1-03b: Language Learning Histories

I'll introduce about my language learning histories.  I went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when I was elementary school 6th grade for 3 years. I came back to Japan when I was junior high school 2nd grades. I learned various way to learn the English in abroad and in Japan.

When I was in the Saudi Arabia, I always playing with my other countries friends. Who comes from China, Korea, France, Germany, England and so on. So we have to talk with others in English.  I wasn't speaking English well when I first time to talk with them. I learned real English from other countries friends with a gesture. I mean that learning from situation, to think about what they say and what meaning of the words. For example, when we playing soccer and I have a ball near the goal, someone says `Shoot the ball!' so I can understand what mean of shoot the ball. This is the my first way to learning English.

 Them I started studying English grammar when I was junior high 1st grade. Almost everyday I played with my friends in English and I studied it, so my daily life was all in English in 3 years. I started to take the EIKEN  which is Japanese English Examination. I could get the pre 2nd of EIKEN when I was 2nd grade in junior high. I also studying diving licence in English and got the rescue diver licence.

 After came back to Japan I studied hard, because I forgot English easily not use in Japan. I tried  to listen to listening CD, writing daily in English, talking to ALT and so on. The level of Japanese  junior high school English is inferior to abroad, I felt easy to study. But I really disliked English grammar to study and I couldn't`t get high score in the test. So I studied writing and make a lot of sentence. Memorising sentence helped me to get the score of test. Because changing vocabulary, I can explain various pattern in English.

Graduated from junior high school, I could pass the Department of the English in Kumamoto Kita High school. High school English level is very difficult I should memorise of new words and sentence. It was really hard for me to memorise. First grade in high school I went to England 2weeks for studying. I staid in host family`s house and I communicate with them English everyday. I usually studying with other countries friends in English school. Of cause all class was English. At first I felt flastlation in class because of no Japanese. But 1 week ago i could understand the contents of the class. Using English everyday changed my brain to adopt the situation.

I entered KGU English of department now. I studying everyday in English. It is very hard but I enjoy studying. KGU English of department quality is high, especially writing class. It demands me to practicing writing. But I think this class would help me to make a composition. It also very important to memorise words and grammar.

These are my history of my studying English. I think my childhood experiments is more unique than other person. If I wouldn`t go to abroad, I could not understand English now. I will study more English to complete of my English skills. Especially grammar. This problems is my biggest problems. I want to be master of English grammar when I will graduate from KGU. I would like to teach English for junior high school or high school in Kumamoto. To become English teacher would be hard but it also would be fun!   

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