I would say that my English language learning journey started when I was about 2, when my mother brought me to the library, and I fell in love with books.
Seeing that I love to read, I assumed that my English would be good and that was actually the case for a while in primary school. Learning English in primary school was actually enjoyable for me because of the poems and stories that we got to read and it was relatively easy for an avid reader like me.
Seeing that I love to read, I assumed that my English would be good and that was actually the case for a while in primary school. Learning English in primary school was actually enjoyable for me because of the poems and stories that we got to read and it was relatively easy for an avid reader like me.
English got a little more difficult for me in secondary school. The comprehension passages rarely caught my interest and I had problems summarising the long and boring passages. I struggled with vocabulary as well and I even contemplated reading the dictionary, as my friends from China did, but I was too lazy. Despite all the struggles, I managed to get a decent grade and moved on to junior college (JC), where I discovered the bane of my existence.
I found General Paper (GP) in JC challenging because it involved a lot of general knowledge and a good grasp of English. I knew immediately that the fiction that I had been reading were of no use. I jumped onto the bandwagon and read Newsweek and TIME. Despite reading these materials, I was still unable to write good essays and I had problems identifying key ideas. I eventually scored a D.
So, here I am in ES1102, hoping to improve on my writing skills and my English in general. I believe learning is a life-long process and I hope that I am finally on the right path towards improving my English.
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So, here I am in ES1102, hoping to improve on my writing skills and my English in general. I believe learning is a life-long process and I hope that I am finally on the right path towards improving my English.
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Edited: 26th Jan 2015
Easy to read and clear structure.
ReplyDeletei think, this article is well organized, it is written that the difficulty of English is changing with the education level and conclude that we should keep on a life-long learning. I am enjoy to read your story.
Hey Charmaine! I thought you wrote this reflection really well. I totally empathise with your sentiments towards General paper.. it was the bane of my JC life too! I felt that the structure of your entire reflection was great and really easy to read:)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Charmaine, for this clear, concise and informative post. I appreciate how you document the way your view of English has changed over the evolving course of your studies. You connect that focus fairly well to the fact that the assignments in school were changing, becoming more complex and requiring more of you as a student. You conclude by making a statement about learning being 'a life-long process.' That is true more so by necessity than choice, of course. If we want to evolve, if we want to succeed in achieving high set goals, we must learn.
ReplyDeleteThis post has resonated with your readers, Charmaine, because their experience is similar to yours, as are their needs. Kudos for hitting those nerves!
In the spirit of creating an effective learning situation, I've overzealously addressed some language issues in this post, though most of them are quite minor. Let's talk about these:
1) my English Language Learning Journey … > (capitalization)
2) Seeing that I love to read, it was assumed … > (dangling modifier)
3) ...and move on to Junior College … > (capitalization)
4) sophisticated writing > meaning?
5) I knew immediately that the fiction that I've been reading would be of no use, hence, I jumped onto the bandwagon and read Newsweek and TIME. > (verb tense/run on sentence)
6) my essays were mediocre… > meaning?
7) scrapped > ?
I look forward to reading more of your writing.
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