SELF-ASSESSMENT of ESP Learning

Writing skills. To my mind I write summaries enough well but it takes a long time. I think that I need reduce time for accomplishment of this task. Results of dictations and ESP vocabulary tests are similar, because these tasks are related (it is important to know words in every tasks). I need work with my vocabulary further.I like self –designed test, because it is creative task and I can use my ideas, while we write an usual test, it involve only my knowledge. I do self-designed tests well, because I make this kind of tests for other students and I think what is the most important thing in the module, also I repeat the material of the topic. Contributions to weblogs are creative tasks too.But there are more problem in this task rather in self-designed test, because this kind of task takes all knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Generally I think that I do not do this task very bad, I can express my opinion in weblog enough easily. But of course I need improve my writing.

Speaking skills. I think that I can express my opinion in class discussion. But sometimes it is not successful, because class discussions concern very different topics and I lack for words or expressions. When I made presentation, I told enough well, because I had possibility to prepare for the topic of my presentation at home and I knew information which concerned the topic enough well.Because of it I answered to questions of participants of discussion shortly and definitely. When I speak in pairs my English is not clear, because this form of speaking allow to use body language when I do not know some word which is needful to express my opinion.

Listening skills. So now when students speak in classes I understand English better rather when I listen cassettes. I think it depends on speed of speaking and of course depends on it, who speaks. I need improve my listening skills and listen more native speakers.

Reading skills. Material for home reading is not a very difficult, because information of modules sometimes is not new. But extra work, for example the research article, is a very difficult task for me because of vocabulary and writing style. They are very specific. Reading comprehension tests show my middle results.