Asami U (Asami)
Our life doesn't compose without languages. Everyone speaks first language, and learns a foreign language. I'm now studying English as a second language but having trouble to learn. Learning languages is deep, difficult, but so fun. Why am I studying English? What does it bring me? What should I do to become a good speaker of English?
When I was small, I often read a picture book and made a fairy tale with my mother. I liked Japanese language, and especially writing a composition and making a poem and haiku. But when I began to learn English at the junior high school, I came to like it better than Japanese language though I'm not good at. When I became a high school student, I came to watch many Hollywood movies and listen to the U.S. music, and be interested in English more. Then, I decided to study English at KGU.
I stayed in Hawaii as a homestay last summer. I wanted to feel real English with my skins for a long time. I studied at the language school there, met any kind of people, and talked with my host family everyday. I could barely understand other people to say, but had trouble to tell other people my mind. But I found pleasure of communication in English. One day, I enjoyed talking with an American student that I encountered at the bus stop in the morning. He said "It's strange to talk with a stranger at the bus stop in Japan, isn't it? But it's usual here." I thought then I’m feeling real English with my skins, and wholeheartedly enjoying it.
I now haven't a job I want to do in the future. Someone asked me "Why are you studying English?" I didn't know what I should say, but answered honestly "I just like it." Then he said "That's best." I was glad to hear that word. I have not seen what I now should do. But I really like English so much, so I study. I will spend the rest of my life learning English. I don't care about even taking the long way.
I have a lot of assignments of English language courses everyday. For example, writing the essay in the blog, reading English books and newspapers, learning vocabulary, and group projects and so on. Those are hard to me, but I’m enjoying. I think learning Japanese more is important to become a good speaker of English. I realized through writing essays that description of Japanese and English are not always equal. I have to choose an appropriate Japanese word and translate to an appropriate English word. Then, I recently read a novel and write an essay in Japanese to increase my vocabulary.
I began to study English because of compulsory education, but I’m studying it on my own will. It not has an especial reason. I just like English. Through the experience in the oversea, I found a thing English brings me and realized my real intention. Now, I’m studying at KGU and thinking what I should do in my way. At any rate, I believe "What one likes, one will do well.”
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