You should not ignore these comments. On the contrary, you should act on the recommendations to improve. There are books which give helpful hints on essay writing. For more serious problems, the Language Centre can provide help. It is essential to appreciate that poor spelling, poor syntax and poor presentation will affect your marks adversely in the exams and will make you less attractive to future employers.
Essays require independent research as well as coherent explanations.
You are encouraged to do as much work independently as you can, to read widely and extensively. Having gathered information from various sources you must learn how to organise and assess it, although it will often be contradictory or conflicting. This is why you are encouraged to explore the library's holdings independently and only rarely given specific page references to books or articles. Learning how to identify the main topics for your essay and how to find the relevant information are essential parts of your training. Lectures Lectures are not compulsory and this sometimes prompts students to take them rather casually.