Brown’s English Story I first knew I loved English my freshman year, reading To Kill a Mockingbird. It was the first time I ever really thought about what I can learn from reading. Not only that but also what can be truly said through writing. I learned through the guided discussion of the book, the dissection of what everything meant. With all of these things, from reading to writing to guided discussion, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Connor Brown’s English Story.
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languages(Korean, English, etc) required for taking a bachelor’s degree course BEFORE and AFTER you come to Korea. Before coming to Korea I've always been interested in foreign languages such as : Japanese and Korean aside from English . I taught myself a good amount of Korean and a basic Japanese ,too .It was hard for me because there weren't enough time due to my school schedule and there weren't any language institutes here that my family can afford either. I taught myself Korean using
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Darchea Wiley CSU, East Bay English 80215/16 March 11,2015 CSU, East Bay English Department Music Building, Room 2579 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542 Dear English Department at CSUEB, Coming into college straight from high school wasn’t very easy, and it was a huge step for me especially because majority of my family members did not attend college and those who did usually dropped out during their freshman year and I did not want to continue the cycle of “dropouts”
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Once I sat in my assigned seat and the teacher began talking I noticed I wasn’t able to understand a word that came out of her mouth. I was perplexed by every sound that she made and at that point in time I knew I didn’t belong with the rest of the English-speaking people-gringos as my parents referred to them. Then i realized that all the kids around me were speaking the same language as her and they spoke it quite well. There was no way I could keep up with anything that she was saying and she couldn’t
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grasp the English language. Being in a foreign country and not being able to speak the language is tough, and it is easy to give up and stop trying. For me giving up is harder than trying, and I wasn’t willing to give up. This barrier lasted a couple years and it wasn’t easy to overcome. I taught myself English by reading books, watching shows and getting help. I had to constantly go to ESL classes and read books to fully comprehend English. In the end, I was and still am very proud of myself for not
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a better life, but I never thought that I would have to witness my parents going through the hardship of finding a job or learning a foreign language. Watching my parents struggle to speak English and find a job inspired me to make a goal for myself. I told myself that I would work very hard to learn English so that my parents would not have to struggle with
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impossible, as soon as I start working on them and believe in myself that it can be done, I find it easy to stay motivated, and it gives me the strength to continue. So: “It seems impossible until you start working on it and believe you can do it”, this is a phrase that keeps me going and motivate me to go through challenges in life. Most of the challenges in my life seemed impossible at first, but once I put myself to it and dedicated myself, I found it easy and kept on going. Once in my life, at
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commenced English 1301 in August, my writing was nowhere near college ready. I went into the class with no expectations of improving my writing. Despite this, I was enhancing my writing skills every time I read a chapter of my English book or wrote an essay. As I wrote each essay, I experienced a new form of articulating my writing, whether it was writing a Narrative or Third person essay. I was also able to improve my social skills through a group project. Looking back, I am proud of myself for becoming
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Everyone wants the highest grade possible in their writings, whether I put effort into doing I am no different. I have found that English 101 isn't that simple. Although I've been a failure I still got up and worked hard on my writing and its structure by using “Grammarly” and my tutor at Franklin High School. Writing is about communicating your thoughts across. Not organizing before I begin to write creates a loss of continuity and my writing begins to seem careless. However, this is a confusing
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perspective on my identity has evolved. I view myself and my peer groups with more complexity and tension. Four perspectives have changed the most for me: race, language, class, and sexual identity. These changes will aid me in meeting Teaching Performance Expectation 15 (CSU San Marcos, 2016, p. 4). English-Speaker, Not Anglo My ability to speak English as a native language is a true privilege. Most school systems in the U.S. are designed for English speakers. It is difficult for students to learn
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Whenever I don’t spend a few minutes reading anything in English before bedtime, I feel quirky. Whenever I am upset or depressed, studying English delights me from the bottom of the heart. Sometimes, I didn’t have power to do anything until I studied English for a while. Studying English calms me down, refreshes my brain, and makes my thoughts clear. I rarely feel fatigue when I am studying English. Future Besides majoring in English, I would like to choose Japanese for my second language course
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times when I just can't seem to get around it. Most of the time it's because I doubt myself or second guess myself when at first my answer was correct. Doubting myself and second guessing myself is something I need to stop doing but when it all comes down to it I think it all has to do with confidence which is something I definitely need to work on. It's the same with English. I use to be very good at English but somewhere along the lines it just all got blurry for me. I remember being very good
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What are my experiences with online learning, English class, 21st century education, and college in general? College in general, has proven to be very different than what I had imagined. I have encountered subjects that I had never learned in High school. College has taught me so far that I need to be very on top of all my assignments. Now that I am an adult, the responsibility is on me. 21st Century education, I would say has become computerized and high tech. Call me old school, but I was
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It was June 16, 2014, I arrived at The U.S.A. without English’s skill. I never actually imagined myself coming to America. On the first day when I arrived, people around me all speak English. At that time, I asked to question myself why am I here and I realized English is a big problem. Honestly, I live in small town people around me are really nice and helpful, but when they chat with each other, it is as if all words become small birds, and they fly so fast that I could not seize them. It is really
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many people of different races getting along with each other. Hamburger and fries are much easier to get at the local McDonald’s than bún riêu, a type of Vietnamese vermicelli noodle soup common in Ho Chi Minh. English is much easier to speak because there are people constantly speaking English as part of their everyday language,
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for me in the society. Having better communication skills helps me understand people conversations, also to help me to start building better relationships with others. Because English is not my first language so I am really bad of speaking of people or communicate in the international communities. When I couldn't speak English correctly, I will be distracted and confused then I will get stuck in the conversation. It would affect on me as well as I will be stressed. For example on page “xxv” in the
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As I sit here writing you this letter, I’m reflecting back on my year in Denmark, thinking about the mistakes I’ve made and the experiences I’ve had and how they’ve shaped my identity to make me who I am today. English book We’ve been reading short stories from this book in English class called “Growing up Asian in Australia” and one particular story really got me thinking, it’s called “The Relative Advantages of Learning My Language”. The story is about a girl who is Chinese and didn’t take
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standardization. In what sense? Well, as a bilingual individual, I find myself in the same predicament when learning how to confront situations in my native language. As a vernacular of this estranged language, it is mystery to master the influx of recent arrivals into this new social sphere. New Yorkers and southerners are truly easily identified as the individuals who possess the capability of constantly speaking bad or unacceptable English. But which New Yorkers? Which Southerners? Perhaps, the social
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Teaching English Overseas There are three central features that are used to define a profession. These include extensive training, significant intellectual component in training and practice, and it serves as an important service to society. My topic will analyze the idea of how being an English teacher outside the United States is considered a profession. This is my dream job, I am currently working very hard to achieve. I’m in love with different cultures and learning new things. I really enjoy
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opportunity to student who live in here, as I could talking with native people also find many different countries friends. When studying English language in UK, I could speaking English to academic exchange with teacher or foreign friends. Also, in the new environment enable us to have many new idea. Besides, this is really good chance to exercise and improve myself. | What are the benefits which I want to develop from this experience ? [150 words]Live in UK which is not only studying new language
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For me, my insecurity and self-doubt has prevented me from doing things that I wanted to try because I was afraid of failing and embarrassing myself. One traumatic episode that is still very vivid in my mind occurred while I was in the third grade, seven years ago. The assignment called for each student to give a speech in front of the class about a favorite country. I selected Canada and did extensive research on the country in preparation for my speech. After gathering my information, I wrote
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include the intangible expressions or characteristics that the author expressed in the content. One of my favorite book series is Harry Potter. My mom got an original English version of the Seven Deathly Hallows for me when I was in high school. Since it was the first time I ever read an English version of Harry Potter and since my English was not good enough to understand even half if it at the time, I had to use the dictionary throughout reading the book. After looking up the meanings of words, I could
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Monica Gunnell English 101 1-25-15 The Reading and Writing Struggle “The more that you read the more things you will know, the more that you learn the more places you’ll go” as Dr. Seus would say. For most people growing up reading and writing are common subjects that they are supposed to keep up with during each grade level. For me I found myself in the same grade that everyone I was growing up with, but always being 2 grade levels behind in this specific subject. I had many different feelings
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member for that matter. I don’t think I will ever be able to trust her. That day has been the most horrible day I’ve ever had, because I got denied by a family member and I couldn’t say anything to defend myself because I didn’t know English. But because of this I pushed myself to learn English faster. When I walked in the classroom I was petrified because everything was new and different from how it was in Mexico. The room was cool, there was carpet on the floor, there were colorful posters all
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part. The test had covered everything from math, science, English, and reading skills. I was so sure I had passed every part with a high enough to score to pass to skip a grade or two that is until, I got the results back a few weeks later in the mail. I will always remember that day, because my mother and I had to go up to the school to hear the results. I had passed every test with a perfect score except for English. My score for English was 94 out of 100; in order to pass and move to another grade
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Spanish. I had to learn a new language. I had to go to school even though I didn’t understand. When the teacher would call on me some of the other kids in my class would translate. I had to take E.S.L. I remember they would tell me to watch TV in English. Learning a new language and getting used to a new place was difficult. Since I had enter school at the end of third grade I thought I was going to repeat third grade but with help of new friends and my cousin I passed to fourth grade. Me passing
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1 Anthony Martinez Mrs.Nole English 098124 02215 A Lesson Learned Mistakes are a common thing for everyone, no one can call themselves a perfect human being in fact, making one simple mistake is actually a good thing. Not only does it make you realize you did something wrong, but it changes your way of doing things for example, I never did my homework and I never studied enough while I was in high school, luckily I came to my senses and realized I needed to step up and change my actions towards passing senior year
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Savannah Boulware Mrs.Wright English 4B 2 February 2015 My Thoughts: High School My high school experience ‘in school has influenced my development as a person mentally, I’ve matured a lot of over the course of these past four years. I got out of a shy shell and I’ve learned how to network with important people. For example getting accepted into a college from academic performance in school if a professional college recruiter has been keeping in contact and watching a student throughout
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I left Cameroon three years ago. There, I did not understand English at all. It did not make sense to me and, it was very painful experience. I could hear noise and people talking around me but I was not getting the meaning. It was very difficult to be around people that were learning, laughing, and joking and not be able to understand. This was the first time in my life, I felt excluded, like I did not belong here. That is how English became the subject in which I had the most difficulties in. Because
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Being in College English I learned a significant amount about my writing skills and what type of writer I am. I have learned much about myself as a reader and a writer. Over the semester, my communication skill has improved greatly. Also in addition to improving my reading and writing, I have become a much better student in general. Learning how to become a virtuous student involves learning effective strategies for approaching my work. Final, I have thought about my future plans throughout this
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