Thursday, January 27, 2005
Redo But Grow In Understanding
My first assignment is returned yesterday. I am disappointed because I have no grades as I have to redo it. Most of my friends have got grades of B, B- or B+. The highest grade is Wai Lieng who got A and followed by Zainal A-. Here I would like to congratulate them.
I know why I did wrong after consultation with Dr Edwin. I do my analysis on King Lear, a very difficult text to deal with. I think only two persons in my class do analysis on King Lear and the other person also has to redo it .
Many people like to do easy work. They like to do what is familiar than unfamiliar one. Actually, we have discussed Oedipus the King in detail when we were in MPTI and that is why many of my friends choose to do analysis on it. I know I am a person who likes to do something challenging. Instead of doing something I know, I do something I am not familiar.
English literature is difficult for me as I have never been exposed to it before I come for PKPG course. I am also not a TESL optionist but PC (Pengajian Cina) optionist, therefore it is difficult for me to do better in literature.
However, I believe in hardwork. If I work hard diligently, I will be able to reap what I sow. My last semester result is quite good, with five A and one B-. I got B- for the course “The Teaching of Short Stories” and it had brought down my CGPA to 3.791.
I don’t blame the lecturer for giving me low grades. There are others who got C and even D for the same course. I know I have to work even harder. I always tell myself grade is not important, what is more important is I have learnt something and gain knowledge and insight from the course.
Though I have to redo my assignment, I feel that I become more understanding on the characters of King Lear. I learnt a lot of things from drama. Apart from knowing the literary elements like characterisation, setting, theme and so forth, my inner person is built up. I know the importance of human relationship especially from King Lear and how we should deal with one another. I can feel that I am growing as an individual. I know I am going to become a better person. So thanks to drama.
I know why I did wrong after consultation with Dr Edwin. I do my analysis on King Lear, a very difficult text to deal with. I think only two persons in my class do analysis on King Lear and the other person also has to redo it .
Many people like to do easy work. They like to do what is familiar than unfamiliar one. Actually, we have discussed Oedipus the King in detail when we were in MPTI and that is why many of my friends choose to do analysis on it. I know I am a person who likes to do something challenging. Instead of doing something I know, I do something I am not familiar.
English literature is difficult for me as I have never been exposed to it before I come for PKPG course. I am also not a TESL optionist but PC (Pengajian Cina) optionist, therefore it is difficult for me to do better in literature.
However, I believe in hardwork. If I work hard diligently, I will be able to reap what I sow. My last semester result is quite good, with five A and one B-. I got B- for the course “The Teaching of Short Stories” and it had brought down my CGPA to 3.791.
I don’t blame the lecturer for giving me low grades. There are others who got C and even D for the same course. I know I have to work even harder. I always tell myself grade is not important, what is more important is I have learnt something and gain knowledge and insight from the course.
Though I have to redo my assignment, I feel that I become more understanding on the characters of King Lear. I learnt a lot of things from drama. Apart from knowing the literary elements like characterisation, setting, theme and so forth, my inner person is built up. I know the importance of human relationship especially from King Lear and how we should deal with one another. I can feel that I am growing as an individual. I know I am going to become a better person. So thanks to drama.
# posted by Dr. Yee Bee Choo @ 7:50 PM 
