“The teaching and learning of a language can take place in many situations. It (refers to the teaching and learning) may involve formal classroom instruction and contrived conversational practice. It ( refers to the teaching and learning ) may involve th

I will start the essay with a story that dates back in the year 2000 . It was a very special year since the world celebrated the millennium Almost every person anticipated the coming of that year . Excitement can be felt anywhere in the world

My friend , Julia and I were busy preparing for the year 2000 millennium celebration . We were decorating the dance and meal venue with colorful designs of art works . Julia came up to me and asked me if I can still remember his friend , Tom , his long-time chat partner . Tom

is an American soldier that Julia met through the internet . I said yes , I can remember him . Julia told me that Tom is coming to the country . I was happy for her . She was happy too however she told me she had this big big problem - Julia has difficulty expressing herself in English . Yes Julia and Tom were long-time chat partners but problems to language barriers always arise as source of misunderstandings (very wonderful though that they manage to keep a healthy relationship despite that big problem . Having that in mind , I cannot help but remember my own experience with the English Language . Personally , I had difficulty learning the English Language , for one because it is not my native language and secondly , in day-to-day activities we use our own language and so there was no chance of learning English if I only rely on my day 's typical experiences . When I got into school for English , the first lesson if I remember it right is about the English Alphabet since it is the most basic approach towards learning the English Language . I had difficulty in remembering the Alphabet since there are 26 of them and as a beginner , everything was unfamiliar . At times when the teacher requires recitation for the alphabets , I would always avoid eye contacts with her because I am afraid that I would be called to stand up for the recitation

With my experience learning the English language , I can say that I was forced to do it -forced , because if I have it my own way , I will not burden myself learning a new language . At that time , if I only have a way not to attend the English class , I would do so . The teachers during that time are not so supportive of their students in the English class English felt like a food that is forcibly fed upon us . They had a short understanding of psychology of students as first-timers in the English language class . However since there was a need to study English as a language , it encouraged me to attend classes . For me , that need was my guiding force and encouragement to pursue the study of the language even though the experience is unpleasant most of the time

The teachers surely have placed pressures to us students in learning the language . The pressures come in form of examinations meant to determine and measure the extent of how much...