Essay 1-03a: My Language Learning History

I'm going to tell you about my language learning story. I have learned some language. A lot of languages in the world. Different people learn different language. Learning languages make my world wide.

First, I learned Japanese in my childhood. My parents's tongue is Japanese so I heard their conversation and tried to imitate them and talk when I was child. In the kindergarten, I talked with my friends and knew many words. And also I talked with neighborhood's children. So I could get skill of speaking Japanese. They read picture books for me to know words and grammer. I learned many word and grammers from that way. They also taught me to write my name in Hiragana and Kanji, thing's name, and so on. So I could get skill of writing.

Second, I learned Japanese and English in elementary school. My teacher taught me to learn reading, writing, speaking in the class. I learned many word and grammer. My ALT taught me English in the class. I could know words and grammers and get skill of writing, reading, speaking.

Third, I leaned Japanese and English in junior high school. My teacher taught me Japanese more skill of reading, writing words and grammar. My ALT taught me English writing grammars and reading words. I could get skill of speaking English by talking with her. When I go to ALT's room and asked many questions about English. So I could get English skill of reading and writing words and grammars.

Next, I learned Japanese and English in high school. My teacher taught me Japanese skill of reading, writing words and grammars. It was needed more skill than when I was in junior high school. My teacher whose from Japan taught me more English skill of reading, writing words and grammars, and speaking. I learned pronunciation of English words. And sometimes, ALT came to my class so I could hear native pronunciation. I learned Japanese and English by this way.

Finally, I learned French in college. I took French class, my teacher whose from Japan taught me words and grammars of French and listened CD so I could hear French pronunciation. And also my friend whose from French taught me skill of speaking French so I could hear native pronunciation.

I also learn English in college. My teacher and ALT taught me reading, writing, and speaking skill of English in the class. I learn Japanese words and grammars by reading newspaper. There are many words and grammars I have never known. I could know many vocabulary and also get skill of reading long sentences by this way. And I listened carefully what my teacher says in the class and I could know a lot of words.

Like this way, I learned Japanese, English, French. It is difficult for me to understand foreign languages but very interesting. I like to study languages. I want to know another language from now on. I'll keep learning languages in my life. If I got more skill of languages, I could see new world I have never known.

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