2nd Saturday Writing Wrkshop Concluded

This Saturday we had our 2nd Writing Workshop with Raidah B. Akber conducting the session. She talked about a great many things that covers how to be a good wiriter, the ways of improving your writing skills, how NOT to be intimidated (frightened) by your textbooks, what makes a critical thinker, how to improve your critical thing abilities, the uses of your critical thinking in your professional life. Raidah also briefed the participants about how she managed her very demanding courses in her own institutions. As part of her degree program, she had to take lessons in Classical Latin, Russian, French language. I am sure that this will work as a great confidence boosters for everyone who will have to take a third languge in your next semester. 

Ms. Raidah divided her talk roughly into following themes:

• Think about it connect it, relate it with many other things. Creating link between 
• Using Metaphors for Critical Thinking
• disconnected thoughts is creativity.
• How NOT to use "I feel" or "I would" in academic Writing.
• While reading AVOID imagination
• While writing, USE imagination
• Take time to prepare for Exam
• Read - Read - Read method.

Ms. Raidah was very impressed with the quality and motivation level of the participants and especially mentioned their performance when we met the Departmental Chairman at his office. The Chairman was genuinely exicited about the Workshop activities and "honestly & sincerely" expressed his desire to join one such session, which he termed as "Creative Writing." He is also of the opinion that such writing experiences will significantly improve quality of writing among students. Hopefully, we will get a this distinguished Fellow as a workshop participant when we meet for creative writing.

In 2nd Saturday Writing Workshop, following participants took part.

Touhid Hasan

Moshabbir Khan

Shahab Uddin

Rejoun Sharif

Shaikat Dev

Ebne Al Maruf

Ayasha Siddika Binti

Kazi Noor AHmed

Saimum Sairus

Shaonti Dev

Sadia Islam

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

I was thinking that the 2nd Saturday Writing Workshop might be our last workshop in this semester. However, all participants demanded that there should be at least ONE MORE Workshop to discuss how to read a Long+Difficult chapter from textbook materials. In response to this I will conduct a Final Saturday Workshop on 27th April. No new application for participation will be possible. And participation without prior approval is discouraged. 

A lot of thanks to Ayasha Siddiki Binti for coordinating a number of essential things on behalf of the workshop.