We almost always speak Polish. I and my husband use only Polish, we talk with our kids in Polish, read Polish books and watch Polish movies, and my son uses Polish when he converses with us. The biggest problem is with my daughter: she doesn’t want to speak Polish and she uses English in 99%, which of course has negative effects on her ability to speak Polish. My children will be going to Poland in a few weeks and they will stay there for a month, so I am really happy that she won’t have any opportunity to use English. We also try to choose Polish speaking doctors, car mechanics, etc. When I buy a house, I will ask a Polish estate agent for help. The only time when we speak English is when we meet with English speaking people, but even then I have to translate for my husband.
How did you learn to speak English? What was the level of difficulty like for you? What helped you learn and find success? …show more content…
Previously, students of all schools had had to study Russian. So, I remember how proud I felt when that opportunity was given to me. Although I struggled with understanding English and learning new vocabulary words for the next three years, all of nowhere, when I started high school, I just began to understand the rules of English and English itself more and more. I wanted to become an English as a Second Language teacher and therefore I decided to study English. During my undergraduate degree, I studied all aspect of British English: grammar, reading, writing, linguistics, etc. so when I arrived to the U.S.A. my reading and writing English was advanced, I had huge problems with speaking because of the language barrier and having few real life opportunities to practice the language, as well as understanding different accents. Definitely, working in a school environment and attending to graduate school helped me open my mouth and start to
How did you learn to speak English? What was the level of difficulty like for you? What helped you learn and find success? …show more content…
Previously, students of all schools had had to study Russian. So, I remember how proud I felt when that opportunity was given to me. Although I struggled with understanding English and learning new vocabulary words for the next three years, all of nowhere, when I started high school, I just began to understand the rules of English and English itself more and more. I wanted to become an English as a Second Language teacher and therefore I decided to study English. During my undergraduate degree, I studied all aspect of British English: grammar, reading, writing, linguistics, etc. so when I arrived to the U.S.A. my reading and writing English was advanced, I had huge problems with speaking because of the language barrier and having few real life opportunities to practice the language, as well as understanding different accents. Definitely, working in a school environment and attending to graduate school helped me open my mouth and start to