2009年12月2日水曜日

essay2-03a Language History

Japanese is my mother tongue. So I use Japanese all the time. Japanese is the first language that I learned. However, I don’t know how to learn Japanese. The people around me are Japanese speaker, so I was learned they. My Japanese is not the standard language. I speak in a Kumamoto dialect. My family speaks this language. Sometimes, I cannot understand my grandmother’s language. She speak in a Kumamoto dialect too, but little different from mine. Language is change all the time. Grandmother’s dialect is old language. There is good communication between other old persons. But she cannot understand language that use of young person. I think that language is very interesting.

Now, I study English in the university. English is my second language. English is very difficult for me, but interesting. I take English classes every day. However, I can’t speak, write and listening English well. I have to study more. Other reason is I don’t use English frequently in the university. There are international student in there. I want to speak there.

I was started study English is many years ago. And now I am an English major. The reason that why I started study English is to live in the other country is my dream. I want to go various countries. If I speak English well, I can good communication with many people.

Last year, I learned Korean and Russian. These languages are very interesting too. Recently, Korean drama is my boom. I can understand about very easy expression. Korean grammar is same Japanese, and Korean character is very unique and interesting. Russian is the most difficult language for me. I learn and listening Russian is the first time for me. I think a Russian grammar is complicated. Russian character is same English, but little different.

I want to study English more. May be, I will be continuing English in my life. And then I will use English in my job. Other language, I will be starting study again Korean and Russian. I have ever been to Korea when I was fourteen years ago. I was participated home stay program. My host family is very kind for me. I want to there again and I write a letter of Korean. I have Korean friends, so I want to speak Korean with there. I want to go Russian too. My Russian professor told us various things about Russia.

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6 件のコメント:

kumamizuotoko さんのコメント...

Hi Machiko! Interesting comments about your language learning experiences! I really sense that your spoken English is improving - I think it's because you're hanging out with the international students more. Keep it up!

Mr. W.

PS I hope you post your ideas from your presentation about "rekishi-onna" - it seemed very interesting but I'd like to read more about what you said!
hope you continue

Risa さんのコメント...

This is nice essay, Machiko! How about you explain how to study languages concretely?

Pika さんのコメント...

When you visited Korea, what language did you speak?

You spoke Korea?!

sayaka さんのコメント...

Hi,Machiko!
Your essay is so good!
Which country do you want to go in the future?

saki さんのコメント...

Why did you choose Rossian? and was Rossian interesting? Please tell me.

HUMBURGER さんのコメント...

I think Russia is mysterious country.
Are you intrested in there?