A half of my first semester is nearly completed.

It is wonderful to say that in this beginning of this academic year, I am luckily involved in the E02 group of EG1471. I have learnt a lot of things from my classmates and especially my tutor, Ms Fong.

I consider my improvement in academic writing style, for example, the citation, the format of academic essays... is the most important achivement I have until now. And, thank you Ms Fong who has helped my classmates and me understand the various grammar points, vocabulary as well as their pronunciation.

However, I find that there are a lot of things I have to do in order to meet this module's requirements. First, I have not try my best to increase my vocabulary (actually, I admit that I am a little bit lazy). Without strong vocabulary, I can not feel comfortable to express my idea and to maintain the academic style at the same time, which is the main cause of my first terrible assignment. Second, I am still not able to summarize and paraphrase an arcticle or a piece of academic writing properly. Of course, the shortage of vocabulary is a main reason; however, it is the lack of ability to express one idea in various way that makes me fail. Last but not least, it is necessary for me to practice speaking standard English. Although I always use English in studying but it is not a really good one. I had better focus on this weakness before graduating and finding a job.

To overcome these above weaknesses, I should spend more time on practicing English. First, it is important to improve my vocabulary espeacially the academic vocabulary relating to Engineering and Technology topic. Also, I should use the time wisely. Having a note book of vocabulary with me when moving around the school may be a good idea. Second, the more reading I do, the more ways of expressing idea I can have. Moreover, killing two birds by one stone, I can also broaden my knowledge through those books, and acrticles. Finally, it is important to speak properly not fast. Thus, slowing down my speaking speed and focusing on the grammar as well as my pronunciation may be one of the solutions.

There are many things I have to do so that sometimes, I wish one day had 48 hours. However, thinking again, I also want to complete this semester quickly and effectively since I miss my family so much.(oh, I have gone out of the topic).

Recess week has begun and I have another chance to redouble my efforts in the second half of this semester, so I had better focus on it instead of thinking about the scarity of time and my limited ability.

Finally, I would like to say thank you to Ms Fong, and my dear classmates. You have created a comfortable study environment. Although I have not remembered all of your name (especially the guy's names), I will always remember that we are in the same English class.

If you have any idea about ways of studying Englich, please tell me. I look forward to your comments. See you soon,