Reflection 3: Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)

Assalamualaikum! :)

Courtesy of zyncro

Alhamdulillah, we are done with the second assignment. We have gone through the hard part and now it is time to reflect on the whole process of getting the assignment done. 

Dividing workload:

The toughest part is to choose a topic in Sociolinguistics. We took some time to do brainstorming and finally came up with "Gender". The workload is divided into two parts. The first pair is assigned to conduct the real-time Skype chat. Second pair worked on the paper work. Although finding relevant articles was a bit of an issue, but we kept on browsing until we found what we have been searching for.

Time management:

This assignment puzzled us at first because we didn't know how and where to start. It was quite hard for us to begin with. However, we took small steps and discussed it among us and other groups as well. Once we figured out the flow of the assignment, we managed to complete it within the time frame.

Attitude:

It was a tense phase for us to complete this assignment altogether. Some of us were freaking out for the fear that it might not be completed on time. But all is well. On another note, we have learned to work out our communication skills and tolerate with each other. On the assignment part, we also realized that no matter how advance our technology is, the role of teacher cannot be dismissed. Teachers are still the "murabbi" and their superiority is far greater than a computer application. 

A computer application knows only things that are programmed in it. But a teacher's wisdom knows more than the subject that he is teaching.