https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc Week 1 online guided study task. What types of text you currently have to read/write in English for your university course (here in Sheffield or in your home university) and What are the problems that you currently have or anticipate having with those texts? Add your ideas below, and read/comment on the posts of other students. en-us 2020-09-09 16:16:12 UTC 2025-10-11 07:31:14 UTC hello@padlet.com tech45 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/731930378 structuring them properly]]> 2020-09-09 16:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/731930378 tech45 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1149103906 Takes a long time to read]]> 2021-02-01 15:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1149103906 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1770627173 type of texts: commentaries, analyses, reports, essays...
problems: structuring them, using the proper vocabulary, repeating the same grammatical structures and words...]]> 2021-09-27 10:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1770627173 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1770632603 type of texts: journal articles, news, books...
problems: understanding all the words and taking a long time to read the most difficult ones or those whose themes and words are unknown for me]]> 2021-09-27 10:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1770632603 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771068731 I have to read journal articles, reports, academic papers, features, books... 

The main problems generally occur when reading long and tough texts on scientific issues, with unfamiliar concepts and complex structures. It's hard to summarize their main ideas and focus only on the relevant aspects.]]> 2021-09-27 13:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771068731 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771081345 I have to write reports, essays, articles, news analyses...

Problems I usually find is how to structure them properly so they are easily understandable, as well as the use of accurate grammar and vocabulary in every single context.]]> 2021-09-27 13:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771081345 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771874551 Problems arrived when the texts are long and very specific, I'm taking too much time to understand them well and I'm scared to lose important informations. ]]> 2021-09-27 17:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771874551 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771879109 I have to write mostly essays, and I don't know if I have the right methodology to write them. ]]> 2021-09-27 17:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1771879109 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774188638 Types of text I have to read: Essay, News
Problems I currently have: Taking long time to complete reading. Lack of vocabulary and understanding. ]]> 2021-09-28 10:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774188638 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774198287 Types of text I have to write: Essay, Research paper
Problems I currently have: Lack of vocabulary, collecting resources appropriately, lots of grammatical mistakes]]> 2021-09-28 10:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774198287 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774202389 I have to read some articles on a very specific topic. Hence the vocabulary is sometimes too subject-related that it's hard to comprehend everything. Also some structures are very complex which result in slow reading.]]> 2021-09-28 11:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774202389 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774205612 I have to write essays and papers. I don't know whether I use the right methodology, also I don't really know how to make references.]]> 2021-09-28 11:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1774205612 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1775500555 Actually, I don't need to read that much English now in my university, but after I go back to my university, I heard that I need to read a lot of Dissertation in English. It takes long time for me to read English, and that is the biggest problem for me. The knowledge of vocabulary is one reason for that, but it takes long time for me to read when the sentences' structure are complex for me. ]]> 2021-09-28 17:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1775500555 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1775536641 Most of the sentences look very similar when I write in English. For example, all the sentences start with because, so, however, I think, and so on. My English look so flat and it is not interesting at all even I read the English I have written. ]]> 2021-09-28 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1775536641 ymiyajima1 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1791138110 I have to read government reports and academic articles.
There are a lot of technical terms and technical expression, which makes me take time to understand. ]]> 2021-10-05 00:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1791138110 ymiyajima1 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1791159510 I have to write essays. I realized that I repeat same words or phrase and I have some grammar mistakes. I should expand my vocabulary and expression. ]]> 2021-10-05 00:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/1791159510 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2037507660 New words, new knowledge which I am not familiar with, long contents (nearly 10 or more pages), easily to lose patience to read and get useful information]]> 2022-02-09 09:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2037507660 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2037512747 essays, reports.

current problem: grammar, same words are ok. sometimes may producing a weak point and weak paraphrase to some evidences.I anticipate to improve my paraphrase ability and points, can be more precisely and specifically.]]> 2022-02-09 09:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2037512747 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043485173 I currently have to read a few papers on psychology. 
It took me a very long time to understand the entire text because I did not know the technical terms and linguistic expressions specific to the paper.]]> 2022-02-12 06:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043485173 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043488407 I did not have the opportunity to write in English in my University course. 
However, through IELTS writing, I realized that I had a problem with sentence structure. In English, you have to state your argument first, and then write reasons and evidence, but in Japanese, you have to state reasons and evidence first, and then state your argument.Therefore, I find it very difficult to construct sentences.]]> 2022-02-12 06:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043488407 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043679394 I have a few assessments which are mostly essays and a powerpoint presentation.

I struggle with reaching an academic level of English, I would like to use more synonyms. I've been meaning to improve my referencing in essays. My use of punctuation is also not that strong.

]]> 2022-02-12 12:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043679394 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043682952 I mostly have to read academic papers and essays but also historical and old texts due to me studying History.

Some of the terms are rather old and not modern and with some I have difficulties to comprehend them. I tend to get lost sometimes reading through passages and have to reread a certain amount.]]> 2022-02-12 13:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2043682952 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2045049658 In university, we mainly read academic texts on different topics, depending on the seminar content. If these texts focus too much on a specific subject, I have difficulties understanding the texts.]]> 2022-02-13 23:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2045049658 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2045051505 Unfortunately, spelling is a problem for me. Personally, I don't have a problem with sentence structure, however, I don't have a good command of spelling. This could also be due to the fact that I usually write my texts on my mobile phone or computer and thus, they are automatically corrected. Therefore, I simply lack the practice.]]> 2022-02-13 23:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2045051505 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047392605 I currently do not have any text to write in English because I am only studying languages, so I only write in the languages I am studying. 
My main issue is focused on the conjugation part, as I do not really know which past tenses I should use in a given context. Plus, sometime when I want to try to do more complex sentences, I get wrong and my sentence just do not mean anything. ]]> 2022-02-14 23:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047392605 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047394476 Do my English courses I only have to read some basic instructions, as most of learning another language is focusing on the speaking part. There are many words I do not know, but I am always trying to get the meaning of the sentence. ]]> 2022-02-14 23:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047394476 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047601823 I mostly read English literature or English education related articles. Also, I sometimes read texts related to Management classes.

]]> 2022-02-15 02:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047601823 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047604623 Mostly essays, or sometimes article. I find grammars hard when writing in English.]]> 2022-02-15 02:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2047604623 iiiosif1 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2070249930 The main reading we have to do is research articles and book chapters related to the topic we are studying each week. 
The problem we face is the fact that research articles are hard to read because there is a lot of information to process and difficult research language used.]]> 2022-02-28 20:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2070249930 iiiosif1 https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2070286155 Essays are the main type of text that we are required to write in English for my University course. I also had to write a lab report last semester, which has different writing features.
Main problems: 
- Building strong arguments
- Grammar issues
- Unable to express nuances due to limited vocabulary
- Incorrect referencing]]> 2022-02-28 20:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tech45/f8w9t7of4qsnjagc/wish/2070286155