The Importance Of Learning In English

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I am currently a sophomore at the University of California, Davis. Due to its diversity, I was able to encounter and meet a lot of international students in this school. Back when I was a freshman, I spoke to many international students and I notice that many of them excel in different courses such as math and science. Yet many international students disclosed to me that they struggle in English like me. Most of the students that I spoke have a difficulty in learning the context thought. This led me to what may be the cause of this problem such as the fast phase of the class and also not requiring international students to learn an additional language such as Spanish. As like to many international students, I do also struggle in English. …show more content…

Now that I am in college, I am still learning more and more. In contrast to English class between high school and college, college English is more extensive and more complex. It was tremendously difficult for students, just like myself, whose first language was not English. And learning another new language is making for most students who struggle to learn English more difficult. When I was first informed about my Spanish class, I was shocked, because I was not even able to utilize English fluently yet. Schooling then became troublesome as I was trying to learn to use English properly, to understand the concept of a third or even fourth language, all while I must remember that my root will always be Ilocano and …show more content…

This is what I notice when I attended high school. Many students who are fluent in the language feel that they are superior than to anyone who struggled with the language. Thus I am here to offer two solutions to the problems I am seeing. First, we should consider language classes to be optional. It is true that in America, the English language is essential hence I do not disagree with English classes. However, any other language classes should be optional and available to people who are willing to learn, instead of forcing every

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