Form, Function, and Meaning

Learning Philosophy
In the Learning philosophy part, students should write about their learning experience. For instance, the way they found the learning environment. It might look something like this: “my classroom was an environment which fosters critical thinking, a self- regulated learning, responsibility, and an understanding that effort and cooperation will lead to success in preparing for tomorrow’ world”. The course about form, function, and meaning is also an important component in the teaching and learning process of the English language because good writers, good readers, and good teachers are aware of the options grammar gives us to construct sentences, to clarify them, and to choose the most effective among them.
Reflection Essays
Write short essays in response to the following questions. Instead of a title, put the topic header above the paragraph. In supporting your claims, provide evidence by quoting from the documents you include in the portfolio, from your reading experience, or from your contribution to the class discussion.

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   Improvement and strength (two to three good paragraphs): Where you have improved most in the course? Where do you see your greatest strength as a reader, writer or thinker?
   
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   Challenges (two to three good paragraphs): Where do you still see your greatest challenges as a reader, writer, or thinker? What strategies can you use to address these?
   
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   Personal growth (two to three pages):
   

What have you learned about the following concepts? Choose at least two to discuss
specifically):

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  Identifying Verbs and Core Sentences
  
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  Relating Words, Phrases, and Slots
  
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  Expanding Verbs Phrases
  

Sample Questions for Reflection
The following Questions are meant to guide you in your reflection about the learning experience and what you learned. For each, consider and describe the source of the learning- yourself, classmates, professor, others.

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   Give a somewhat detailed description of the significant work you did and why.
   

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  How your progress was both in terms of the quality and quantity of the work you did
  
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  How did your confidence grow?
  
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  How did the learning environment affect your learning?
  

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   Everyone learns from mistakes, trial and error, or practice.
   

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  What did you learn in this way?
  
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  Were your professor and classmate supportive and tolerant of you as you learned
  
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  How did the feedback you received assist in your academic and personal development?