Draft essay 2-03a: Personal Language Learning

I'd like to introduce my favorite languages, and trigger. I like studying language. Especially, my favorite languages are Kanji, English, and Korean. I have a chance; I want to study another language.

When I was junior high school student, I like to study Japanese. Japanese was my good at subject, so I wanted to be Japanese teacher. Other hand, I didn’t like study English. I was poor at English. My score was very bad, so I didn’t like English, but I had interested in America, and England, because I like Harry Potter.

My hobbies are watching DVD and reading. I always watch foreign movie and written by foreigner writer. When I was junior high school student, my favorite book was Harry Potter, so I had interested in foreign country. I tried to study English, but I couldn’t understand grammar, and my English teacher was grim teacher, so I didn’t like study English more and more. My every homeroom teacher is teaching English. I like third home room teacher. She taught me English carefully, and cram school was helping me. Cram school’s teacher is very interesting teacher. His explanation was very lucid, but he was very strict. I need to thousand words once a week. It was hard, but thanks to him, I could understand English, and I like study English. Finally, I tried to 4th level English exam, and I passed it. I’m very pleased.

I didn’t like English, but I like English now, so I went to high school, and I entered international course. I thought I study English more another class, but it wasn’t. Instead of study English, I need to study Korean. First, I didn’t have interested in Korean. I thought the Hangul is like a spell, and I didn’t like Korean class. Every student thought Korean class is bored. I thought too, but one day I found Korean drama’s DVD at rental shop. It was “Love in palace.” I thought it was interesting, and I borrowed it. It was very interesting. I bought it. I was addicted to the DVD completely. It DVD was a point of start to study Korean. I studied Korean eagerly, but I didn’t forget study English. I tried to Kanji exam, English exam, and Korean exam. When I was high school student, I could get qualifications, so I like learn to foreign language more and more.

When I was second grade, I went to Australia to home stay. I went to school, and I studied with Japanese, Korean, and Chinese students. They were very kind. We played basket, game and so on. My class’s girl was only me. First, I worried whether we good friend, but we were good friend soon. Especially, my good friend is Korean student. He can speak Japanese, and I can speak Korea. We want to speak Japanese and Korean, so my teacher often admonishes us. She said “Speak English.” I ashamed to speak English, but I used to gradually. It experience is treasure for me. I thought my listening skill developed a little bit.

Before enter the KGU, I puzzled to which department good for me. I want to enter department of English or department of East Asia. I talked with Korean teacher. He said “You had better enter department of English.” I decided to enter department of English. I think his answered is right now. I’m studying English and Korean. I like both languages. When I went to Korea this summer vacation, I could speak Japanese, English, and Korea. It was exciting experience for me.

When I was high school student, I wanted to be interpreter or translator, but I want to be interpreter, translator, or Japanese teacher. I have many dreams. I’m greedy person, so I want my dreams to come true, and I want to travel foreign country.

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