Importance Of Learning In English

In order to make life in America a reality, we had to sell most of our stuff and send the remaining to America. Making the move was not easy, and there was a lot of pressure on my parents, but we finally settled down in Syosset, Ny, America. Of course, getting used to the western lifestyle was not easy and the language was a barrier. Renting a house, Buying a car, enrolling in school, and purchasing new furnitures were the first things that we had to do in America, just as we had to do in China. I taught English would be difficult to handle, but since I had already mastered a language besides my native language, I was not scared of taking the initiatives. Thus, I enrolled in the ESL program in Syosset High School. My ESL teacher was very strict and a harsh grader, and I did not enjoy being in her class. However, by the end of the year, when I took the ESL exit test, and passes it with excellent results, I saw the influence that my ESL teacher had on me. To this day, I’m thankful to her for not only helping me with my English, but also for making me a better student. When I finished ninth grade and started tenth grade, I tried to challenge myself a bit more with the academics; however my counselor did not recommend me to take Advance Placement classes, nor did she recommend me to exit ESL history (Even though I was enrolled in regular English). At the time I had a few japanese friends who introduced me to Japanese culture and food, thus to speak Japanese I took one year of Japanese. My japanese class taught me the japanese alphabet, basic conversations, and above all Japanese culture. Since Syosset High School did not have any Chinese language or Chinese club, I joined Japanese club in order to be with my other Chinese

At the age of fifteen, my father brought me to the United States, and here I began my studies in the ninth grade of high school. I learned English during high school and community college, but for me it was not very easy to learn English and eventually I still have difficulty to write well or sometimes to speak English. For three years of high school I attended classes that were entirely in English and just one ESL class, in fact, in my last year of high school, I did not receive any class that will help me with the language acquisition. My math, science, and social studies teachers focused more on teaching their subject, then helping me to understand it. Unfortunately, at that time I still did not speak fluent English. As a result of that I felt lost and confused because I did not understand what the teachers were

In first grade, the teachers spend time teaching us how to learn the alphabet, how to sound each letter, how to pronounce words that we didn’t understand and how to use words in complete sentences. I started to gain knowledge of what were adjectives, verbs, nouns, pronouns. Also, I learned that what makes a story is characters, a setting, a climax, etc. My encouraging English Teacher would meet up with each of us individually and made us read aloud so she can see what our reading level is. She saw that I struggled, so she used her teaching techniques to help me get better at reading. After I finished first grade, my teacher scheduled a parent meeting with my mother, and she gave my mother the option to send me to summer school so I can take an English class and receive more help so I could get better at writing and reading in English. Summer was taking forever. I felt frustrated because It felt that no matter how much I tried to learn how to read and progress in my reading level, it got way more difficult. I felt like giving up at some point

Knowing how to write properly is an important part of your education. Once you start your career after college, not a day will go by that you will not use what you learn English 111. A few things that will make you successful in English 111 include working ahead in class, asking for help if you need it, and studying.

I was born in Vietnam. I left Vietnam to come to United State with my family when I was about 12 years old. I was really young at the time. It was a long time ago because I am 20 years old now. At that time, life for me was simple. I didn’t have to worry about anything. I stop going to school in Vietnam at grade five and stay at home for two years. It was really fun while I was at home. When I was at home, my parent wants me to learn English. So I learned English in Vietnam. When I got to United State, I started middle school at United for Success in Oakland. I start school in Oakland at grades 7. It was after Christmas when I started class. Over here, it really different than my home country. In my country Vietnam, It was really hot.

Australia is an extremely culturally diverse country, therefore many different languages are spoken in homes and communities across Australia. Consequently many primary school students are learning English as an additional language. EAL/D is an acronym used to refer to students whose first language is a language or dialect other than Standard Australian English; that is English is an additional language or dialect. In Australian schools it is essential students are able to speak and read English in order for them to understand and succeed in all content learning areas.

English IV is a class you have to pass to graduate. This class is very important and will teach you how to write essays in college, which is a good thing so you won’t be lost. I found out that essays was a big thing in english ,so just figured i have to do them to pass the class. English is something we have to use everyday.

Before I took my math class, I had heard that my professor is a Chinese who had an very heavy accent. Most of my American friends try to switch to another session to avoid this professor. After almost the whole semester study in his class I had figure out that he is an really good math professor who is really good at teaching students and is an expert in the math area. However, his “limit English skill” had became the largest barrier for students to understand his class. For me, an international student whose first language is not English, I had some how the same feeling. I would often feel frustrated when I figure out I actually know the point which professor had mentioned in the class when I translated it in Chinese but not in English. I really feel like I would get a better grade if I learn it in Chinese. I feel like my power had been limit by the language barrier.

Language remains an integral part of human culture that our brains instill before we are born. Scientists have known for years fetuses can hear inside the womb, but they have discovered newborns possess the ability to cry in a way which mimics their native language (Cox). Scientists also recognize that as humans age learning a new skill―like a language―proves increasingly more difficult. Adults’ brains do not possess the same absorbency skills that children do (Baer). For this reason, I would advocate for high schools and colleges requiring students to take at least two years of a foreign language. Numerous studies have linked learning a second language to increased cognitive function, heightened global awareness, and understanding foreign cultural traditions.

Should schoolchildren be required to learn a second or even third language from a young age? According to studies at the Cornell Language Acquisition Lab (CLAL), children who learn a second language can maintain attention despite outside stimuli better than those who know only one language. Learning foreign languages from a young age is much easier than trying to pick one up later in life, researchers say that their elementary brains are most receptive to picking it up and enabling them to speak the language fluently with little or no hint of a foreign accent. Schools around the country are struggling to keep their foreign language programs alive. My interest in this topic has developed from my cousins, who live out in California who have been taught a foreign from a younger age, and the school I went to didn’t start teaching it until the ninth grade.

English Language Learners (ELL) are students who are learning English as a second language. These students are put into a regular classroom setting with no proper curriculum for ELL’s to learn English properly. Their ability to understand the language is minimum, reading levels are below their own grade level, writings are done incorrectly and their form of speech as well. The effects in not learning English properly prevents them from advancing in Math, English and other subjects. Besides this becoming an obstacle ELL’s also face scoring low in exams and assignments done poorly. If this issue prolongs being fixed into a proper way it’s long term effects will affect these students. The importance in separating ELL students into a separate classroom will increase their ability to advance faster in their academic needs. I do not think it is wrong for these students to be placed in a different classroom because doing this can improve their understanding in English.

Many Americans due to the fact that they have been in America they believe that the English language is easier to master than another language. Moreover, U.S college students believes that since they speak English frequently throughout the day they have mastered the English language. However, this may sound like common sense but it not true. Studies “from the U.S Department of Education shows that many high school seniors are graduating unable to read at grade level and one in four cannot read at even the most basic level” (abcnews.go.com). These studies completely refute the theory that mastering the skills of English is unnecessary. Malcolm X who “was one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s” even struggled with the English language (palomar.edu). In addition to that, he was born in America too. Evidence to the previous claim is in “Learning to Read,” where Malcom X said it himself saying, “Trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional.” Malcom X did not let that stop him. He performs some effective techniques in his pursuit of enhancement that college students emulate if they want to improve. Practicing, Reading, and learning new words are three effective techniques that college students should use to reach their mastery level of the English language.

People in the world changed their behavior and thinking as times go passed. For example, people the more they practice on reading and writing, the more they have knowledge about the concept. In my experiences in learning English, I have gained some skills throughout my studying year. It is because time is the main key to become an expert in something that we are constantly doing. In those time, we will learn something new that we have never learned before however, as time passed we will become more familiar with what we been doing. In my essay 1, I said “Nobody is born to be smart, intelligent to know everything. We all started from step zero where we do not know anything about the world which is full of unique things”. According to this quote, I claimed that everyone needs to take their time to learn new things because the more time we take, the better be in what we are doing. While I am learning to improve my writing style, I still have failure because I did not the real definition of academic writing and reading. However, there is one thing I learned throughout this semester; revision is the main key to success in academic reading and writing.

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did” According to Sarah Caldwell. English is an international language. Learning English make your standards to reach your goal. Around you many people will teach you, guide you and make you understand English. It’s your time to take that opportunity in hand and move on. It time to change your world into opportunities and get modern. Learning English can be beneficial for many reasons.

It is the technology that allows people to travel further and faster than ever before. It is the Internet that links people regardless their nationalities and countries they live in. And technology is also the reason why lots of business people are active globally and why more and more entrepreneurs are on the move than ever before. In this world full of the state-of-the-art technology English serves as a uniting element in many situations, giving all entrepreneurs and small companies a better chance on the market and an ideal comparative advantage over those who