Self Assessment

I have been learning English language for specific purposes for one year. I am very glad that I had been learned various skills. For example, I had done the task of moodle tests, I had done better my performance on listening skills, speaking impromtu, speaking short talks. Also I had written many summaries. Thus, I would like to review all of these aspects.

To begin with, I am going to analyse my performance on moodle tests. Primarily, I would like to emphasize that a task like this we had not done in first term. Thus, despite the fact that we can do this work at home, I find this task too hard to do. It occupies many time due to the sentences in worksheet, which are not written identically on the particular module. Therefore, a person must think how he can rephrase the sentence rationally. In my opinion, it isn’t very easy, but it is useful for understanding language.

Secondly, comparing ESP definition tests in class, with two semester, letter term was more difficulty for me than first. The structure of these two type of task differs. For instance, in first term on the list were half multiple choice and half definition writing tasks. In contrast, in recent term there are tasks only on definition writing. It is clear that it is harder, but to my surprise I had done better marks, because I had spend many time initially. Day by day I am spending less time for preparation on this work due to my proficiency.

Thirdly, my performance on summary writing is similar with two semester. In this session we had written different type of summary. Also requirements of summary are different. In previous term we written restatement summaries, in second we generally written analytical ones. In my opinion, in fact of this, I didn’t improved my summary writing skills. And I would like to add that analytical summary writing is more interesting for me, because I can think, compare and interpret texts.

Fourthly, in my view my performance on speaking in class is the worst of all skills. I had red all modules and translated all words, which were unknown for me because reading the texts of psychology was interesting for me. But when I must talk in class, I can’t because I think that my grammar skills are bad. Conversely, speaking impromptu is easier for me than retell information, which is written in modules, because of wish to tell all point that are on my mind. Comparing my performance on PPP and short talks with other speaking tasks, they are better because I can rehearsal the information at home.

Other skill is writing in web blog. For me it is the most interesting task, because it is new. In fact of this, in my opinion, my performance on this is good because I have intrinsic motivation to do it.

The last skill is listening in class. In my opinion I improved it in this year because I tried to listen once a week a speech of psychologists on the internet.

In conclusion, I strongly believe that I waste my time useful and meaningfully when I am learning English language in class and independently. I expect that I improved my performance on English language in various skills.