Toshi's Village

An analysis of my language learning experience

2006-05-09T07:53:00.000+09:00

My most enjoyable language learning experience has been communication. When I communicate with foreigner in English, I feel great joyful. I am learning English to communicate many people have another way of thinking or cultural thinking.

My least enjoyable language learning activity has been studying for tests. Before I have English tests in school, I had to study hard. I had to memorize a mount of words and gramatical rules and structures. Thanks for these hard works, I could brush up my english skills, like reading and writing. However, studying for tests didn't give me communication ability.

My most valuable language learning activity has been learning new words. To aquire new words increase my bocabulaly and broaden my communication skills.

My least valuable language learning activity has been translation. When I read some books written in english, sometimes,I translate it in Japanese. But it is rare to translate in real communication.

In general my language learning experience has been reading and writing and listening.
Especially, I learn English throug listening. I watch movies in english, ane try to listen what actors said.

I think it is neccesary for students learning English to touch real communication in English.
We learn English to communicate with many people speake English, not for the tests.
Trough real communication with native speaker like ALTs, students should learn new words and gramatical rules.

Learning(Studying) English

2006-04-24T08:59:00.000+09:00

When I was a junior high school student, I started to study English.
At that time, the movie "The Titanic" was very popular,
so I was also absorbed in this movie and saw it again and again.
I came to have an interest about English thanks for this movie.
2 years later, I got a chance to visit Canada, and I stayed 10 days with the Cadadian family.
This experience was so exciting that I started studying English harder.
After I entered high school, I studied English for the entrance exam.
Now, I am an university student.
I am studying English in ETM3.

My introduction

2006-04-20T15:36:00.000+09:00

Hi, my name is Toshi.
I'm a student studying at iwate university.
I majour in the education of elementary school.