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MyfeelingofstudyEnglishMorethansevenyearshavepassedsinceIbegantolearnEnglish.Butwhenaskingmyself,”what’smylevelonEnglishlearning?Ifeelshame.It'shardformetocommunicatewithothersinEnglish,althoughI'mabletowritereadilyinEnglish.WhatisourpurposeoflearningEnglish?Beforewegotocollege,wehavebeentaughtaschildrenthatlearningEnglishisjustfortheexams.However,afterweentercollegewehavebeentoldthatlearningEnglishisforcommunicatinginthefuture.WhenIfirststudyEnglish,Ifeelitistoodifficultforme.Inmyclass,everyonestudyEnglishatprimaryschool,theycanpronounceeverywordcleverly,itmakemeupset.Ididnotknowthesimplewordlike“meet”,”uncle”,andsoon.IalwaysusetheChinesemarksthewordsoastopronounceit.Intheclass,myEnglishteacheralwaysletsomestudentreadthebook,Ialwaysmakemistakeandmyclassmatealwaysmakejokeonme.ItrymybesttolearnEnglish,butmyEnglishisverypoor.Ialwaysgetscorelessthan50;Butmyteacheralwaysencourageme,shesay:”LearningEnglishisveryeasyonceyoulikeitnotfearit.IfyouwanttostudyEnglishwell,thefirstthingyouneeddoisreadmanyEnglishbooks,youshouldpracticeiteveryday,Nopains,nogains.IbelieveyoumustbesuccessfulifyoufollowaswhatIsay.”Withthehardwork,myEnglishgradeshasimprove.Evenenoughitisimprovealittle,itmakemehappy.Thatgradeletmebecomeconfident.IbelieveIhavethecouragetofaceeveryproblem.Atthattime,writelettertomakepenpalfriendisverypopular,Ifollowit.Iwritethelettertoher,itmakesmehappyandexcited.Ibegintobuythemagazinestocopytheusefulphrasetoremember.ThewordwhichIdidnotknowclearlyIwriteonceagain.Duringthattime,mybestfriendwholikestosing,singasong“takemetoyourheart”Ifeltthesongisverynice.Itappealstome.Iletmyfriendteachthatsongtome.Whenwehavetime,wealwayspracticeit,intheclass;wesingthatsongtoallmyclassmates.OneofmyclassmateswhostudyEnglishwelltellsmelistenEnglishsongandwatchEnglishTValsocanimproveEnglishskill.SheletmesingthesongwhichIinterestedin.finallyIgotA.IfindsomepapersaboutEnglish.Itincludefourareasthefoundation:Listening,speaking,readingandwriting.Butmybigproblemslisteningandspeaking.IbegintolistentheEnglishtapeonceagainuntilIknowwhatthewordmeans.Whenthecollegeentranceexamination,becauseofmypoorEnglish,sothatIhavetotakeclass2tostudy,whichmeantheEnglishisbad.Itmakesmeupset.thegoodpointisthatcollegeEnglishclassnolongerlikeinhighschool,only,tosolvetheproblem.IpaymoreattentiontofinishtheEnglishexerciseeveryday,notspeakEnglishloudly.IlikemycollegeEnglishteacherverymuch,shedoesnotspeakherselves,shealwaysletusdiscussesingrouptoshowtheidea,letusjoinsherandfollowsher.IlikeEnglishafterapproachingmyEnglishteacher.Itreallymakesmehappy.LearningEnglishhelpsmeopenmyeyestoseethewholeworldandlearntocommunicatewithothersfromothernationsanditdoeshavecoloredmylife.Communicationisman’sbasicabilityandspeakingisanimportantwayofit.Speakingindifferentwaysisevenplayingamoreimportantroleinmodernsocietynowadays.Itwillbeanessentialskillinthenearfuture.SoIhavetotakeEnglishcourses.Ontheotherhand,IdolikeitasIsaidattheverybeginning.IjustfeelitsointerestingthatIcannotgiveitupnow.Icanmakefriendswithforeigners,whiletheotherscan’t.Ihavemorechancesandcanevenholdamoreobjectiveviewofthesurroundingsaroundme.Withsomanyadvantages,Iwouldgooninthisway.Ididbadlyinlistening.IcannotimprovemyoralEnglishandIfinditdifficulttocommunicatewithmyclassmatesinEnglish.NowIknowwhysomanyChinesepeopleaftersevenyearscan’tstudyEnglishwell.Therearethreereasons.First,onlyrelyingonthetraditionalEnglishteaching,especiallytheEnglishexaminationsysteminChinadoesn'tplayapositiverole.Instead,itmisledEnglishlearner.Wearetoldtomemorizewordseverydayandpracticetestquestionslikelistening,clozetestandreadingcomprehension.ThoseboringwaysalwaysmakemetiredandevenloseinterestinEnglishlearning.Inaword,examinationsarenecessary,buttoomanyarenotgood.Second,iseverybodylearningEnglishforcommunicating?Theanswerisno.AsaChinesepeople,wearenotuseEnglishatalmostmorethan90%oftheoccasion.ActuallywehardlyuseEnglishinourdailylife.ButwhywelearnEnglish?Myansweris:enjoyingthebeautifulEnglishworldinthelearningprocessing.BylearningEnglishwecanwatchEnglishcartoon,listeningEnglishsong,readingEnglishbook,andwhateverwelike.Third,aboutthewaywelearnEnglish.TherearesomanywaystolearnEnglish,butthehereticalmethodsareusuallymainstream.Maybesomemethodsareeffectiveintheshortrun,butit'snothelpfulinthelongrun.Forexample,somemethodsofrememberingthewordsusuallyoccurslowly,asaresult,learnersquicklygiveup.Thebiggestmistakeiswelearnbutnotuseit.ThatisallthefeelingofmestudyEnglish.