Essay 2-02a: My Language Learning Experience

I have learned language since I was born. First language is Japanese. Second is English, third is Spanish. I can speak Japanese fluently, but Japanese has difficult grammar and expression. I have learned it yet. I tell you about learning English and Spanish experience today.

When I was an elementary school student, there was no English class at my elementary school. I didn’t learn English then but I experience international cultural exchange. A man named Jason came to my school to exchange with us. He taught us easy English and we taught him Japanese play. My friends and I play “Karuta” with him. He was funny and kind. I had not talked with foreigner until that time. It was stimulative for me.

Since I became a junior high school student, I have learned English at the school. I was looking forward to learning English then, so I liked learning English. The class is interesting for me. We learned basis of grammar, words, pronunciation. And assistant language teacher often came at the class. I remember them now. They taught not only English but also their country culture. I liked hearing it very much.

Learning English in a high school is difficult for me. There were many classes in a week. Unlike the junior high school, English class was classified into about three. For example, it was reading, grammar, writing, oral communication. I had to do many assignments then and I read many articles. It was hard work. I had a teacher who I admired. I wanted to become like her, because she spoke English very well and she was intelligent. She taught me English well and told me anything. I like her very much. I was influenced by her.

I have learned English yet in the university. It is advanced experience. There are many students and teachers. It is stimulative. Also I do many activities there. For example, one of them is blog writing in English. It is hard for me, but I used to writing blog in English now than the old days. It is good task to practice writing.

I studied Spanish when I was a freshman. The reason why I chose Spanish was that there are many people who speak Spanish in all over the world. Spanish is easy to learn, because the pronunciation is like a Romaji reading. But grammar is complicated a little. Unlike English, Spanish’s verb change various form.

As you can see, I have learning language experience. It is hard and interesting experience for me, so it has developed me well. I am going to continue to learn English. Also I want to learn Spanish again or other language at the opportunity. Learning language is interesting for me. I do my best learning foreign languages.

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