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UWRT 1102
03/01/17
MIDTERM REFLECTION
This semester, I have had the opportunity to learn about useful writing processes.
1101 prepared me for writing texts in academia last semester, and during this semester I
knowledge conventions and critical reflection. During the first part of the semester, I
had to reflect on myself as a writer, which was very helpful as I was able to understand
how I write and think about my strengths and weaknesses. One of the first articles that
we had to read, 2b or not 2b? by David Crystal was very interesting, and it promoted
my curiosity in the different ways of writing and the different styles depending on the
medium that we are using to write. Also, the Backpacks vs. Briefcases article made me
think deeply on the concept of language and how it is shaped depending on the situation
and the context. The cultural background is also crucial for the variations of language,
The next part of the course consisted on the Inquiry Project's phases. We have
had to work on them keeping up with the deadlines, so we have had a lot of time to
work on them. The research done for the project has helped me form a general idea and
I am now ready to start writing it after Spring Break. During the third and fourth week
we worked on rhetoric and we analyzed different texts that served for different
purposes. An activity that was very interesting was going around campus and getting
Examples of this included emergency lights, cones, flyers and street signs. This helped
me think about texts in a different way, and we even analyzed the rhetoric's behind
from nowadays and a couple of decades ago helped me understand how the language
has adapted to the new forms of technology and the new advancements. The language
has evolved with the world that surrounds it, and rhetoric is a way in which we can
measure it.
Finally, the first half of the semester has made me approach writing assignments
with more confidence and organization. The fact that English is not my first language
communicate more complex ideas in a more realistic way, and be able to write with
more ease and a better organization of ideas. I want to become a more effective
communicator and compose texts that can achieve a professional level. My Electrical
Engineering major requires a lot of writing, and communication is a key process that I
want to master.