Father's Day & My ESL Part II

Geezz...The fifth of December is Father's Day in Thailand and I forgot!! Bad Joly!! Well, at least it's not too late I'll just add this in this topic.





To My Beloved Dad
You mean so very much to me,
And I want you to know
That you are always in my heart,
No matter where I go.

You're always giving, always there
To help in any way;
The loving things you've done for me,
I never could repay.

I can't imagine what I'd do
Without the love you give.
I'll treasure your sweet heart of gold
As long as I shall live.





Now I am feeling better and can get in the original topic.

My Goal…
To speak fluently and accurately has always been my goal of learning English. Right now, I feel like I am an amateur non-native English speaker and I desperately want to improve it to the next level. I set myself a time frame to achieve a certain level of proficiency, but then I get discouraged by apparent lack of progress. It is hard to stay motivate when at times I seem to be standing still or even going backwards. Fluency means being able to communicate my ideas without having to stop and think about what I am saying. And by being accurate which means to speak without errors of grammar and vocabulary. As far as English is concerned, I am miles away from both of those (I think). Many times I speak broken English.. oh well...only time can help, I guess. Fluency and accuracy (sigh!) I will worry about those later.

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My ESL Part I

Madam Kero & Khun Nai Mayes...
I want to update my blog more often, but my mind has been a blank the last four days or so. Last night while I was visiting Madam Kero's blog, I came accross Khun Nai JJ's comments and the line "English Learning" got me. Now I have something to write about. Hey, Madam Kero and Khun Nai Mayes, thank you to the both of you for unintentionally giving me a subject to write about. You both rock!! Now let’s talk about learning English as a second language (ESL) shall we?

My Thoughts…

How long have you guys been learning English? As for me, I have been studying English in earnest on my own for about three years. To be able to communicate in a foreign language is more than a pleasure. I personally, love the English language, I like to speak English. It is pleasant to make the sounds of English. I find it fascinating to imitate the pronunciation of a native English speaker. Unfortunately, learning English is not something that can be done overnight. It takes time and effort plus some money to buy English learning materials when I have to do the learning on my own. From my experience, studying on my own can be fun, but it is also can be difficult when I have no one to share my learning with. Apart from that, it is hard to motivate myself when I don’t know how much progress I have made. I some times feel like I am in the same spot, no matter how hard I practice. Many times I get disappointed and discouraged, but I never give up.

This VDO is hilarious don't miss it if you are an English Learner!

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