FABRIZIO'S EVALUATION

FINAL EVALUATIONThe course is coming to an end and in less than 3 weeks we will all be on holiday. It is true that the course went really fast and it seems yesterday that the whole thing started.I was very motivated and excited about it as it represented my pass-partout for the University which I will reach next year, hopefully. At the beginning I was highly interested in the subjects, Spanish, History and English mostly as I have always been very keen o languages and literary subjects. The fact of studying in a new college as well as the entire course portfolio encouraged and inspired me a lot.I believe that in certain areas the course could still be improved in order to provide a wider and deeper preparation for students. First of all, considering external factors it should be said that the overall Stevenson College's facilities are advanced and updated, especially when it comes to language labs. However, the strictness of certain figures such as Carlos makes the pleasantness of studying sometimes very little. With regards to the course specifically, I think that small feedback questionnaires to fill at least once every two months and for each subject, could be useful for having a clear overview of the progresses made as well as highlighting chances for improvements. Secondly, I have to say that the first History semester has been ridiculously boring, only gaining interest with the suffragettes’ essay. So that, I think that the study of British History should be critically reduced in favour of European History or more contemporary issues. I think it could also be an idea to insert Philosophy or Politics modules in replacement. Thirdly, I am not completely satisfied by my spoken/written Spanish even though I had to focus on my English for the grater part of Semester 2.Moreover, I believe this year has been incredibly valuable in terms of education and preparation for the University. I have experienced countless positive experiences from the fresher’s week to the funny classmates to artistic projects. I reckon that my own performance has been pretty good considering the results I have achieved. I conveyed all my efforts into this course, trying to better myself and my knowledge. It has been a big challenge as my English was not extremely good and the ielts test put me through the mill. My essay writing skills are gone form nearly inexistent to quite good and my English has greatly improved. .I feel much more confident when it comes to plan, write, present, discuss on academic topics. Generally, I feel ready to cope with a British University and all its barriers.
May 22, 2009 2:23 PM