According to
the schedule in Week 6 for the module ES1102, The Essay Process, we wrote a
problem-solution essay about a globalization issue. We were shown two TED Talk
videos and an article, and were asked to refer to one of the problems including the collapse in biodiversity, climate change, the financial crisis and inequality as
mentioned in Goldin’s speech. My essay was about 850 words, as a Life
Sciences major student who intends to specialize in Environmental Biology, I
wrote about the collapse in biodiversity, which is of interest to me. Initially I
felt a little troubled because it had been a long time since I last wrote an
essay of over 500 words, but I still managed to submit it before the due date.
Although it was rather hard, I like the topic assigned as globalization is an
issue that is relevant to everyone. As it is a very technical and academic topic,
I refer to several credible websites such as the official websites of the World
Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) and National Geographic as the sources of information
to support my points. The guidelines given in the assignment document were
particularly helpful in helping me organize my ideas for the essay. Throughout
the essay writing process and research for supporting details, I found that my
knowledge in this issue is still insufficient to write a good essay. Hence I am
glad that the schedule assigned us this essay topic, giving us to have a chance to study this issue and enough time to finish the work. From the
feedback of our tutor, my essay was found to have some grammatical
errors throughout the whole essay, which were the usage of wrong
prepositions and wrong word forms, which is a common phenomenon among Chinese speaking
English learners. To improve this situation, I will read more academic articles to improve
my grammar and vocabulary and ask for my peers' help to proofread my writings.
