My experience in learning lEnglish

Was it good? or negative?

Yes, most of my experience in learning English was good.

That's why I still enjoy learning English.   When it comes to talking about

studying English, I come to recall my happy experiences I had with English.

So, I'd like to talk about them.

First, my good experience comes from popular songs in English (pop songs).

It was my first year in the middle school when I heard them for the first

time from a radio my uncle gave to me.

The first song was ' Ebony and Ivory '

The music sounded so different from what I used to hear at that time.

It sounded very sweet and unique..     So, after the first song, I really

wanted to listen to pop songs after school almost every day until I went to

bed.    Even though my parents were worried a little about it, I didn't pay

attention to it..   I used to hear it under my blanket on  bed.    At that

time,   I  didn't have a  chance to study  English in  elementary school.

So it was very  hard to understand pop songs..         So I became more

interested  in  learning English to know the meaning of lyrics.

It was very helpful for me to study happily.

Second,  I had a chance to go to an international church (Church of Christ).

Most of the members were teachers from Seoul international School and

they were so nice  and  kind   that I did not worry  much about making

mistakes when I spoke English.               Luckily, they tried to speak

slowly and easily for me .      So, first conversation with English native

speaker was  not that difficult for me.

That made me feel confident in English communition.   And I wanted to

have a chance  to speak in English more.

Finally, my third helpers for studying English were lots of English programs

from TV and radio.       There were really good programs that I could

improve it without stress.            I liked programs   "Survival English,

Morning Special, Good Morning Pops, etc.

I didn't have to spend too  much time and money to study.

Whenever I had free time, I could  use them and there were several

levels that I could choose.   So it was easy  for me to find an interesting

one in my free time..

Also, whenever I was not able to understand it, I could listen to it again.

It was very convenient and effective.

As a result, I think having a good first impression on something you want

to learn is the most important factor for a successful result.    And after

that trying not to give up is all you need to do.     If you can have these

two things, learning is not that difficult..

by Mee jung  Chae

(Jane)