Correction: Reflective Writing --my English language learning journey

  Throughout my studies in primary school, I had never really understood “grammar”. To pass the English Tests, I had to guess and try my luck. In the second year of my secondary school, I was taught by an experienced English teacher, Ms Meagan. She explained all the grammar rules clearly and patiently. Besides, she gave a lot of examples and exercises so that we could understand. Unlike my previous teachers, who made students do exercises in class and gave answers without discussing, she went through all the exercises again and again just to let us have a clearer picture of what grammar is.

            At first, I panicked as I always got the concepts wrong and could not answer her questions. The amount of homework given made me feel like giving up. I was embarrassed whenever I was in Ms Meagan's class. Nevertheless, eventually my English improved as I learned from the mistakes. I was surprised when I realized my English improved very fast. I became confident and determined to work harder to achieve better results. I used to be afraid of English as it was an unfamiliar language to me. She had inspired me to learn English better. Without her, I would not have qualified the English requirements to pursue my dream in NUS.

            To learn something well, we have to start from the fundamental. For me, to learn English well, I have to equip myself with basic grammar knowledge, which is very important for my further studies. I will not be able to deliver my ideas clearly if I cannot use a language appropriately. Having only the grammar skill is not enough. To improve further, I need to learn new vocabularies so that I can convey my ideas in a coherent and fluent way. I should also be brave to open up and speak more to enhance my oral skills. Although presenting ideas using English is challenging, I will try my best and seek for help from teachers and friends.