The answer to this question for most of you may be: because I’m not good at communication, because I want to be more competitive in job interviews, because I need to improve my relationship with the people around me, etc. But as for me, an exchange student from China, the answer could be a little bit different.
To be honest, I can communicate with others in Chinese very confidently. I know how to choose certain channels and words to express my feelings, my thoughts, my attitudes well, but when it comes to English, things change completely. I don’t know if the same way will have the same impact. Before I open my mouth, every nerve of me is strained, when I open my mouth, I feel brain blank occasionally. Therefore, when I saw this module and this question, I just interpreted them into” Professional communication in English”,” why effective communication in English is important to me” automatically. Not only do I need to learn how to convey my thoughts well, but also to learn from all of you, my dear teacher and classmates ,how to make my communication effectively.
In fact, I am always aware of what I want to say, I mean the key points, but sometimes I am so fear to miss something important that I always spend too much time explaining rather than focus on the main points. In order to make my speech concise and enjoyable, I need to be armed with effective communication skills.
What’s more, I want to make more friends and keep good relationship with my friends, family, teachers and classmates. The main way to accomplish that is to communicate with them effectively, to fully express how I’m willing to be friendly and to love them.
That’s why I took this module.
P.S: I am very poor at writing. Hope I express myself well J
