Hello friends! How are you? This is my last post and I will speak to you about my experience learning English at the University.
I studied a municipal school, so when I arrived at our University I was not an expert in English because we were many students, 45 persons. However, I know some grammar and some words because we have to read books written in English. But we never listened recordings, perhaps once or twice in one year, then it is very difficult for me listening and speaking some words in English. Even, at the University I got some ones in some quizzes. But, really, I think that if someone like a language he can learn alone.
When I registered at our University I was informed that I should to answer an English test because I should to get certain grade of English when I finish my career. Fortunately, I don’t get a bad mark in the exam and I reach level three, then I wouldn’t waste time in level one and two.
Sincerely, I don’t like English in our University or maybe in our faculty because I don’t know how English is in other faculties or careers. I don’t like English in our faculty because English grammar isn’t systematic. When I went first class I thought that we would learn grammar orderly according to our level, but we only learned topics or expressions in some situations or contexts. However I liked to write in English and I liked to speak in English. I think that writing, listening and speaking is a good method for learning English.
When I have to speak in English I was very nervous. I remember two situations, when I have to speak in an oral text and when I had to speak in an oral presentation. I was very nervous because I don’t speak English very well and I don’t pronounce some words very well, and the reason is my English in my school because when I arrived to first class some classmates speak very well.
In conclusion, I think that English in our faculty listening and speaking is very well. However, I consider that teachers should to teach more grammar. But anyway, I learned new things in English this year: words, expressions, listening, speaking, etc, because we learn things all the time.
See you in other subjects, perhaps!
Good luck!
I was nervious in my presentations too!
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blessing :)
Hi Rodrigo,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments.
Well, certainly you have to improve your grammar. For example, you never say "should TO" "TO" is not used with "should". There are some cohesion and sentence formulation problems, too, such as in the first paragraph you start talking about a past situation and you mix past with present.
Also, the following paragraph is not very coherent:
" When I have to speak in English I was very nervous. I remember two situations, when I have to speak in an oral text and when I had to speak in an oral presentation. I was very nervous because I don’t speak English very well and I don’t pronounce some words very well, and the reason is my English in my school because when I arrived to first class some classmates speak very well."
Apart from problems regarding verbs, tell me what the connection between the English lessons you had in school and the speaking ability your classmates had? One idea doesn´t follow the next.
This is your score:
Task 3
Lexis and cohesion 1.5
Grammar 2
Points: 6.5
Grade: 5.0
Hi Rodrigo,
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to contact you about the problem all of you had with the starting time of the English Final Exam for level 4, last Thursday.
I want to tell you that it will be possible to finish the test next Thursday, Dec 9th, at the faculty of Architecture, room B16, I believe at 3 pm. Pls. contact Simon Higginson, at sihigg@gmail.com to confirm.
Best.
Paula