writing introspection

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Writing introspection Writing is all about progressing, and that's how I think about my writing. No one was born to be a writer but one can always improve to become a better writer. As an international student, although I started learning English at a very young age, I still found writing in English was very hard. Especially when I started learning from English professors, I realized that most of the words and phrases I learned back in China were wrong. However, during several years of English writing training, with the help of technology and a philosophy professor whom I learned from, I believe I have became a better writer. Technology transfers me to a more efficient writer by changing me from “pen-writer” to a “computer writer”, while professor Greenberg shaped me into a more precise writer. Studying in America made me realize that the “English” I have learned in China was not authentic. I still remember that the first essay I wrote in university was for my mythology class, and I got a C+ for that paper. My TA told me that my ideas were really good but my language was awkward and confusing. I did not know why. Starting learning English since I was four, I was always one of the top students on English test. I could not even imagine that my language was awkward. However, when I started to discuss it with my ESL professor and when I started to read more English readings, I found my problem. The problem was that what I have learned in China was wrong. In China, I learned “deprive something from somebody” but the truth is “deprive somebody of something”. I did not know there was difference between “thus”, “thereby” and “therefore”. I did even know “negro” was an insulting language because my Chinese teacher told me it just refer... ... middle of paper ... ...clearer than the former ones. I started to understand that precision is the core of English writing. With Professor Greenberg, I was able to find the problems on my writing and started transferring myself to a more precise writer. For me, writing is the hardest thing because it asks me to create something out of nothing. However, it is also a very enjoyable process because it triggers deep thinking as it digs into my thoughts. Starting with being an awkward writer, I have been shaping my writing process and slowly becoming a better writer. Writing with a computer made me more efficient and progressive, while Professor Greenberg helped me be more precise. I believe now is not the end. I still have many problems with my writing process and I will correct them step-by-step. I believe I will become a better and better writer in the future. There is never enough better.

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