Category Archives: Reflective post

Listening

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by Hannah Kemp-Welch

I found the text The Importance and Difficulties of Listening Skill: A Description (Gultom, Utari, and Rahmawati, 2023) interesting, as listening is the focus of my PhD research. The text positions listening as a skill, implying that it can be … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on assessment

Posted on 24th February 2025 by Hannah Kemp-Welch

I had an experience this week that left me questioning the value of grading as a system of assessment. As the second marker on a student essay, I assessed it at a B-. The first marker strongly felt that the … Continue reading →

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Use

Posted on 22nd February 2025 by Hannah Kemp-Welch

In preparation for the PgCert workshop, I was excited to read a section of Sara Ahmed’s What’s the Use? On the Uses of Use (2019). I was suprised to find this on the reading list, as I know Ahmed’s writing … Continue reading →

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On Silence

Posted on 22nd February 2025 by Hannah Kemp-Welch

The article Embracing the Silence: Introverted Learning and the Online Classroom (Harris, 2022) resonated deeply with me. The text describes the author’s experience transitioning to online teaching during the lockdown months and the awkwardness she felt in this makeshift ‘classroom’ … Continue reading →

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