2-03a Language Learning Stories

Do you think that we need learning languages? I think we need to learn language. Of course mother language, English, and other country language. Languages are most important way of human communication. In past, I learn our mother language, English and French. In present, I learn English in deep. In future, I want to learn English and I want to communicate in English.

In future, I want to put English to account in my job. So I keep learn English more. I think that to communicate in English is essential for us in the future. Because Japan is in internationalization so we need English. I’ve never learned Asia countries languages but Japanese so I want to try to learn Asia countries languages for example Chinese and Korean.

In present, I learn English in KGU. I learn speaking, reading, writing, and listening. In speaking class, we learn how to debate or presentation. It is good for me to up my English skill. Speaking is the best way to improve my English skill. In reading class, I learn how to read newspapers in English. Thanks to this class, I can understand rule of English paper’s headline. In addition, I learn English history and English phonetics. It is difficult for me.

In past, when I was born, I learned mother language from my parents. After that, I learned hiragana and katakana in preschool. In elementary school, I learned kanji. I didn’t like learn kanji because it was difficult for me so I was poor at kanji. What’s more, in elementary school, I learned Japanese reading. Then I liked reading so I liked Japanese class. In junior high school, I learned Japanese grammar. I spoke Japanese without conscious grammar so I was confused a little. And I learned English in the first time. Honestly speaking, I didn’t like to learn English the first because it was difficult for me. But soon, I understood English and I enjoyed learning English. So I decided to entered English class of high school. In high school, I learned English more. I experienced English debate the first time and we played English drama at the school festival. Also, I talked with ALT and exchange students actively. They taught me English and I taught them Japanese. One German exchange student taught me German a little. In KGU last year, I learned English speaking, reading, writing, listening, and grammar. And I interested in French so learned French in KGU last year. But it is more difficult than I used to think. I could understand French a little.

I was interested in other countries languages especially English so I was English major when I was a high school student. French is difficult for me but French class was interesting. If I have a time, I want to learn French more. Now, I learn English in KGU but my communication skill of English is still weak. I’ll study English more and more, I hope that I could talk in English smoothly. Also if I have a chance, I will try to learn languages of East Asia, Chinese or Korean.

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