REFLECTION ESSAY

 

Hello my name is David Rosales and this is my first semester in college. I am currently in a class called freshman composition. At first when coming to this class I wasn’t too sure how well it would go due to English not being my first language . I was mostly hung up on my problems with my run on sentences and lack of higher education vocabulary. But once the semester moved forward I saw that it wasn’t mostly just about that but group discussions. Finally at the end of the semester I had learnt that it was mostly about how well you can tell a story and how great you can adapt to feedback.

During this class I not only learnt how to tell a story with slides with the synthesis essay . My topic mostly focused on how people aren’t always able to know where they belong due to them not knowing which side they belong in a language barrier until they are able to find something that they are comfortable with . like how i was able to find a voice in my spanglish .” asi yo si pueda hablar with my family and people.”  so i made this image describing how people like me who are bilingual aren’t able to decide where they belong. This assignment helped me open up with how I felt and let me feel vulnerable towards people.

 

Another thing that I think helped me feel like I was able to find more help during this semester was when I went to the writing Center to get feet back for my assignment me from a tutor . this allowed me toSee where i was lacking in my writing and allowed me to expand on my ideas on what I had written. I made me add more quotes and and more details in writing in order for the reader to visualize what i was trying to communicate with the audience 

 

By the end of the semester, I realized that this class helped me grow not only as a writer but also as a person. At the beginning, I doubted my ability to succeed in an English-based course because of my language background. Over time, however, I became more confident in using English to express my ideas clearly and effectively. I learned that improvement does not happen instantly but comes from consistent practice, thoughtful revision, and being open to feedback from others. Freshman Composition taught me that my bilingual voice is not a weakness but a strength that allows me to see topics from multiple perspectives and tell stories in a more meaningful way. Moving forward, I plan to continue improving my writing by actively seeking feedback, setting higher goals for myself, and pushing myself to be more detailed and reflective in my work. Most importantly, this class helped me find confidence in my voice and showed me that I belong in academic spaces, even while navigating more than one language and identity.