Essay 2-03b:Language learning stories

It is very difficult to study languages, when I do I can know the country’s many things. For example, I have studied four languages: English, Chinese, French and Korean. It is very difficult to study languages but I can know the country's many things. First I will explain when and how I’ve learned English, then the other languages I’ve studied.


First, I want to write about English. When I was elementary school, I studied English first time in "Kumon". From then, I am interested in English. And I thought that I want to use English in my future job. So, I choosed Hitsuyukan high school because threre is international course in the high school. In there, we could study English more hard. And I went to Australia when I was secound grade. In there, I had to use English all the day. It's very difficult for me to comunicate with people by English. In there, I knew that I don't have enough skills to comunicate with people by English. I decided to study English more hard. But, I could learn not only English but also australian culture. These were very interesting things. So, I wanted to know foreign cultures more. For that, I thought that I have to study English more hard. And now, in university I study English. I can't use English very well yet. But I don't never give up!!


Second, I want to write about Chinese. When I was second grade of high school, I had to choose taking a class of Chinese or current English. I chose Chinese class because I was interested in China. I liked this lesson very much. It was little easy to study Chinese because Chinese people use Kanji too and similar to English's grammar. Kanji is saying Chinese character in English. But it was hard to pronounce Chinese. Our teacher was very good at speaking Chinese and he taught us many things about China. When he was a university student, he went to China to study Chinese. So he knew many things about China. I really liked to hear his talk. I thought that I would like to visit China too. In the future I want to study Chinese again.


Next, I want to write about French. When I entered KGU, I had to choose second language. I chose French because I thought that French is very cool. However, this idea was mistake for me. It was very difficult for me to study French. French grammar and words were all difficult. But I could get credits of French.


Korean is the fourth language that I’ve learned. When I was junior high school, I liked to watch Korean drama and movie. I watched many dramas and movies with my mother. So I was really interested in Korean and wanted to study Korean. But, I didn't have chance to study Korean. This year, I got a chance to study Korean. I took a Korean class. It's very interesting but little difficult. Korean is similar to Japanese because Korean and Japanese are same grammar and sometime there are same phrases. Our teacher is very funny. He is Korean but his Japanese is very well. I decided that I want to speak foreign language like him.


I have studied four languages. Though, I don't speak these languages well. So, I have to study more hard. And some day, I want to have enough skills to communicate with foreign people.
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