Portfolio 4, writing in engineering classes

This portfolio is discussing the difficulties we have writing in engineering classes, how to resolve the difficulties and how will us continue to improve.

Take my work in MLE1101 as an example, the greatest difficulty I face is lacking of vacabulary. In MLE1101, i.e. Material Sceince and Engineering, there are lots of abstract names and difficult concepts. When the lecturer is teaching, I often encounter a lot of doubts because i cannot understand what the lecturer is refering to. It is not becouse I don't understand the knowledge, but because I can't recognise all the new words. My vocabulary has restricted me from learning the knowledge effectively. 

In terms of writing, despite the problem of difficult abstract words, another major problem is that it is difficult to describe the knowledge itself. When I want to explain an idea, often what happens is that I can't make myself understood. For MLE1101, or any other sceintific subjects, there are certain specific ways of describing, illustrating, and communicating the concepts. Instead of everyday English, acadamic English is typically necessary.

Therefore we can see that the major problem is writing acadamic English, from both the aspect of vocabulary and way of speaking. The way of overcoming this problems is to practice more on certain subject, on its typical vocabulary and waying of describing, explaining and discussing the ideas. The more we get used to their acadamic tune, the better we can understand the knowledge and make ourselves understood in writing.