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Please answer the question very honestly. In taking the writing course, are you more concerned about becoming a good writer of English for general purposes, or is the most important concern getting a good score to contribute to your GPA?


You might like to consider it this way...

[Situation A] Even though I learned a lot about writing and feel more confident, my score in the course was low and I am very worried because it might impact on my GPA.  

[Situation B] I learned a lot about writing in English and I feel a lot more confident about writing. I got a low score in the course, but I don't really care because now I think I can write much better than before.  


If situation A is more you, you would probably choose the first answer in the poll. If situation B is more you, you would probably choose the second answer in the poll.


Thanks for contributing your thoughts!

~ Jason
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Mr. Renshaw
Hi, this morning was quite crazy with my biology final exam and these writing tests. Well, I think you mixed up the two situations above. I think situation A should become B and vice versa. Just let you know!!! :)

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Mr. Renshaw
Hi, this morning was quite crazy with my biology final exam and these writing tests. Well, I think you mixed up the two situations above. I think situation A should become B and vice versa. Just let you know!!! :)


-dasomjo

 

Agggh! You're right! Okay, I've changed it!

Thanks Dasom!

~ Jason

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100% Learning how to write well in English is the most important thing for me ?

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Z.. They were too hard for me to write.
Each time I write an essay I find how poor I am when I write such a dry writing..
Anyway I did my best. And your lecture was great.
Thanks for your passionate teaching~

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This class was the hardest class that I've ever taken. In addition, it is possible for me to get a good mark in this class. That's because it was really hard for me, also I didn't get a good score on the writing in a first essay. However, through your class, (especially when you said to us that you practiced to write Swedish everyday in your university) I could have had a confidence to write essays in English. Do you know that? From that time, I made a diary and I write my daily story every day like what you used to do. I believe that I can be a great English writer, maybe 2 or 3 years after.

Anyway, I have learned a lot from you through this class. Also I will miss you!

Thank you very much, Mr. Renshaw.

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I do not know who is the person that voted for the first one.
It may intend to make us laugh.

I totally agree with the latter one.
I have wanted to improve my English rather than to get a good grade in a class.

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I think that I've learned so many things from this writing class.
Until I took this class and learned from you, I have not known that how to write an essay in English. You taught me a good way to write. I see myself getting used to writing an essay in English as I've been doing many assignment you gave. As time went by, the length of time I spent working on my essay has been getting shorter. I think that my writing skill has been improved during this course by spending much time writing, editing and concerning.

I would like to thank you for teacing me a lot.

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Actually, the reason why I wanted to take this English composition class is that I stongly want to improve my writing skill!!!And this class was really helpful for my writing skill! In fact, in English education department in KNU, there aren't any class that help students to enhance their writing skill. A couple of exsiting composition class isn't useful at all according to my friends.
Thank you for your enthusiam for this class!! In addition, this final writing exam is really fun!!!!!

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Before I took this writing class, I did not have any opportunity to write an essay in English. Of course, it was very tough and tight for me to be one of the student who had to write an completed essay in many times. However, I think it was very helpful to learn how to write an opinion essay or something. Dare to say, I think my writing skill get more higher than before. Thank your for your teaching, Mr.Renshaw.:)

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There was someone who eagerly wanted to get a good score in this class. hh..

Though this class was a little tough and sometimes exhausting to me, I feel that all I had to do in this forum as you teached was really helpful to me. I believe that most students also feel the same way.
Anyway, I appreciate your teaching again.
I will miss you a lot, Jason!

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Definitely, learning how to write well in English is the most important thing to me because getting a good writing skill is the hardest goal of my life. In this reason, I attended this class. Actually, while I attend this course, I got very stressful because of many homeworks. However, thinking again, this course really helped me improve my English ability. I know I have to study more to become a master of English. hehe ^.^

Anyway, thank you for teaching us. Even if you go back to Australia, I will really miss you.

Take care :-)

Good bye!

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English writing is the most difficult in English education. The last goal of English education is improving writing skills in my opinion. If English learners study English to get high scores, they will fail to achieve good English skills.

Anyway, I appreciate your beneficial English writing teaching. I will miss you.

Thank you!

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Oh.. it’s very sensitive question^^
Honestly, first I want to get good score in this class because of my effort. But I will not sad because I did my best. And through this class, my writing skill is a little improved and I can write an essay better than before. Also, I had many chances to write essays, it was good time to me. Thank you for your teaching.

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Hi.
As one of the students, I surely feel great if I get good score, but actually, I don't care that much. That's because I feel my English writing skill has been improved so much. When I think of my English writing before this semester, I am so proud of myself and grateful to your lesson.
Thank you.

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Well, if I wanted to get a high score in that course, I didn't take it until I got a confidence of writing essays in English. Actually I didn't expect to get a good score because there were some other competent students who are really good at writing in English.
From the beginning I really wanted to become a good writer and I think I have become much better than at the first, even though I surely know that I have to practice and practice repeatedly.
Anyway I really really appreciate to you :D

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Actually, it is hard for me to choose.
But as everyone recognizes, the ultimate aim of Jason's writing class is not getting a good score, but becoming the good writer and being good at English, I think. Of course, it is better if we gain good score, but we must not forget what our dreams are and what we want truly.

Thank Jason for giving me the chance to present my opinion.

P.S. : Anyway, I hope, if we are evaluated, it will be better to consider degree of each person's effort to write as well as well-written or well-composed (writing)level.

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Hi,

This is really hard to choose just after finishing exam and around final season. However, According to this result, I felt that everyone has their own value to study English.
I think this is not reading or listening skill, which is easy to evaluate whether right or wrong; but speaking and writing should be considered in differnt way. Writing is likely hard to master or being good at part comparing any other part because there is difficulty to make it clear and concise among many possible answer. That is why being taught is more important rather than just finishing writing course with high score. But it should be included students' effort to be hard and taught well. Without many kinds of efforts (homework or task), It might be more blur to figure it out.

All things considering, this class was a little tough, but it really worked.

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When I registered this class, I wanted to get good GPA rather more than to improve my writing skill. As I took the beneficial lectures in this class, I really hoped that I would improve my writing skill. Although I was very worried about my GPA, I was happy to learn this valuable lectures. Now, I am really sure that it was really more important to write well in English, and it is very sad not to get your classes any longer. Although you left here, I think many things you taught me will be helpful in my life. Thank you, professor Renshaw.

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Well, this is a little bit delicate to answer ;) Anyway, I voted for the second one. Actually, unlike Juwhan, I expected that I can't get a good grade because I didn't think I can write well. If I wanted to get a good score, as Jung-ah said, I would enroll this class in junior or senior lol Anyway, for me, from the start, improving my writing skill was more important. Even though I think so, on these days, at the end of the semester, now I start to realize the importance of my GPA XD

Thanks for your enthusiam and effort to this class. I learned a lot and it will be a great asset for me when I teach students. I hope we can contact each other even after your leaving. Take care :)

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