Before this spring semester, I considered studying at the collegiate level beacuse I would like to improve my speaking skill at that time. However, I changed my mind and decided to learn more how to wirte an essay in the advanced class. Frankly, I was not confident about my decision although I was determined to improve my writing skill. Around the half of the semester, I found that I was enjoying my classes and I had made a wise deicision.
I was really happy when I was in class. Of course, sometimes I was disappointed at my lack of English skills and discouraged by some circumstances that made me stressed out. Except for these situations, I really loved my classes because I not only studied English but also broadened and accumulated knowledge. Especially, I learned a lot in composition class, vocabulary class, and pesentation class. Moreover, the biology class always made my day, three days a week.
In addition to the variuos classes, my teachers and classmates were wonderful influences to me. The interactions with them helped me think more deeply about humans and understand other people better. In fact, it was such an interesitng experience to acquire the similarities and differences between ALP teachers and students who have different cultures. I am very thankful for thier kindness.
Despite the thought that my English skills have been improved, I still have significant problems. I have to make more efforts to be a good listener and speaker. I also have to overcome stress that could be derived from an English test such as an IBT. It will take some more time to prepare for a test; nonetheless, I believe I will do well because I obtained enough basic skills in ALP and stand on the rock. I will continue to enjoy studying English after I go back to Korea!
I was really happy when I was in class. Of course, sometimes I was disappointed at my lack of English skills and discouraged by some circumstances that made me stressed out. Except for these situations, I really loved my classes because I not only studied English but also broadened and accumulated knowledge. Especially, I learned a lot in composition class, vocabulary class, and pesentation class. Moreover, the biology class always made my day, three days a week.
In addition to the variuos classes, my teachers and classmates were wonderful influences to me. The interactions with them helped me think more deeply about humans and understand other people better. In fact, it was such an interesitng experience to acquire the similarities and differences between ALP teachers and students who have different cultures. I am very thankful for thier kindness.
Despite the thought that my English skills have been improved, I still have significant problems. I have to make more efforts to be a good listener and speaker. I also have to overcome stress that could be derived from an English test such as an IBT. It will take some more time to prepare for a test; nonetheless, I believe I will do well because I obtained enough basic skills in ALP and stand on the rock. I will continue to enjoy studying English after I go back to Korea!
Michael and Ryoko
2 comments:
I agree with your idea. I also like this class.
I know you are busy. However, I believe you can do it!
In the beginig of this semester, I changed my mind a lot. I went to collegiate level for a week from advanced section 3 and fled to this class. Fortunately, I did come back or I missed so much valuable knowledge, especially citation. Moreover, I got several new good friends in this class so I was lucky.
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