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LearningaForeignLanguage

Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife・Althoughattimes,learningalanguagev/asfrustrating,itv/aswellv/orththeeffort・

Myexperiencev/ithaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass・Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents・Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes・Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears・

WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,Iv/aseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;

however,myexperienceinseniorschoolv/asverydifferentfrombefore・Whilemyformerteacherhadbeenpatientv/ithallthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosev/hogaveincorrectansv/ers・Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand，shakingitupanddov/n,shouted,"

No!

No!

"

Itdidn'

ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoansv/erquestions・NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansv/eringquestions,butalsoItotallylostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish・

However,thatstatedidn'

tlastlong・V/henIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse・Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteachersv/erepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!

Hov/ever,thesituationwasfarfromperfect・Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iv/asonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod・Also,afterafewv/eeksofclasses,Inodeedthereweremanystudentsv/hospokemuchbetterthanIdid・Ibegantofeelintimidated・So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak・ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.

Thatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslater;

whenIv/asofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse・Thecommunicationmediumwasacomputer,phoneline,andmodem・Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment，learnedthetechnologyfromafriendandparticipatedinthevirtualclassroom5to7daysav/eek・

Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;

itrequiresnnuchtime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupv/iththeflowofthecourse.Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.

Ipracticedallthetime.Icarriedalittledictionaryv/ithmeeverywhereIwent,asv/ellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynev/wordsIheard・Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.OnceinawhileIcriedwithfrustrateon，andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidn'

tfeelintimidatedbystudentsv/hospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"

say”anythingIwantedtoinEnglish・AlthoughIstillmadennanymistakesandwascontinuallylearning,Ihadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallthathardv/ork.

Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperieneeforme,butonethatIwouldn'

ttradeforanything・Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,but让alsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculture,andmymindv/asopenedtonewv/aysofseeingthings・Themostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagev/asthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore・Talkingv/ithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.Nov/thatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacev/henEnglishisbeingspoken，Icanparticipateandmakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetv/eenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs・

SectionB

KeystoSuccessfulOnlineLearning

Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday'

slearningcommunity.Jobopportunitiesforstudentsareexpandingrapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesarebecomingav/areofonlinelearningthatallov/sthemtostudyathome・Onlinestudents,however，requireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful.Thefollov/inglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents・

1.Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,v/ork,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.

Manydifferentpeoplefindthattheonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatev/itheachother.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsfromexpressingthemselves・Inaddition,studentsaregiventimetoreflectontheinformationbeforereplying.Inthisv/ay,st