At the beginning, after we have chosen alternative medicine, we decided to research more on the various types of alternative medicine since there were many forms of alternative medicine. After further discussion, we have decided to do on one that we are more familiar with, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which most of us had used before. Each of us went to find out more and we did a more thorough research. We decided decided to start on the interview questions after getting most of the research done. After that, we chose a date where most of us are free for the interview and surveys to be done. On one of the Saturdays, at around 9am, we met at Nicolette's house where her grandparents then send us the the unlicensed TCM practitioner's house. We waited till 10am+ before we got the interview done. Right after that, we went outside an MRT station for the survey to get a general idea from the public regarding TCM. We arrived there at around 11.45 am. Me and Shannon went outside while Nicolette and Yan Jean remained in. Me an Shannon asked a few people in the beginning, but most of them rejected doing the survey. As I have already expected these rejection from the public, I was not surprised or disappointed when I was rejected by them. Finally a couple was willing to help us with the survey, however when the heard the topic was on TCM, they said that they did know what it was and apologized telling us that they will not be able to help us with it. I was disappointed as it was difficult to find people who actually agrees to help with it. Finally we got the first survey from a 50+ years old woman. After that a 21 years old student also helped us with the survey. However, after that, we were told that we were not allowed to do surveys at that area. In the end, we only had 10 surveys. For the remaining surveys, they were done by our relatives and friends. After that, the results from the survey were collated as we met up on both Saturdays and Sundays to complete the blog as well as the presentations.
There are actually some problems we faced in this process. Firstly, we wanted to decide on a date that everyone can turn up. However, not everyone could turn up at the same time. Thus, we chose to going for the interviews and surveys without all the members present, but, they can still contribute by asking the friends and relatives to do these surveys. Secondly, to complete the whole English PT we had to meet up multiple times on weekends early in the morning.
I have actually learnt a lot from the English Performance Task. Firstly, I have learnt to be more confident when speaking to strangers. We had to go out to do surveys and ground research. If we continue being reserved and shy not going forward to ask the people to help us with the survey, nothing will be done. Secondly, through the presentation, I learnt to be more confident to speak in front of a big group of people. Lastly, I have also learnt a lot more on TCM which I had almost no knowledge at first. I learnt more on the perspectives used in TCM and I have also gotten more understanding on the impression of the general public on TCM.
In conclusion, I feel that even though we had faced several problems such as time constraint through the whole English PT, it was still a fun and a brand new experience. I have also learnt a lot more on the skills needed in life, such as communicating with strangers. The English PT has allowed me to learn a lot.
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