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1) The student took the Reading and Writing 3 course with Professor Tran Thi Khanh Tung and found the class very beneficial, though the teaching style was initially fast-paced. 2) A key skill learned was critical thinking, which the student realized is important for understanding, innovation, and flexible problem solving. 3) The student appreciated the combination of classroom and online learning via the ELearning page, finding it efficient and convenient, and allowing work to be submitted on time.

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Reflection - Reading and Writing 3

1) The student took the Reading and Writing 3 course with Professor Tran Thi Khanh Tung and found the class very beneficial, though the teaching style was initially fast-paced. 2) A key skill learned was critical thinking, which the student realized is important for understanding, innovation, and flexible problem solving. 3) The student appreciated the combination of classroom and online learning via the ELearning page, finding it efficient and convenient, and allowing work to be submitted on time.

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Reflection – Reading & Writing 3 Course

After missing out on the opportunity to interact with you for two semesters, I
jumped at the chance to study Reading and Writing 3 with you. To be honest,
despite I have never attended your classes, I have heard totally positive
feedback from previous students about you. It piqued my curiosity about you.
Luck was on my side, I won the slot in Reading and Writing 3 on Wednesday
morning class. I expected to have a difficult time getting ready. But now, I'm
getting close to finishing the course, stopping hearing from you, and stopping
having to run the deadline until 2 a.m. Certainly, that was a period in my life as
a student that I would never forget. I remember you teaching us how to say
thank you, and you are the one I give the most gratitude to this semester. In this
reflection paper, I will discuss topics related to what I have learned, as well as
some interesting points and my impressions about this course.
First of all, your teaching style is a little too rapid for my level at the start of
the year. Self-study comes first, and I expect you to respond and implement the
lesson's requirements in order. You spend a lot of time discussing broad themes
and breaking news and share with us fascinating readings or books you've read.
I've adapted and been more diligent as a result. I properly prepared all of the
new words, readings, discussion points, and critical thinking questions before
arriving to class. After a semester with you, I feel like I have a better sense of
self-study. I recall you saying that if you chose a foreign language, you must
learn it for the rest of your life. Because foreign languages are always changing
and gaining new features, you will lose behind if you do not keep it going. I
believe in it and strive to achieve it every day. As a result, my English skills
have vastly increased since the beginning of the year. Furthermore, the learning
atmosphere aids my development. In general, the classmates in the Wednesday
morning class are bright, diligent, and have excellent English skills. I was
initially under pressure and unsure of my abilities, so I rarely spoke my personal
view and instead listened and absorbed. This, in my opinion, is a great
environment for everyone to join together for healthy rivalry and advancement.
I believe I have gained a great deal of knowledge from this environment.

One of the most fascinating and innovative aspects I learnt this semester was
critical thinking. I was rarely introduced to it in earlier Reading and writing
classes, and most of it was ignored and acquired on my own. So all I have to do
is learn a lot about it and how to appropriately answer questions like this. In this
day and age, I've realized that critical thinking is a crucial skill. It not only
assists me in meeting learning objectives, but it also aids in the development of
my ability to understand, innovate, and reason in several dimensions, as well as
solve problems more flexibly. One thing I learnt is that if I have a broad enough
prior knowledge and a thorough understanding of the reading, answering the
critical thinking questions will be much easier. You remind us many times that
reading a lot at home on your own is the best method to expand your vocabulary
and comprehension. It will also be quite beneficial in addressing critical
thinking tasks. I am confident that we will benefit from what you teach us in
future work.

In my view, I find that combining classroom learning with the ELlearning


page is really efficient and convenient. This is a place where teachers may
exchange relevant and rational information. Teachers can provide extra reading
for their students' preparation here. It's a great website for doing online
homework and taking tests. I think you make excellent and logical use of its
functions. To be truthful, I was unaware of tasks on Elearning page throughout
the first few lessons and completely forgot about reflection paper 1, which was
all my mistake for failing to pay attention. However, now that I am
knowledgeable of it, I see a lot of new things here. It reflects both my own
learning process as well as the work of my team. Furthermore, this is a science
learning website because it obviously shows how close we are to missing the
deadline. As a result, most of my writings are completed on time, but I
frequently revise them when I discover errors or add useful ideas out of an
abundance of caution.

The last point I'll make is about groupthink, which is the most fascinating topic
I've learned this semester. As you all know, Groupthink is a psychological
phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group whereby
creativity and individuality tend to be stifled in order to avoid conflict. And
William H. Whyte Jr. in 1952 as “groupthink”—a state that he argues has a
detrimental effect on a group’s ability to make decisions. At the moment, I
believe it is right on point. In reality, my team ran into this issue while on the
job. We selected to unite with our close friends to make it easier to grasp how
each other operates because we had the choice to choose members. However, it
appears that our overconfidence in other members caused us to miss the
presentation group deadline. I won't say much about this, because it affects
individuals in the group. For example, A Case Study.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/groupthink.asp. After the space shuttle
Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986,
investigators discovers that a series of poor decisions led to the deaths of seven
astronauts. The day before the launch, engineers from Morton Thiokol, the
company that built the solid rocket boosters, had warned flight managers at
NASA that the O-ring seals on the booster rockets would fail in the freezing
temperatures forecast for that morning. The O-rings were not designed for
anything below 53 degrees Fahrenheit. NASA personnel overrode the scientific
facts presented by the engineers who were experts in their fields and fell victim
to groupthink. When flight readiness reviewers received the go-ahead for launch
from lower-level NASA managers, no mention was made of Morton Thiokol's
objections. The shuttle launched as scheduled, but the result was disastrous.
Indeed, groupthink not only affects small groups of people like ourselves, but it
also causes significant harm, as the case above illustrates. This is a useful topic
for students' education, in my opinion. It has undoubtedly aided pupils in boldly
expressing their personal viewpoints, as well as confidently contributing
without trepidation.
In conclusion, Reading and Writing 3, taught by professor Tran Thi Khanh
Tung, provided several unique experiences this semester.

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