EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 7 3/3

Eighth week will start tomorrow.  I think the time passes so fast because I don't have a good preparation for the finial test.  My average score only 50% percent; however, today I look over my engrade, there are many score teacher hasn't putted in such as presentation, IA, NAA so on.  I don't know if my average score could be higher or not.  As every students know, writing is the most difficult one; in order to cope this situation, I look many other students' essays on Internet and summarize a structure for body paragraphs.  Actually, I don't think I can pass this time, even if I am lucky, I still need to study in language until September because I don't think I can understand universities' classes.  OK, the thing I need to do is keep my mood smooth and do my best on the final exam; especially for essay, I don't think I can get 35/50, but if I can get 30/50 I will be very happy because I have hope for my next semester.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 7 2/3

If today's test is what the final test looks like, I think I would have chance to pass the course.  Except two Readings, other parts in the test are ok for me.  Talking about essay, this essay is not too difficult to find the points.  The points are very clear, and the two I choosed are come from two section.  One is electronic devices distract students' attention, another one is it also affects nearby students.  After the test, I asked my friends, and most of us are choosed same supporting points.  That means at least we have clear points and specific side to agree.  That is a good thing for me today; however, if talk about reading and listening.  There are lots of regrets there because actually I know I heard that information but just didn't catch it.  The time for reading 2 is not enough.  I have almost half page are blank.  That makes me have a bad mood while wirting essay.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 7 1/3

I gradually lose confidence about my English skill because I can't see any promotion from myself.  There still are many grammar mistakes in my writing, still many words I don't know its meaning, and still many unclear parts in my essay.  I can't figure out a way to pass this course, even if I pass this course, it just means I am lucky, I still can't understand the universities' classes.  I want to go to university on September; however, EAP 145 the last step I have trouble to finish it.  Tomorrow is the last practice test, and the feeling comes out from my heart is same when I was a EAP 140 student, I feel time pass so fast even I didn't do anything.  I feel nerious the last practice test because it is the last chance for me to get a feedback about my essay.  After this, I don't have any opportunity to write something and ask teacher to mark it.  The last practice test essay I will do it from basic way.  Focusing on specific parts these are thesis statement, topic sentences, and concluding sentences.  After this I am going to study how to use quotations properly and use it in my finall exam essay.  Hopely, it will be useful.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 6 3/3

I need some motivation for my English study, and I am also wonder do I still have chance to pass EAP 145 course because I only get 50% average score.  I hear my friends said if you can get 35/50 on final exam esssay writing, even if you only have 50% average score you still can pass EAP 145.  I don't know it is ture or not; however, the only thing I can do is to have more effort.  Now is week 7, but I think the highest score I have got until now is 30/50 which is not enough for pass 145 course.  I don't know what should I do now can make my work become more effective; however, the work I am going to do is to fing some model on internet and look how other people write arguementive essay and study from them.  I think this is the most fast way to improve my essay writing.  Another thing is my hand writing.  Amber has said many times my hand writing has big problems which may confuse marker.  Next job is focus on my hand writing and make it easily understand for other people.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 6 2/3

Life usually face some challenges, and people must be brave to try their best.  This is my last essay for this entire EAP 145 course; however, I write 3 different style in three body paragraphs.  First body paragraph I use two citations and explain each of them, and second body paragraph I use one citation, but I put more explaination on this prargraph.  The last body paragraph I consider the TV monitors from environmental problems which is a difficult aspect for people to think about.  My entire essay is noy like what I usually write because I frequently follow the structure which Chris gave to me.  I am willing to try some things now in my essay, so actually I have very high expectation for this essay. 

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 6 1/3

People never know what going to happen in later life.  This situation describes me now is very suitable because I don't know what my furture will look like.  EAP 145 is a real challenge for me.  Especially in writing, I have no idea to write a essay like 35/50.  This course had started 6 weeks and in this 6 weeks, the highest score I have got is 30/50.  The problem is I don't know why I can get 30/50 at that time.  I don't know the difference with other essay which I wrote before, so I don't know where can I improve.  Time goes by very fast, and the time for me now only 3 weeks. 

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 5 3/3

Only three weeks left.  I really want to pass this course then come back China relax for few months.  If I take this course again, the end time of my English study time will become August; therefore, I have no time to relax, and I will start new semester suddenly.  Probably, I don't even have enough preparation to face the new formal term.  Looking at my average score, now just 49 precent.  Although my average has been imporving, but I still think I don't have enough confidence to fact final test.  Especially in writing, the most difficult one for all the students.  Actually, I have no idea how it can be improved.  I just can try my best everytime.  What I really want is teacher can give us a model like Chris; therefore, we can know the direction of our essay and do better job.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 5 2/3

Today we did our second practice test, and everything is fine except writing.  Taking about writing, the first thing I am going to say is writing topic.  I don't really understand that essay question actually.  The question is "do video game cause addition and aggressive behaviors in young people", but the three materials are talk about more on the video games' negative effects, and it not focus on why or how it causes addition and aggressive behavior.  In other words, these materials have already given readers that video game cause addiction and aggressive behaviors but didn't say any others.  The only thing I know is video games cause this concequences; however, I can't figure out why.  Readings have huge lengths are talk about social problems and health problems.  In fact, these problems are authentic, but these are very difficult to relate with this essay question; especially for arguementive essay.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 5 1/3

What is hopeless?  Hopeless is after four weeks courses, there are still no reasonable stuation can make me pass this course.  After first essay, I recognize I did poorly in my thesis statement.  What I lack in here is not only garmmar mistakes, but also usually unclear for others to understand.  Getting 35/50 is very difficult for me so far. Pervious students tell me practice more on writing.  Always write again after teacher mark it, and I am trying to do that.  People's score usually equal how much time did they spend.  They time is not means how much did I cost on my essay, it means how much attention I put on improving my writing skill.  Writing is the most difficult section in English study, so I should focus more.  Working hard for the better life in next month.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 4 3/3

The miserable week has already passed.  Lots of works pile up in one day because last Monday was holiday and last Tuesday I was sick.  Five days works but only three days time for me to finish them.  Here I really want to talk about my presentation and my essay.  Frist, presentation I had prepared long time.  I searched on the internet and find many data to support my presentation; unfortunately, when I standed on the platform, I almost forget everything which I prepared before.  I took some notes to help me, but I can't even use them because nervous.  Talking to my essay, I think I did much better than before.  Teacher said a clear thesus statement is very significant but last time I did poorly on this part; however, this time I consider my thesis statements many times, and I rewrite that many times, finally, I can make sure teacher can understand my points easily.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 4 2/3

I can't imagine how busy I will be tonight.  One presentation and one essay I must finish them tonight because Monday and Tuesday I was so happy, and I didn't do anything; therefore, the sad result generate absolutely.  I think the dead line for our essay is Friday midnight, so tonight I can't focus on my presentation more and just look though souces to find some point.  Another reason why I can pay more attention to my presentation is my previous presentation topic is same with this essay, so I can use the points which I used before.  One main thing I conclude from this event is I won't do this again.  Putting all my homwork together and this day will become very busy, and it's not good for my homework quality and my personal feeling.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 4 1/3

Today I got my first essay score, and it is amazing.  I have never gotten a essay score like this low.  The full score is 50, and I only got 15.  I really don't understand how it possible.  I know the exactly how teacher mark essay, and I got three 35/50 in EAP 140, so I think at least in answer question part and organization section I can get 30.  I don't think compare and contrast essay have huge differences with arguementive essay.  I don't want to complain something because this score not means teacher don't like me; otherwise, obviously, I have something wrong in my essay.  I can't see my essay until now.  I hear my friends say teacher will give back essay to us tomorrow.  The only thing I can do is focusing on correcting my mistakes and rewriting my bad paragraphs then give teacher mark again.