Sunday, April 18, 2010
#6 Final reflection of CG1413
Everything has an end, there is no exception.
After 4 months of CG1413, I really learnt a lot of things: not only effective communication among team members and different cultural groups, but also how to be a person who is confident, sober and always prepared. I have to say I am in favor of this module. This module is not merely an English language subject, instead of that, it is more likely to be a discussing session with friendly and mature classmates, interesting topics and stories, and most importantly, an experienced, humorous and kind-hearted teacher. I am feeling lucky to have taken this module.
This module is closely related to our programming project in CG1102, and because of this, I have the chance to know two of my group mates and also friends now, Sasha and Phong. At the beginning, I do not really like to share ideas with them as I was afraid of the possibilities to cause any troubles and misunderstanding because of cultural differences and customs. Just after two or maybe three meetings, I discovered that things were not as bad as I expected. They are both very friendly and open-minded persons who are capable to accept different ideas and suggestions. Sasha is an optimistic person who will sing songs at any time. She often shared foods with us and cheered up when we got frustrated. Phong is a very humble and polite person. He always did a lot of work about our project himself and then asked us to check errors. After I pointed something needed to be corrected, he will thank me first then go ahead. This really changed my view of him and I really learnt a lot of programming knowledge from him. Thanks to CG1413 and CG1102 for providing chance to know these two friends of mine.
Although there was a lot of difficulty and discouragement in this learning process, we did not give up and get upset. We reflected ourselves from it, encouraged each other and finally got rid of it. However, most of the time, this voyage is full of laughing and relaxation. I think after this module, everyone in our class has known each other better and become friends. Now, this module has ended, I hope everyone in this class as well as Mrs. Brenda will have a brighter future.
Yesterday
The beatles
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh I yesterday came suddenly
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday
Mm mm mm
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Hey Jacky,
ReplyDeleteLike you have said, CG1413 is not just an English module. This module is named “Effective Team Communications”, and deservingly it should be given this name. From this module, we learn to step out of our comfort zone, to interact with people whom we have not met before, and also to work with them in an effective manner. Looking beyond cultural and racial differences, we have to depend on each other and work together as a team so that tasks could be accomplished in a timely fashion.
At the same time, many skills and proficiencies were also taught throughout the module. From learning to write the agenda of a meeting to actually chairing one; from making presentation slides to speaking with the slides I have prepared, many things that I have learnt and experienced from this module is extremely beneficial. I believe that these benefits will continue to have an impact on me in the rest of my campus life, and possibly even when I have entered the workforce. With that said, glad to know that you have found the module useful and good luck for your studies. =)
Cheers,
Yifan