Post X: English Language Challenges

I find that the experience learning English this semester was good. The approaches that the University had are pretty accurate to the reality and skills you need to embrace the second language. I really appreciate the use of blogs, It’s a simple idea but quite useful, in the manner to embrace the understanding of English writing and reading. The process in what you think about something –in an English way to redact- is a valuable ability and It’s great to work, little by little, in acquire that mechanism.

I think I have to work in all the aspect of my English, but specially in listening and speaking. I get confuse when I heard some types of accents (like the Britain one) and I lost the attention and concentration in the flow of what are they saying. I’m going to work in that skill watching more Britain movies and series, first with English subtitles and later, without them.

By the way, I get nervous when I have to speak in English. I feel a little stupid, like I am some kind of performer doing a show. My tongue mess about and I hesitate a lot. For that, I think I only have to lost the fear and get more confident about my speaking. Sometimes, two or three beers help tons hahaha.

Outside the class, I use English a lot. I use all my devices in that language and I have a preference to read English papers for my research. Also, I love to surf the internet and English is the global language of common and basic communication. I almost only heard music in English, the range is far more extensive than the Spanish one. Since this year, I have started to real classic novels in English. I have read 1984 and Animal Farm from Orwell. It’s a great way to embrace new vocabulary and understandings.