Some time ago, there
was this child who did not know what to expect about his life. Trying to figure
out what it was going to be, what kind of burdens he was going to have to carry
on his shoulders, and what he was going to do with his future, he was still
unsure about the decisions he had to make. At that time, he needed someone to
help him wake his dreams up; fortunately, he found good people in his way to help
him develop his abilities to the fullest, specially one teacher who inspired
this child to follow his steps. That child was I, and that teacher was my first
English teacher. That is what first inspired me to choose English as the major
I wanted to study at the university; but that is not what keeps me interested
in learning more and more about this language every day.
In fact, what
motivates me to learn English for the time being is that, along the jobs I can
apply to, the knowledge I can acquire, and the ability to understand songs,
lyrics, books, and even native speakers, I can demonstrate that my effort and
the time I put in studying is leading me to be a better person, a better
professional, and most important… a better teacher, which is the job I want to
get some day. For sure, to accomplish this outcome, I have to work harder each
day, and take every opportunity as if it were the last chance I have to do
whatever helps me make the person I want to be; for that reason, I have to do
many different things in order to better my abilities, and enrich my
vocabulary. Reading different kinds of texts written in English, listening to
different kinds of accents, and trying to practice my English as much as
possible, keep me focused on my objective, and show me non-boring ways of
learning by my own. Moreover, watching movies in English helps me empower my
understanding and let me discover “new” ways of using my vocabulary even though
it is really tedious sometimes. I also try to learn idioms, but some people
have told me that they are not used in American English most of the time; that
makes me doubt of keeping on learning that kind of English sometimes. However,
idioms are part of the things I am being taught at the university, and,
somehow, they are going to be useful if I learn how to use them. So I'd better
keep on learning more.
Basically, those are
the reasons that motivate me to learn English, and the resources I am using to
do so. I know there would be plenty of other ways to better my skills, yet
those are the ones I am aware of now. In addition, the free time I have seems to
be not enough sometimes, and looking for new ways of learning appears to be an
impossible mission. To be honest, I prefer to trust in what I know instead of
trying new things as it has worked for me all the time.
