back on my previous writings‚ I can see some academic growth. I re-read several pieces of writing I did during my first semester of college. I wrote very few papers in high school and was not prepared for all the writing I was going to do in college. I really struggled with my first few papers and never really felt confident in anything I turned in. While I may not have necessarily received the grades I wanted‚ I have become more confident in my writing ability. With this reflection‚ I want to
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The culmination of my tutoring sessions with Amira was satisfying on several levels. When I began my tutoring with Amira‚ she was reserved and shy and it was difficult to engage her in conversation; I had yet to form a bond with her where she felt comfortable interacting with me. By the time I had finished my tutoring sessions with Amira‚ she was much less reserved and had opened up to me in a way where she felt comfortable in everyday conversation‚ in responding to questions and in reading aloud
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Listening and Feedback 4.3 One of the most common causes of work related conflict is lack of communication between co-workers. Good communication skills are essential in just about any workplace. My strategy would be an active listener; it is the most important communication skill you can acquire. By listening intently and not allow my mind to wonder off during a conversation with a co-worker or friend. I can ensure that I will retain the important information being discussed. If the conversation
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The Reflections of My Life Kim L. Copeland INF103: Computer Literacy Erteza Abdullah July 1‚ 2010 The Reflections of My Life There has been a lot of research in children and early adulthood development‚ as to how each person is different‚ between the ways that a person is brought up from a child to an adult. Other issues can be the way that a child grows to become an adult‚ and how they handle their own family and life. Everyone’s life if different in so many ways; you have those
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Ahmed S0899927 Learner Assessment in TESOL Assessing Listening Introduction Assessing listening is one of the most significant areas of language testing. However‚ it is the least area that is cared for and developed in assessment. Perhaps this is due to it is a very complex process. Listening is NOT assessed in my context and this has caused dramatic drawbacks in language learning and teaching related to listening skill. Therefore‚ the test specs and test instrument constitute a proposal
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When walking into my first period class as high schooler‚ I pictured myself as a well-rounded writer. My impression suddenly changed after a few weeks in Ms. Giroux’s class. As I received my first ECQ grade with a blood-inked C written in the corner‚ I realized I was going to have to put a lot more effort into my writing. I began to spend more time and put tedious details in my writing while doing deep revisions after my paper was complete. Towards the beginning of the year‚ my writing lacked creativity
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Empathetic listening is a learned skill where the listener feels as the speaker instead of for the speaker‚ empathy as opposed to sympathy. It’s a skill that once learned will not come automatically‚ sufficient time must be set aside for it and preparations must be made for it. To be a good empathetic listener one has to let the other parties dominate the discussion‚ stay attentive to what is said‚ hold back from interrupting‚ use open ended questions‚ stay aware and sensitive to the emotions being
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My listening effectiveness In order to have effective listening a communicator must go beyond the mechanical process of hearing to truly understand what is being said. There is more to the process than reacting “automatically and routinely without much mental investment” (Adler‚ Rosenfeld‚ & Proctor‚ 2010). To truly have effective listening‚ a communicator must give “careful and thoughtful attention and responses to the messages we receive” (Adler‚ Rosenfeld‚ & Proctor‚ 2010). (Good definition/explanation
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Five types of listening These five types are; Discriminative Listening Comprehensive Listening
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into the story— it is wise to start on a character sketch. This helps improves the dynamics of the characters in my writing. The classes creative non-fiction and advanced creative non-fiction both inspired me to improve the plots within my work. There are techniques such as horizontal and vertical plot structure‚ which add layers of complexity within my story. It also helps engage my readers. The first creative writing course which I took at Regis University was play writing. This course reiterated
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