0004-Reflective-Writing(反思之文)

UndertheNameofSelf-reflectionUnderIntheNameofSelf-reflectionByFrankieThenewly-receivedemailgavemeagreatshockasawrittenformofprofessor’surgetotakeanimmediatereflectionagainstourrecenttrendofslothinacademicperformance.Inspiteofthefactthattheprofessorhadrevealedhisdissatisfactioninclassseveraltimes,Iregardedhisbadmoodasaffectedseriousnesswiththebeliefthathegotuponthewrongsideofthebedthesedays,untilthelettercame.ThismademerealizethatthereweretrulyexistingproblemsoratleastNOT-GOOD-ENOUGHforthissemester.Inthissense,thesuggestiontoreadAcademicResearch&ThesisWritingagainandrewriteareviewofthistextbookwhichbroughtusaccoladesandasenseofachievementsignifiesmuchmorethanonlythebehaviorofreadingandrewritingitself.Ourpreviousreadingofthisbookaccordedgaveussomeslightestknowledgeofacademicwriting,andwedidmakesomeprogressinourbigprojectandsomeotherformsofacademicwriting.Iswhatwe’veaccomplishedabletoaffirmthepropositionthatwehavefullymasteredtheskillofacademicwriting?Theanswerseemstohavetheringoftruthbutisactuallyfallacious.Itistoosmalltobenoticedcomparedwiththeachievementsofsomegreatacademicfigures.ButweactuallynoticeditforsuchalongtimeandstillcannotdrawourselvesoutoftheyesterdayUndertheNameofSelf-reflectionfantasy.Aboutandofthisbook,myclassmatesandrelevantothergraduatestudentshavesaidenough,initssenseeitherforastudentwithlittlesenseofacademicwritingorforateacherwhodoesnotknowhowtoarrangeanEnglishacademicwritingclass.Forus,formerbeneficiariesandabandoneesatpresent,wewouldliketosaymoreaboutitsencouragementandinspirationthatstronglyburstfromthebottomofheartatthissecondreviewingtimeratherthanstackupnumerousbeautifulwordsandsentencesonitsadvantageaswellasablemishinanotherwiseperfectthing.Thistime,tobespecific,welearnednotonlysomedetailsaboutacademicwritingbutalsoseriousnessandperseverancethatcanbeperceivedandflowsineachaborativePreviewDiscussionandelaborateSuggestedActivitiesandReadings.Bydoingthis,thisbookisabletocarefullyincreaseourcuriositytothinkoverthepointincasethatwegettiredofreadingwhilemeticulouslyguidingustodofeasiblereviewworkofeachchapterofthebookinordertofightagainstoblivion.Thiseffectcomesactuallyfromtheapplicationofaquestion-drivenmodelandamirror-imagemodelbehindthecontentitself,whichcanshowtheauthor’ssincerityandconcernforordinarypeople.Onthecontrary,whatwedidinthesenseofacademicwritingandwhatwelearnedfromthebookarenotworthmentioningandevencannotbedefinedastheUndertheNameofSelf-reflectionnecessaryrespectfortheauthor’swork.Itisashamethatwestillenjoyourselvesintherecordofourpastmeritsandputasideneglecttheprofessor’sadviceasmultiplysuperfluouswords.Inthissense,IreadAcademicResearch&ThesisWritingagainandrewritethisbookreview,underinthenameofself-reflection.Professor’sComments&Suggestions:1.Thisisaninterestingpieceindeed,thoughithasmoretodowithareflectivecriticismthanwithabookreview.2.Someshiningpointsinyouressayarefluentlanguageandacademicwaysofexpressingyourthinkingandreflecting.3.Ihavealsoaddedsomesurfacecommentshereandthere.Pleasegooverthemandseeifmyquestionsmakesense.