Self assessment

I am going to sum up my performances on speaking, listening, ESP tests, moodle tests and presentation in English classes and working at home.

Performance in Moodle tests. It seems that taking test at home by computer is very easy task. However, tests were more difficult than I hoped and taking test at home is not always useful. In my opinion my moodle tests scores are quite well, despite some mistakes what happens to everyone. But this test helps to prepare to exam.

Writing summary. I can state that writing summaries was the most difficult activity because I make a lot of grammar errors. In addition, this term I noticed that I make the same mistakes as last semester, but now I better generalize text.

Power point presentation. Even though presentation is interesting task, I found it difficult to present my theme successfully, because I had not knew some facts about my presentation theme.

Short talk. I usually feel nervous during the activity, because I make mistakes and incorrect pronunciation. But I believe that my speaking is improving every year and I have tried to do my best.

Listening. I feel that my listening this semester is much more better, because in this semester we had a lot of practise. Also in this task we write, because the task have been dictated to us before listening. This task is very useful because we improve listening and writing skills.

To sum up, I think that I have improved my English in general. But i still found difficult to do presentation and summary writing.

Personality type

Everyday we hear the word personality. On some people we say that they are personalities on onther not. So what means personality? Personality is a pattern of enduring characteristics that produce consistency and individuality in a given person. There are a lot of personality theories. About one of them i will try represent.

The sixteen personality types which we use in our assessment are based on the well-known research of Carl Jung. He believed that there were two basic kinds of "functions" which humans used in their lives: how we take in information (how we "perceive" things), and how we make decisions. We can perceive information with 1) our senses, or 2) our intuition. We can make decisions based on 1) objective logic, or 2) subjective feelings. Jung believed that we all use these four functions in our lives, but that each individual uses the different functions with a varying amount of success and frequency. So Jung defined eight personality types: Extraverted/Introverted Sensing; Extraverted/Introverted Intuition; Extraverted/Introverted Thinking; Extraverted/Introverted Feeling.

Now I will try to describe one personality type INFP (Introvert, iNtuitive, Feeler, Perceiver). INFPs represent between 4 and 5% of the U.S. population. INFPs value inner harmony above all else. Sensitive, idealistic, and loyal, they have a strong sense of honor concerning their personal values and are often passionately committed to making sure their beliefs and actions are congruent. INFPs are also extremely perceptive about people. They value their uniqueness and typically seek unconventional ways of doing things. Sensitive and empathetic, INFPs tend to be exceptionally adept at reading between the lines. Although they demonstrate cool reserve on the outside, INFPs care deeply inside.

They are compassionate, sympathetic, understanding and very sensitive to the feelings of others. They avoid conflict and are not interested in impressing or dominating others unless their values are at stake. INFPs seldom express the intensity of their feelings and often appear reticent and calm. However, once they know you, they are enthusiastic and warm. Feeling truly understood and respected for their unique perspective and strong values is important for many INFPs.

To sum up, every people have different personality type which is combined of four characteristics: 1. Extraverted or Introverted 2. Sensing or iNtuitive 3. Thinking or Feeling 4. Judging or Perceiving.

References:

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cjung.htm

http://www.personalitytype.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_type