Ron's ESL Blogs

Can you imagine how hard it is to learn a new language , especially if it is the second language for you?

That is very hard. Learning a language is not only learning a new words. The language is the culture and the image of each

country.In order to learn a new language you should know more about the country

that this language comes from.

English language is the most popular language in the world.For me it was so hard

to learn this language,I realize that when I started to learn english in the elementary school.

That was beside essential language ,which is arabic.

During that time,i started to to like this language Also when i reached the high school i started to read

books always.Reading books helped me a lot,because i started to be familiar with many new

sentences and words.I learned  not to be shy ,when I speak English espesialywhen i make many mistakes

Later on,I started to use the internet ,it was so much easier to me than before

Also facebook helped me to communicate with people who speak this language,for example

one day i saw a comment on my profile picture,it was in english,I read it ,but it was so hard

for me to understand.Ientered the language tools and i found the meaning of each word.

Till now I’m still using this way to learn English,beside the class that I’m taking with M.R Lee.

By the way M.r Lee taught me a new way .It is the robot

Finally I want to say that learning English nowadays is not hard,because the technology

in this days gives us too many language that we want .

by Malak Meslmani

Starting to learn English at the 5^th Grade, I cannot believe that I have learned English for more than thirteen years.  Thirteen years is a very long journey in learning something new.  If someone tells me that he has focused on a subject for such a long time, I would think that he must be an expert in this area.  For myself, I am not doing quite well in English.  That’s why I am still learning English now.

At the very beginning, English was all about memorizing some new words and simple sentences.  So I could always get good grade in it.  It became the reason that I like English at first.  Then, when I was a student in middle school, learning English was pretty easy for me.  I only did some review before the test and exam.  In other words, I didn’t spend a lot of time in learning English.
High school was the turning point.  I had to learn plenty of grammar, and there were too much new vocabulary of me.  Besides the class, there were many workbooks and material following.  I started to be tired of English, and my grade was lower.  At the second year of high school, students must choose a subject as major.  I chose English.  Even though I was not a top student in it, the passion in English is in my heart, let me do the decision.  Under teachers’ guide, I did a huge amount of practice for the exam including oral practice sometimes, but it turned out that it’s not enough and not suitable for real English using when I came to the United States.

When I am facing an English speaker, I become very scared and my brain is blank. Worse, I am always tongue-tied.  I really hate myself at that moment.  It seems I have never learned grammar before that I can’t finish a sentence.  These make me frustrated and upset.  It’s time to learn “real English”.  I am having Grammar in school.  After that, TV is a good way to learn daily English. From the TV shows, dramas, and movies, I know the way the Americans speak.  I think the most efficient way to learn a language is to make friends who speak that language.  But until now, I don’t have many American friends, and I notice that it’s my problem.  I need to push myself.

I know I am not a good learner that I am too lazy and not making many efforts.  But I will continue my way in English.  I will speak like a native American someday, I will.

My Way of learning English

            Everybody have the different way of learning English. English use widely across the nation. In order to communicate with people, I had to learn English. I must adapt to U.S customs. I needed to understand people around me, by making effort to study. First, I started to learn English in adult school, and then I went to college. In the end, after studies, I hope I can speak English in fluently.    

After I arrived in America, I went to an adult school to study low-level English. I felt I was like a child because I could only say the easy words in English. For example, how are you; How old are you.  I studied how to pronounce the words, and how to write them. Also I prepared for the class. I spent a lot of time checking the meaning of words and memorized their definitions. I also payed full attention to my teachers  and took notes. After two years, My English improved a lot, I could understand Basic English, and I decided to go to East Los Angeles College.

When I enrolled in East Los Angeles College, my English level was 5A. I felt frustrated because I was a bad writer. When I wrote, I had to think about the topic in a few hours. I had difficulty putting ideas in the paper. If I wrote, there were a lot of grammar errors appearing in my paper, For Example, run-on sentences, fragment and comma slices so on. In order to get better to my writing, I went to professor officer hours, I asked my professor for the advice. Finally, I went to writing center to ask for help. This way of study took a lot of time, but it was more effective than my old way to think about the topic in a few hours. My writing skill improved.

 Right now, I am a 6 a student; there is a big challenge for me to learn English.  I have to write five-paragraph essays and in class writing. I know English is very important to me and my future life. I will overcome my difficulties which I work harder! Read more and listen more.

My way of Learning english is to study to improve my English. Every day I have to study grammar. I need to read more stories or books. I have that learning my Irregular Verb and practics my essay. My way for improving my English is priority today.

I came to this college because my way of learning English is important to me though I”m 56 years old. Every day I woke up and came to this college because this is my way of study English. I like speaking and writing English very well. Only I need constant in my study. I need to express my ideas in English. I have a way of learning English and thus got a superacion in this modern time. Also I need to study computers and tiping for my essay very good. In this time is a necesity speaking Engllish. Also to attend to the school. I fodder that never is late for to return to the school and have a way for learning English. The books are a way for most education. Whriting, spealing, and read are important things for Learning English.

In conclusion, my way of learning English is study English grammar. Also study computers for improving my tiping. I need attend the school regularly and practics my writing and read. In the last semesterand this semester I most improve my English. At this moment Y have most interested in learning English. The other factor for improving my English is that I don’t like a person with coefficient low. I like a person with more knowledge. For this motive I like study English. My way of Learning English is study, study, writing, read, and practice my grammar English.

English is a special thing to me. It isn’t my native language, but it’s necessary in my life. I like it, and I hate it.

I started to learn English when I was 4 years old. At that time, I felt it was very interesting. Many people talked with some special words and sentences, but I can’t understand what they said. Children are usually interested in something new, so was I. I had worked hard in English for a month. After the first month, I gradually lost interest in English. “Why don’t I speak Chinese? It’s pretty easier than English!” I shouted to my mother. However, it was useless.

I started to study in a primary school when I was 6. I had many classmates and some good friends. I thought working together is much better than studying alone. We talked about some funny things in English, and I felt English wasn’t too boring as I thought. At that time, I didn’t know it was the happiest time for me to learn English.

When I entered high school, I began to feel that English was harder and harder. There were an ocean of the new words I need to remember. Difficult grammar made me felt dizzy. I needed to learn too much to get a good grade in exam. English became my nightmare. I hated it, and I wanted to escape from it!

Now, I’m studying in America. It’s a huge challenge for me. I realize English is very useful for me. Whether I like it or hate it, I need to learn it well. So why don’t I study happily? I’m trying to make friend with English. I’m trying to give up my native language when I talk to others. I watch English news and listen to English music. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Learning English well? I believe I can!