Essay 2-03a: Language Learning Histories

I’m writing about foreign languages. First, I have been studying English. When I was junior high school student, I listed to Western Music. I always listened to carpenters and I sang it. Carpenters is very good English pronunciation. Now I listen to Lady Gaga, Back Street Boys and Linkin Park and so on. But I watched to Foreign Movie. Of course I watch to caption and I listen to English. Maybe, I’m going to take English certificate in January of 2012. I don’t decide yet and very annoy. I want to try again and I want to master English more.

Second, when I was freshman, I studied French. But I couldn’t get French credit in the fall term. Now I’m studying French with freshman. My French teacher is very kind and intelligible. Sometimes, I use French teaching material. It is CD. I spend my free time listening French.　Also, I want to be good at French. Therefore, the most effective way to learn French is by repetition.

Third, I want to learn other languages. For example, German Russia and Spanish because these languages similar English. My brother learns German and Spanish in Saga University. He said to me beyond question, these language similar English but I think that English very easy! I want to go Europe with my family someday.

Then, I like Japanese too. I think that Japanese is very beautiful language all over the world because Japanese is studied all over the world. So I like Japanese words iikagen, shinpai. These language is spoken all foreign countries and I like Chinese character very much. Chinese characters are very difficult and interesting then I will try Chinese character certificate on the 29th of January in 2012. Now I’m studying Chinese character certificate every day so my middle finger got calluses a little. Also my middle finger aches a little. Then I have a weak point. It is homonym and proverb because these very perplexing to memorize but I like Four words phrase very much because four words phrases very interesting and profound. I like four words phrases are “It is no use over spilt milk” and “The scholar may be better than the master” and “Art is long, life is short. For the time being, I’ll do my best. Thank you for reading.

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