KOMPETENSI PROFESIONAL: REFLECTION M1 LA1

REFLECTION/SUMMARY M 1 LA 1: PERSONAL LETTER

In this activity, I have learned

• some personal letters from varied contexts situation 
• the social functions of some personal letters regarding to the context of situation, the target receiver, and the points of interests or importance 
• the structure of personal letters including the layout, the structure and the detail information 
• the grammatical features of personal letters by determining the choice of words and expressions, the use of tenses, the fonts, the punctuations, etc. 
• how to construct a personal letter and respond to the letters and emails according to their context of situation, text structure, and grammatical features. 

The key features of personal text include

• Social Function

The function of personal letter is to build and maintain interpersonal relation with family, relatives, and friends.

• Generic Structure

The generic structure of personal letter are opening, sharing current and past persona news, and responding the expected, unexpected, and personal news.

• Significant lexico-grammatical Features

The grammatical features focus on exchanging personal current news, feelings, and conditions. The personal letter use simple present and past tense. Personal letters have date and address. The personal letters also have informal greeting or salutations.

What I like most about the activity is when I observe the personal letters’ social function, structures, and lexico-grammatical features. I can compare social functions of personal letters
regarding to the context of situation, the target receiver, and the points of importance.

What I need to improve/learn more is to create or construct personal letters and emails that suit my needs as part to build and maintain personal relation to other people.