We were so lucky to have a guest lecturer, Madam Mazni in our class. She was invited to share her experience in doing a research project which was presented in a symposium in 2015. Her research project was on Computer-Mediated Discourse (specifically, online forum), and what she did was analyzing the linguistic features used in the discourse.
It is not surprising to know that
people can be very bold and outspoken when conversing online and have their
thoughts and opinions being written in long paragraphs because we do see these
kind of conversations in the social media, especially Facebook. However, what has
grabbed our attention was the fact that the participants in her research
project, who are very opinionated and blunt in writings, are actually really
quiet in the real world. Putting that fact aside, we believe that commenting
online might increase people’s self-assurance so that they can contribute more
to the discussion being held.
Apart from enlightening us on how to sort
out and systematize all the materials collected in a research project, she also
shared so many experiences and hardships she had to go through on her journey
as a seeker of knowledge. Which has got us thinking about what the future has
in store for us. It is true that we should apply the concept of tawakkal in our life, but tawakkal without hard work is nothing. It
is completely okay to not know what is going to happen in the time to come
because the world is the place for us to keep walking, go through the uphill
struggles and seek for knowledge. Indeed, Allah is the ultimate planner and He knows
what is best for us.
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