Post #6 Keep Learning English

Three months have flown away so quickly since I got here in Calgary. Unfortunately I have just 5 days left to stay in Calgary. I definitely keep learning English in Japan. R/W class was kind of hard for me because writing and reading takes me a long time, so finishing assignment following academic rules was not so easy. I need more practice to get used to. I’m really worried about my total score in this class because I really don’t want to get failed. Really.

At school in Japan, we mainly learn to read English from books. However speaking and listening are the most important parts of learning a language. In society, we have to help each other, work together, and live together. We need communication. I believe the skills are very important. I’ve learned this in such a perfect environment where there are lots of English speakers around me.

To keep studying English, I have to set goals for my studying, and always make sure where I am now. My goal is to be able to understand English more. I think the best criteria for it is to watch a movie and check how I understand it without Japanese scripts. As another way, there are lots of English speakers in Japan. I made friends in Canada. I can get in touch with them. Japan is never bad surroundings to study English.

I’m learning English as a second language, so it’s not as accurate as native English speakers. Sometimes there might be situations where I don’t know how to describe things, or can’t quite get what people say. But I don’t think that’s a problem. Continuing to communicate is very important. English skills get improved through relationships with other people. I never give up learning English because understanding English helps me see the world easily.