Throughout primary and
secondary school, I did not enjoy studying English language. I admit that I
felt the learning process was a torture for me. I found the language a bore as
there were so many rules that I had to remember and follow. Those rules were
complex and did not make sense to me! I could not fully grasp those concepts
and failed to apply them while doing my English exercises such as writing essays
and comprehensions. To make things worse, I did not cultivate a good reading
habit. My English grades were always poor and I had to attend countless remedial
lessons.
When I attended junior
college, I felt that my English standard was inferior compared to others
and I had this mentality throughout the two years. I was consistently failing
my General Paper, and found it hard to cope with the rigor of the subject. It
required me to have a great knowledge of current affairs, but I did not meet
that expectation. Coupled with my poor writing skills, it was a great challenge
for me to express my arguments or points succinctly in my essays. In the
end, I attained a D grade for GP in the A level examinations. Even though it was not satisfactory, I felt
that it was a miracle for me to obtain such a grade as I had been consistently
scoring S(sub pass) or U(ungraded) in the past.
I am really thankful to be
studying in NUS right now but when it comes to English language, I know that
there is a huge room for improvement. I consider ES1102 as a new phase of my
English learning journey. I look forward to improve my writing skills and be
more confident and effective in expressing myself.
(edited: 3 feb 2014)
(edited: 3 feb 2014)
