Have I ever felt powerless in my life? Yes, I have. If something triggers me is when I'm trying to learn, and I'm stuck in front a brick wall that doesn't let me advance. For example, last semester I had the need drop my English class at the beginning of the semester because I wasn't learning; the teacher was smart, but not smart enough to learn how to teach a student correctly. On the other hand, this semester was entirely different. Three helpful things that I learned in my English class was how to write the sentences correctly in an essay, also how to use punctuation the right way, and last, but not least, I expanded my vocabulary. I'm beyond grateful I was taught and guide by Mrs. Richter as my instructor because she was extremely patient …show more content…
And Improve my sentences more correctly in an essay now. I grew up in Mexico. The first language that I developed and got taught was Spanish, which I’m outstanding at it. I had an incredible life in Mexico; I’m grateful for my parents because even though I was in a foreign country, I always got the best education possible. I was in a Bilingual Institution and got taught English at an early age but not correctly. Moreover, until my father thought it was a better opportunity for me to move over here to Laredo Texas during middle school. And I started challenging myself to speak and write fluently the language. I’m still learning every day, that’s my motivation every morning. Even though my English is not the best, always people tell me my accent is sturdy. Every year I’m better and more fluent. In the same way that I’m glad I had this class because now I know better how to make more sense in my sentences and how to make the best possible sentence structure for any of the essays, I will do in the …show more content…
I like talking to people that make me learn new things, things I never knew before. I'm like a little sponge I absorb everything. Accordingly, to other people, my vocabulary is different among on other people. The words in my vocabulary are not common, and I use words no one else does. People now tend to develop an effortless way to talk; they don't care about expanding their knowledge. However, I get markedly that they like the way I express myself, and that is unique. I try my best not always to use the same words and change it up around. One of the things that made me like this class is how Mrs. Richter always brings in new words along. I hope the next English class I have is just as good as this semester because I still like to increase my
Although, I have been a good student at school, I always have struggles doing my homework like any other student. Sometimes, it is difficult to me to understand my assignments; however, I always try to obtain a knowledge from my courses. In this case English 111, like any other course left a mark on my academic and personal life.
I might not have been the best English speaker or the best writer. I struggled, I got bullied and I have overcome many challenges in my literacy journey. I know I will still face many literacy challenges because no one is perfect, but I am proud of myself because of where I am today and I am willing to do anything to become even better. I want to become better to prove to everyone and myself that anything is possible if you put your mind into it and don’t give
My first college English class was ENC 1101 at the State College of Florida. In this course, I learned a vast amount of information about writing, reading, and grammar. When I first walked into ENC 1101 in August, I expected the class to be like any other English class in High School; with rushed busy work and a lot of useless tests and quizzes. However, throughout each week of the semester, Professor Knutsen’s class made me beg to differ. This class was not like any other high school English class. In this class I actually learned important information and did not do work just to complete it. This class had a few assignments here and there, enough to maintain, in order to learn proper information. I learned a lot in this class because I was not rushed to
In conclusion, learning English was a challenge when it was first introduced to me, but now I have overcome that challenge. I am able to defend myself in the outside public world of English with no shame at all. I now understand how fortunate I am to know another language different from my own. For me, it is important to still have my first language because it is a way to retain the Mexican culture. It is just the way I was raised to believe.
Being a Hispanic have impacted all my entire life; I lived 15 years of my life in Mexico I love being there because most part of my family live in Nuevo Laredo, I was cursing my last months of 8th grade and one day my mom told me that she was thinking about send me here to the U.S to start learn English; since I’m a U.S citizen and I didn't know the language of my country, I accepted. The most hard prove was live without having my mom at my side, since I live with my aunt now; when the days passed here in the U.S I started to depressed myself because I missed so much my house and all my family, one day in the middle of the night I call my mom crying and I told her that I really want go back to Mexico, but she didn’t take into account my desire my mom just explained me that it will be the best for my future and with the time I will be thankful with her for don’t let me go back. My mom, and my grandmother are the ones who motivates me to be a better student. Actually I’m in dual enrollment and I have taken AP classes; sometimes is hard for me talk, read or write in another language that the one I was accustomed but, every time I fail I get up and persist until I’m able to do what I want.
Have you ever wondered how other cultures feel when they come to the United States? Some cultures may feel comfortable with speaking the English language, while others may have a little trouble. In the essays Se Habla Espan᷉ol by Tanya Maria Barrientos and Mother Tongue by Amy Tan, there are two different cultures with similarities as well as differences. If you have ever had any doubt or shame about yourself, then you should take what these ladies say to heart. Just because you are not born in America does not mean you cannot make your life the best it can be; you should not be ashamed of where you came from, just learn new ways to make it better. Although some cultures have similarities and differences,
Finally, the experienced you faced in life are the only ones who make you improve in life. These three experiences have made me more powerful, more secure of my self. Now I’m in 12th grade and I have learn more and a better English, is not perfect, but, I understand more then before, and I can write better then in 8th and 9th grade, everything thanks to the friends who help me out, the teachers and my motive to make it possible, ignoring all the ignorant people who always have to think on you. I have learned that in this country for be someone is important to learn and speak English, but you always have to be positive and make that come true. My goal now is to speak, read, write, and understand more by putting more of my part so I can defend my self from everything.
Throughout this semester I have learned many ways of writing through two main essays literacy narrative and comparison and contrast. These two essays have taught me how to correctly fix my comma splices, thesis statements, and capitalization. I have engaged in numerous learning material during this summer class. Many times when I thought it would be hard to work on those three developments I never gave up. I gain more positive feedback from my teacher because he pointed out most of my mistakes I made on both literacy narrative and comparison and contrast essays to help me understand what is it that I need to work on. My development as a writer became stronger.
As a second language learner I have never expected myself to be a perfect writer throughout the semester. Even If English was my first language still, I would not be a perfect writer. It is not about first or second language, it is about how well I understand the learning objectives. Then organizing and writing with my own ideas and putting them in my paper. I am going to be honest, I am not good at English subject and English subject is my strongest weakness than the other subjects. In this paper I will discuss and analyze my own writing, reflecting on the ways that my writing has improved throughout the semester.
As I look back on my English 101 experience, I have come to the conclusion that I have learned many new things that have improved my abilities as a writer. I have learned some new techniques that have improved my ways of approaching an essay. I learned all about the rhetorical appeals and how to apply them in my writing and how to look for them in a essay written by a author. I have also learned how to argue both sides of a argument, and how to look for reliable sources and to properly quote and site the author of the essay. I feel as if I have become a better writer and my improved writing skills are shown within each essay.
My weaknesses before coming into English 101, was difficulty in constructing the thesis statement and my thoughts would be all over the place, there was no flow in the essay. This semester I’ve learned several things throughout English 101. I’ve learned different writing techniques, transition words, how to find resources online and using them effectively, and MLA formatting. I’ve learned these skills from class work and essays assignments. Although I still need more improvement, I’ve become a better writer because I’ve learned how to properly create a strong thesis statement, and making the essay flow with organized ideas by using outlines. However, I still have to improve on the following skills, word diction, grammar, and citations.
As time went by I slowly learned how not to confuse my letters in English and Spanish. My skills surely increased as I got older. Through the things I was taught, I could change my life for the better.
Learning a new language isn’t always easy. It has it’s up and down moments but once I learned that new language I felt accomplished and a lot of new opportunities open for me. My point is that learning English for me wasn’t easy, but once I learned English, I was able to help out my parents more and a bunch of new doors opened for me. You can say by knowing English I had a little more power now at home because they depended a lot on me now but it also felt great just to help them out with their English.
There are many different types of events that shape who we are as writers and how we view literacy. Reading and writing is viewed as a chore among a number of people because of bad experiences they had when they were first starting to read and write. In my experience reading and writing has always been something to rejoice, not renounce, and that is because I have had positive memories about them.
First of all in order to complete this essay. I talked with Nayeli Lopez and asked her about what she struggles the most in her English. She is a 17 year old Mexican student. She is in an intermediate English class. She lives in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico she studys high school in the mornings and in the afternoon she goes to her English classes 5 days a week, 2 hours a day. Nayeli’s first language is Spanish which she speaks all day long except in her 2 hours of English. She decided to study English because, she likes English and she also wants to go and live in the United States. So her main reason of her studying English as her second language is, so she could be able to communicate fluidly in English and also for better opportunities in life.