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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