Saturday, November 8, 2008

learning reflection


Time flies. It has come to the final week of the semester. I look back and ask myself what I have gained in ES2007s? I try to recall the things that had been covered in this module.

One of the main topics that I can remember is the understanding of the intercultural communication skills. Before taking this course, I did not realize the importance of understanding others’ cultural background in building up effective communication skill. For instance, I used to think that if I can do it, anybody else can do it also. As a result, I expected the same kind of attitude from others when working together. It often led to some tense situation when we have different values in minds. However, through the articles online, discussion in class and the blog post, I have gained a better understanding of the components of the intercultural communication and begin to appreciate the importance of its role.

Blogging is one of the major emphases of this module. I also learnt the usefulness of blogging, it helped me understand better from other people’s perspectives and have more interactions with classmates.

One thing that I like about this module is the concept of having peer-review before the actual submission. I felt that it is very useful when you have other people providing you with the suggestions to improve on your work.

My overall learning experience is quite satisfactory. I have literally gone through the complete process of job finding to job interview, report preparation and presentation. I would say that I have gained a micro-view of the effective communication, and have came to know the different areas that I need to work on in order to improve my communication skills.

Finally, I would like to thank Brad for being so patient and spending so much time to read through all the blogs, reports, letters and many others things and provided many constructive feedbacks. And also, thanks to all the classmates for all the help provided.

Note: The picture is extracted from http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/06/07/are-you-ending-or-beginning/

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yo Sammy!

I totally agree with you about the peer review part. It's amazing how much we can learn from each other. Because we all think and see things differently, our feelings and thoughts about something can differ so greatly. Especially for the written report, I think it was great that we got some feedbacks. Made things alot easier isn't it? =)

Angeline said...

Hi Sammy!

Thanks for being such a nice blog buddy! I appreciate all the feedbacks that you have suggested for my blog posts! Thanks again! :)

joyce said...

Dear Sammy,

This is the first time I am leaving a comment on your post! Although we did not interact much, but you are one of the 18 members who helped make the class unique! Hope to see you at class lunch on Friday!

Tiffany said...

Hey Sammy!

I love the picture you posted! it really ties in with marking the end of our ES module. But I guess this is only the beginning for most of us because when we soon graduate, we'll be needing these skills that we have learnt from ES especially the resume and cover letter writing!

Though we haven't really interacted much, I'm glad you were part of my exciting learning journey throughout this course!

Cheers!

Sammy said...

Thanks for all the responses, it had been a wonderful learning experience for me as well. :>

Sammy said...

Ya, Xinyi, exactly, it make things a lot more easier and better also.

Eileen said...

Hi Sammy,

I also find the picture very relavant to this post! It seals up the whole chapter of this module. It may be an end to this semester, but certainly our communication doesn't end here! Thanks for everything and it's been great to know you!=D

Oxy said...

Dear Sammy,

This is the first time I'm commenting on your post! I agree with you that this module has been very useful in preparing us for the job application in the future. I personally do not have a blog prior to this for I thought that blogging was a waste of time. now, I've finally realize how useful blog can be in exchanging ideas!

Brad Blackstone said...

Thank you, sammy, for the reflection and accolades in this fine last post. I'm happy to hear that you feel like the course has been worthwhile, in its various aspects. You've worked very hard, so you've benefitted, I think. What you put in is what you get out.

I appreciate all your effort, your teamwork and your good cheer. Best of luck in your future!

Seow Hon said...

haha....
will you continue blogging here?
seems a very good starting point here...:)
I'm really surprised that you had comment alot on my blog...thank you very much!
All the best to You~!!

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