Essay 2-02a: Learn from Language

I’ll tell you about my language learning experience. I have learned Japanese for 20 years. However, I think there are a lot of things I don’t know about Japanese. I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. Now, I am an English major, so I have learned English for 8 years. I learned foreign language except English for the first time after entering university. I learned German for a year. Also, I started learning Korean this year. I have learned Korean for 7 months. Now, I’ll tell you about my foreign language learning experience, especially English.

First, I’ll tell you about my English learning experience of my junior high school days and high school days. When I was a junior high school student, I liked English because the English class was interesting. I liked to read aloud and I entered an English recitation rally. To recite well was a little difficult, but I enjoyed it. When I was a high school student, I felt English was difficult because I was not good at reading fast. I studied English as examination subjects.

Next, I’ll tell you about my English learning experience of my university days. At first, I can hardly speak English because there was no chance to speak English until then. So I exert myself and I took English conversation class. There are students who can speak English well and I was stimulated. I’m glad when I could tell what I want to say in English, so I want to speak English fluently. Now, there are many chances to use English as writing a blog. I came to feel that English is close to me. By learning English, I thought I came to be positive and I can learn about communicating with people. I like to study English.

Finally, I’ll tell you about my other learning experience. Last year, I took a German class and studied German for a year. It was difficult for me to study German because the grammar was difficult. However, I could write and speak German a little. This year, I started learning Korean because I’m interested in Korea. At first, I felt the Hangul alphabet is difficult for me, but I came to read it little by little. So I’m glad and learning Korean is a lot of fun. I’m going to study harder Korean.

As you can see, I experienced a lot of things by learning language. Learning language is difficult, but I can communicate with many people and can learn not only language but culture. Then, my outlooks broaden and I can learn various views by communicating foreign people. Also, learning English changed me because I came to be positive. That's why learning language is important things for me and I want to study harder.

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