Friday, January 24, 2014

My English language learning journey

Let me tell you about my hatred love for English.

English has always been a bane of my academic career. When I was in high school, it was never my desirable subject. As a matter of fact, I scored poorly for English for the leaving examination. During that point of my academic journey, it was the decisive factor that steered me towards an admission to a polytechnic course over Junior College. Alas, being prudent – and sensible – my apprehension about the General Paper subject in Junior College deterred me from taking the latter option. Fortunately I did not regret about this crucial decision because I certainly had a pleasant student life in polytechnic.


But! To my utter dismay, I was required to sign up for ES1102 in NUS as a supplementary module (read: bane of my academic career). Although I do not have as much love interest in English as Ernest Hemingway might have had, I am taking it in stride and embracing the learning experience. Furthermore, having a good command of the language will definitely facilitate me in future report writings and presentations for other modules. So, I hope to do my best to get the best out of this module.


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