critical reflection edited

Essay writing is not an easy task, especially when one lacks extensive vocabulary and good grammar usage. These are fundamentally the basis of writing and they are essential to express yourself better in essays. Hence, I have tried to improve the fluency of my overall language, together with evaluation skills.

On the whole, my sentence structures have become more varied and complex. When I wrote simple and short sentences, the paragraphs looked fragmented and disjointed, sometimes carrying different meanings from what I have really meant to write. By variation and addition of ‘colours’ to the sentences, the paragraphs became more expressive and thus more appropriate for academic writing. I feel that an essay is not just merely a report but it requires addition of your own opinions and evaluation. This would result in a more interesting and engaging essay for the readers. Hence, at the end of each paragraph of essays, I have tried to include my evaluation and state why I argued in such a manner. The evaluation should be objective and unbiased to write a balanced essay.

Nevertheless, I feel that my essay writing still has room for improvement. For example, usage of appropriate vocabulary can be worked on further by reading different genres of reading materials such as newspaper articles, novels and academic essays written by others. Nowadays, these are widely accessible everywhere, whether online or offline. In addition, deepening of general knowledge and being well-informed of the current affairs must go hand-in-hand with language proficiency to produce essays that are both insightful and informative. Without either of them, the essay will not be complete because it will either lack critical evaluation or fluency.