Self Evaluation

Learning Western culture excited me as a learner this past school year. Before I came to Seattle, I didn’t know anything about Western culture. I have learned Eastern culture for 16 years and I was interested in Western culture. In this past school year, I learned a lot from classes. I learned many tales in middle age from The Canterbury Tales. I learned many famous characters from Macbeth, a tragedy written by Shakespeare. I learned many Western history from humanity lectures.

Reading books that includes Western culture is very fun for me. For example, I learned Fates vs. Free will from Oedipus and Macbeth. I can see the conflicts between fates and free will happened a long time age, and still is a big topic to discuss it.

I think joining a debate with domestic section is the biggest challenge for me. Although my group didn’t win the game, I actually participated in it. I felt the feeling of debate, a kind of stress, but also excited. It is a greatest success for me as a learner. My goal was trying to learn the style of America to think and discuss things. My goal for the upcoming summer is trying to remember vocabulary for next year, and I may try to remember 10 words every day. I hope I can learn more about Western culture and American culture to integrate this society and get a great score in all classes.

-Rex