Essay 2-02b: My Language Learning Experience

I have learned language since I was born. My first language is Japanese. Second is English, third is Spanish. I like Japanese the best because I can speak it fluently, but Japanese has difficult grammar and expressions. I learn it now. Today I tell you about learning English and Spanish experience.

When I was an elementary school student, there was no English class at my elementary school. I didn’t learn English then but I experienced 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 card game. It is “Karuta”. My friends and I play it with him. He was funny and kind. I had not talked with a foreigner until that time. It was a fun time for me.

Since I became a junior high school student, I have studied English at a school. I was looking forward to learning English then, so I liked learning English. The class was interesting for me. We studied basic grammar, words and pronunciation. Assistant language teachers often came at the class. I remember them now. They taught not only English but also their country’s culture. I liked hearing of it very much.

Learning English in a high school was difficult for me. There were many classes in a week. Unlike junior high school, English class was classified into about three classes. For example, they were reading, grammar, writing and 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. She taught me English well and told me anything. I like her very much. I was influenced by her. I wanted to become like her, because she was intelligent and spoke English very well.

I have studied English in the university. The classes are more difficult than before. There are many students and teachers. They help me to study English. I also 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 my old days. It is a good way to practice writing.

I studied Spanish when I was a freshman. The reason I chose Spanish was that there are many people who speak Spanish in all over the world. Spanish pronunciation is like a Romaji reading, but grammar is complicated. Unlike English, Spanish verbs change various forms. After studying Spanish, I can speak it a little. I think that learning Spanish is difficult, but it is a very interesting language. Also I want to study Spanish again or other languages at the opportunity. For example, I want to learn Italian and Germany.

As you can see, I have language learning experience. It is hard and interesting experience for me, so it has developed me well. I am going to continue to study English. Learning language is interesting for me. I do my best learning foreign languages.

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