Reflection: February 20, 2014

It’s been a long day! This was the second meeting for Listening and Speaking for Career Development. Before the lecture began, group one presented to recite the Al-Qur’an, and it meant that I and three of my friends would do. Alright, the surah was prepared, but what was happening didn’t run totally. Ms. Arifah was a little bit disappointed with us. I knew it was because of unwell-preparation, and
from this, it boosted my enthusiasm to do better then.

As the topic that I wrote last meeting, today was discussing about the difference between job, career, and profession. We were asked to find and discuss it today. Well, I have found it by asking my older friend and surfing in the internet. Firstly, Ms. Arifah divided us to a group, and then we should compare and find the similarity to be then discussed together. The results are: Job has no special skill, and it always relates to money. In contrast, profession needs skill, and not everyone could have this profession without education or good skill. Career relates to development, life long, training, and journey.

After that, Ms. Arifah explained more detail as of telling who we are. We were given 15-20 minutes to know ourselves by answering two questions required on the slide show. It was about our strength, achievement, and skills, and also our weakness that should be improved. This is what I like!—Writing. So then, I write all about who I am. And, here mine is:

My name is Harti Mawarni Putri. I was born in Sampit and brought up in Blitar, East Java. I am the first of two siblings. When I was thirteen years old, I always wanted to have my own book. So that is why I like writing. I can write whether it is titled or untitled just in a night if I want to. Actually my writing tends to a fiction, but I’m now trying to increase my writing in non-fiction and learn academic writings such as essay, article, and others, especially in English. These are that I have, to inform in which case I concern to.

Talking about the achievement, I am most proud of my first short story that was published in a school magazine. It was not special one because a year later I also got my best score of TOEFL. I know it was a past, but I am really proud. The other matter is I could still stand tall in my university after many failures had ever made me give up. Unbelievable.  Then, for this year, what I am proud of are my first essay and my GPA.

I can understand people’s talking in English. However, I also can speak a little English, but not fluently at all. I am good at managing my time so far.

I am weak in speaking, especially in English. It is very hard for me if I do it spontaneously. I have to prepare well. Thus, I really want to enhance my speaking to be better. I am kind of person who is forgetful easily. I don’t know why if I don’t quickly write the important idea that I need, it is sometimes just gone. So that’s why I also want to improve this one even though I have no solution how to do.

After making our “who I am”, we were in a group telling to our members, and they should determine what job is right for us based on the story. Then, Ms. Arifah type it, and explain again whether it is possible or not for us. Today was full of humour that my friends made, but this lesson ended well. I hope this is the beginning of my change. (*)