Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Update on my Language Learning History



In my first blog-entree I already spoke about my Language learning history, 
especially how I learned English in school as well as on my travels and journeys
to other countries.
However, in this entree I would like to update my LLH, therefore I will focus
on my expectations for my future learning process as well as how I
changed my way of English learning during my university time so far.
Finally, I would like to give some advice to next year's first-year students providing
them with helpful information how to facilitate the Englsih learning process.

First of all, before I came to university I expected that my level of English would
be sufficient.
Anyhow, during my first weeks at university I realized that I had to cope
with several problems.
Especially I had to struggle writing academic English texts.
Searching for the reason, I evaluated the way I was used to write and
with the help of my English tutorials I found several ways how to improve
and develop my academic writing style.

The best ways gaining better writing skills are:
Firstly, force yourself writing texts that include many academic words by
 using words from the academic word list.
Furthermore, avoid words like: to make, to get or to give.
Use instead synonyms like to create, to receive or to provide.
Secondly, provide your readers with an well ordered structure that
 facilitates reading and creates the impression of professionalism.
This will all contribute to an academic writing style which is essential
 obtaining good grades at the university.

Furthermore, I changed my way of English learning in that way, that
I'm now more focused on Business related texts and therefore,
I read several online journals in my free time
about international business which is improving my steady
extension of vocabulary.

In the end, I would like to give some advice to next year's first-year students.
I can recommend, surmount difficulties by facing them.
Never hide yourself, face the fields of your problems!
First locate errors and after that work on them to prevent doing them
over and over again.
Moreover, do not be depressed or in low spirits.
Try always to motivate yourself and you will be able to improve your English skills.
I would like to end this with an quotation.

"While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making
 mistakes and becoming superior."  ~Henry C. Link