Every day, individuals learn new things in their lives. They learn a lot of things that they should be aware of. Two of the most important things that people have to learn are reading and writing. These two things are kind of easy to learn, but they become harder if a learner is not a native speaker. I studied English for 12 years in Kuwait, my country. Students in Kuwait usually study English a little bit longer than other subjects in school. We learn how to speak English, but learning how to read and write English is a huge challenge for Kuwaiti students. I experienced obstacles, specifically two, that made me experience a difficult time.
The first obstacle is learning how to properly read. In Frederick Douglas’ essay, he wrote …show more content…
It was always difficult for me to write an essay in the English language. Douglas’ essay showed the true importance of writing with the following lines: “I wished to learn how to write, as I might have occasion to write my own pass. I consoled myself with the hope that I should one day find a good chance. Meanwhile, I would learn to write” (p.4). Although my experience in quite far from the character in the essay, we, however, have the same need to learn how to write properly. In Kuwait, we wrote all essays with the same method in Arabic. I was shocked that the English language had more than one method in writing essays. When my teachers in UCR told me to write an essay, I wrote the wrong method. For example, when my teacher told me to write a story, I wrote a formal essay and when he told me to write a formal essay, I wrote a story. In that time, I could not give up because that was my dream to study in an American university, so I tried hard to learn methods of writing. Also, I had other problems and I still have when I write essays including grammar. These affected my grades and they continue to affect my future grades if I do not do anything about them. The good thing is that I am already working hard to avoid them as much as I can. My UCR teachers had a big part in making me better at writing essays. They did all that they could to teach me how to write. Finally, I came here to the University of South Alabama because I got 75 in TOEFL exam while UCR wants a score of
The first obstacle is learning how to properly read. In Frederick Douglas’ essay, he wrote …show more content…
It was always difficult for me to write an essay in the English language. Douglas’ essay showed the true importance of writing with the following lines: “I wished to learn how to write, as I might have occasion to write my own pass. I consoled myself with the hope that I should one day find a good chance. Meanwhile, I would learn to write” (p.4). Although my experience in quite far from the character in the essay, we, however, have the same need to learn how to write properly. In Kuwait, we wrote all essays with the same method in Arabic. I was shocked that the English language had more than one method in writing essays. When my teachers in UCR told me to write an essay, I wrote the wrong method. For example, when my teacher told me to write a story, I wrote a formal essay and when he told me to write a formal essay, I wrote a story. In that time, I could not give up because that was my dream to study in an American university, so I tried hard to learn methods of writing. Also, I had other problems and I still have when I write essays including grammar. These affected my grades and they continue to affect my future grades if I do not do anything about them. The good thing is that I am already working hard to avoid them as much as I can. My UCR teachers had a big part in making me better at writing essays. They did all that they could to teach me how to write. Finally, I came here to the University of South Alabama because I got 75 in TOEFL exam while UCR wants a score of