FIRST DAY OF MY ENGLISH CLASS

As usual our English class begins, Ms.Yumni Yasin without wasting time she started with introduction of writing test for our MUET Examinations.

     Firstly, she explain how the marks are given for which is on logical and coherent arrangement of ideas, use of grammatically correct language and use of a varied vocabulary.

    Secondly, she said that the paper are divided into 2 types of section. Question 1 is a summary writing and Question 2 is a extended piece of writing. Then, she elaborate about the question 1.

First step, you should summary the main point. Next, identify what does the questions want?. Identify and organize the points. Besides that, try to use your own words. Leave out your opinion, descriptive words and examples. Moreover check your grammar and coherence.

   Second  step for Question 2 is you should read the questions for twice. Determine the purpose and the target group, Next, supporting points may also be a good idea and elaborate it carefully . Then map the points and add other details to the ideas given. Furthermore, write your essays 2 or more paragraph. 

Then plan out your essays contents. Lastly, check your work. Understand the skills of the questions.That all we learn about the MUET Writing Test. Thank you.

MOCK MUET!MOCK MUET!

The activity which I will like to share with you all is about my MUET Speaking Assessment. Mock MUET Assessment is a Pre Training and Learning of MUET Speaking Examination. It was held on Monday which is on my our lecturer class. 

           Madam Umi Kalsom entered our class and gave some instructions and procedures then she form about 8 types of group based on our class name list for the preparations on our Mock MUET Speaking Assessment.After a few minutes, my Madam call upon my name and said I will be in 2^nd group for the Mock MUET  Speaking Assessment. 


            Then, she gave a great news that our Mock MUET Speaking Assessment will carry our marks to our Final Examinations.“What a wonderful news right!, said my friends”. 

          Suddenly, I heard someone called my name. Yes, you are right the examiner called my name. I entered the room with full nervous. I felt that there were a millions of butterflies flying in my stomach on that time. Then the examiner gave  us some procedures and I got to know that I was the Candidate D.

          Secondly another shock news is about I am the only one girl candidate amongst the other Candidates in my group what a lucky day right. Our Task A which is my individual presentations begins. My topic about What we can do to increase our  family income? And my point about doing a part time job . I talk in behalf of my point by giving examples and reasons. 

                                                                                                                                         

          Next, Task B begins which is our group discussions and  I defend my point  very well until my other candidate agreed my point.  

At last the Mock MUET Speaking Assessment ends, it was the best day very in my life.

HOW DO I PERCEIVE MYSELF AS A STUDENT......

The perception of myself reveals to me a number of qualities which I combine into my personality as a whole. How do I perceive myself as a student? ‘Student’ mean pupils who are still studying in schools, colleges, and universities. The process from being a student to an adult who is already working takes a very long time. A student normally starts their education from schools, then high school, and lastly colleges or universities. Students have a very significant responsibility towards their life, studies, and also their parents.

       How do I see myself as a student? I see myself as a responsible person towards my education. For me, education or studies are very important and I realized this since I was in primary school. My father always advice and reminds me that studies are very essential for my future life, that is the reason I take my studies very seriously. In primary school, I only learn the basic information in all subjects that I need to know. When comes to high school, studies became tougher and I had to struggle to achieve flying colours results. Finally, now I’m studying in a university that is University Tenaga Nasional. These are the stages I need to know to go through to go to a higher level of education.

        Besides that, ‘students’ doesn’t mean all about education and studies. I’m still a student in a university and I learn a lot of things over here. I had to be an independent person. There are no parents, siblings, or relations to take care of me. I have to take care of myself and do all the stuffs on my own. For instance, I have to wash my own clothes, cook myself, and clean my room. On the other hand, I also need to be an independent when I need to find information. As we all know that lecturers will not give us additional information about what he or she taught. So, I have to find out myself in my campus library.

         In a nutshell, I see myself as a responsible and an independent student. When I combine both of this quality, it reveals my personality as a whole.

what i learned in english class

I feel this semester, only the first of many I will endure, was a 
successful one.  The objective of the course was to make us better writers, 
and I certainly have improved.  I learned what makes a paper good or bad, 
what makes it easier to write a good paper, and how the manner that the 
class is held makes a difference. 

    However, I feel I should have taken my high school english class more 
seriously.  The teacher graded rather leniently, which attributed to my 
lack of effort.  The amount of work required to get an "A" paper in my high 
school. It was a very difficult adjustment for me.  I went  through high 
school writing what I now know to be not-so-good papers, but received good 
grades for them.  Then, I thought they were good because of the grades I 
got.  Now, I find myself working over twice as hard for half the grade. 
   
    This isn't a completely bad thing, though.  It teaches me that my writing 
really wasn't very good.  What I used to think deserved an "A" I now 
realize only does deserve a "C."  Now I have to take my writing more 
seriously, and try much harder at producing good output.  Also, my goal 
isn't to write a paper that will get a good grade.  Now, my goal is to 
write better papers.  I write to become a better writer. 



    That is, I feel, a very important thing that I learned this semester.  I 
don't think, "O.K., I have to get at least a B on this paper."  Instead, I 
think, "O.K., I have to use this assignment to improve my work."  This is a 
much better approach because it causes the writer to try to produce a well 
written piece.  Writing for a grade often causes the writer to do just 
enough to get by. 

  

    I also learned that it is much easier to produce a good piece of writing if 
I am kept interested.  By choosing our own topics, rather than have the 
teacher give us topics to write on, we often are much more interested in 
the subject.  If we are interested in what we are writing about, we tend to 
have a better opinion, and we can explain our ideas better.  All of this 
helps us produce better papers.  Also, if the writer is interested in the 
subject, this interest often translates into the writer making a more 
interesting paper, which keeps the reader more interested and gives people 
a better opinion of how good of a writer that person really is. 

  

    Finally, I learned that the teacher makes a world of difference. 
Throughout high school, my English teachers were boring, monotone, and 
seemed unenthusiastic about their work.  they acted like they were better 
than the students were.  They approached the class thinking, "I know what 
I'm talking about and you don't, so shut up and listen to me."  You, on the 
other hand, made the class interesting.  You kept my attention, which is 
often hard to do.  You seemed able to relate to us in a friendly way, 
rather than as teacher/student.  You seemed to approach the class thinking, 
"I know what I'm talking about, but you might too, so please listen to what 
I have to say and you can add what you want later."  This approach is much 
better.  It causes the students to think.  You made the class fun, while 
still keeping it a class, not a game.  When the class is more fun it causes 
the students to become better motivated to do well.  This is what most 
influenced me during the semester.  If it were just another boring old 
English class I wouldn't have accomplished anything. 

      These are the things that I learned throughout the semester.  They are the 
things I feel were most important.  Writing to become better at writing, 
being able to choose my own topic that interests me, and the luck of having 
a good teacher helped most in my improvement.  I only hope to improve more 
next semester.  At least I have a better idea of what to expect.