I feel more comfortable reading any articles and it is not quite as depressing as before.

That’s all for now.

I’ll keep you updated!!!

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Reflection 1 (Week 3)

This week, we’ve read another two readings for Unit 2. First is Reading 1.3 ‘Rules & Regulations’ which explains how language is used in order to manage behaviours and influence others. Unfortunately, the text is quite long which makes it almost unbearable for me to finish it. Hehe…

Now, lets move on to ‘Battling the Bullies’. Ahha…this one is more interesting. It is about bullying and how to overcome it. I’ve always been against bullying, so its no surprise that I actually read this one word by word! For me, the article is simple and easy to understand.

Oh yes…! I almost forgot to mention that in this unit, we emphasized more on the perspectives. At first, I found it quite confusing and difficult to answer this question. Eventually, after rounds of reading, I slowly got the point. Not really sure its correct though, I just hope I did answer well in the portfolio…huhu…

Comparing the way I read this article, I think I’m wiser & critical this time. I’m getting used to the notion that reading is more than just spelling out words. This makes me more interested than ever to write in the future. I like the idea of people analysing my work just to understand what I’m trying to say. Cool, huh?

Obviously between the two readings, there are some differences. The first reading is of course more serious than the other one. And the latter involves more emotions, I have to say…it’s easier to get connected to the message conveyed.