Mastering
English is sometimes very difficult. The writer has already learnt English for about
15 years. But when the writer speaks in English, she still can’t tell a person
what she wants to say fluently. The writer should be able to speak English very
well by now. In this essay, she’s going to consider her current skills and
motivation for learning English and discuss what she wants to do to improve her
English skills.
The writer
started to like English when she was still in the young age. There was a person
who introduced English to her. She is the writer’s mother; a woman who let her
know first about the very simple English words. Although she is not an English
teacher nor a native speaker, she was proudly taught the writer some
vocabularies which are commonly used to call the family members. Then the
writer practiced such vocabularies like mother
or father to call her parents. It
was a great starting of learning English for her.
The first time
the writer met “English” formally is when she was in elementary school. The
writer learnt the very simple things like numbers and alphabets. Then she got
interested in English more and more since she learnt it from her mother as
well. The writer felt that she wanted to speak English more. So, she began to interact
to her friends using the vocabularies in order to memorize them. The writer
also practiced at home and study over the lesson again.
In her middle
school, the writer began her journey of mastering English through joining some
English courses. The reason why she took some English courses was that she
wanted to study English not only in her school but also out of school. The
writer really got inspired with a quotation from one of the linguistics
philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He said that the limits of his language are
the limits of his world. Therefore, the writer wanted to keep this statement
and try it out in her English learning experience.
By improving
her English skills through joining some English courses, the writer then tried
to compete in some English competitions. She has joined English Story Telling
Competition, English Speech Contest, and even ASEAN Scout Jamboree in Jakarta.
These experience made the writer become motivated to learn English more. She
was also very thankful to her English teacher who has given her such knowledge
and motivation. Without his guidance and encouragement, the writer perhaps did
not have much confidence to join in such competitions.
In brief,
learning English has changed the writer’s self a lot. Starting from learning
English in her family, then in elementary school, until middle school, she has
had a lot of experience. These experience may be really benefited for her
college life. Moreover, the writer is now studying in English department. So,
it should be easier for her to adapt to the environment.
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