advanced writing reflect
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Reflection
Audrey Lang
June 19, 2013
It was the end of my spring semester and as I reflected on what classes were to come next Advanced Writing felt like the right choice. Summer 1 would surely offer me the time needed to dedicate to the various essays I knew would be asked of me. I had finished College Writing with an A, which I heard was rare, and had spent countless years composing friends’ essays and being told I was a remarkable writer. My confidence was through the roof, to the say the least. I was certain I would breeze through this class without much difficulty so long as I devoted time to my work. My time at Northeastern had already allowed for a compilation of marketing and business plans, case studies, consumer reports, research papers, as well as posts to the school website. However, the more I progressed in the class the more I came to find that I was unaware of what a good writer should know. Today as I reminiscently opened the folders on my computer with all my work, I realized I hadn’t been exposed to all the kinds of writing I would be called to use as an active participant in the business realm.
I knew the major I chose would direct the sorts of writing I would be called to do but not the extent to which it would. In classes like International Business I was forced to examine articles on bbc.com, The Economist, and Businessweek to write short commentaries but I had no idea that specific academic journals served as viable sources for writing in my field. This course opened my eyes to using credible sources available within my discourse. I uncovered works necessary to support my thorough research on topics ranging from a study of wine consumers to a review of a business textbook to sustainability literature. Writing in the business realm requires hard work.
The assignments I was called to write allowed me to realize in order for my writing to be effective it needs improvement. I sat down to write our
Reflection
Audrey Lang
June 19, 2013
It was the end of my spring semester and as I reflected on what classes were to come next Advanced Writing felt like the right choice. Summer 1 would surely offer me the time needed to dedicate to the various essays I knew would be asked of me. I had finished College Writing with an A, which I heard was rare, and had spent countless years composing friends’ essays and being told I was a remarkable writer. My confidence was through the roof, to the say the least. I was certain I would breeze through this class without much difficulty so long as I devoted time to my work. My time at Northeastern had already allowed for a compilation of marketing and business plans, case studies, consumer reports, research papers, as well as posts to the school website. However, the more I progressed in the class the more I came to find that I was unaware of what a good writer should know. Today as I reminiscently opened the folders on my computer with all my work, I realized I hadn’t been exposed to all the kinds of writing I would be called to use as an active participant in the business realm.
I knew the major I chose would direct the sorts of writing I would be called to do but not the extent to which it would. In classes like International Business I was forced to examine articles on bbc.com, The Economist, and Businessweek to write short commentaries but I had no idea that specific academic journals served as viable sources for writing in my field. This course opened my eyes to using credible sources available within my discourse. I uncovered works necessary to support my thorough research on topics ranging from a study of wine consumers to a review of a business textbook to sustainability literature. Writing in the business realm requires hard work.
The assignments I was called to write allowed me to realize in order for my writing to be effective it needs improvement. I sat down to write our
Cited: Johns, Ann M. Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Print.