EmbarkingonajourneytostudyinSouthKorea,Iamfilledwithablendofexcitementandtrepidation.SouthKorea,withitsvibrantculture,advancededucationsystem,andboomingentertainmentandtechnology-industries,hasalwaysbeenaplacethatfascinatesme.However,onesignificantconcernloomslargeovermyhead-myless-than-proficientEnglish.
Asaninternationalstudent,Englishisoftenseenasacommonlanguageforcommunication,especiallyinanacademicenvironmentwheremanyresearchmaterialsandinternationalexchangestakeplace.MylimitedEnglishproficiencymeansthatreadingacademicpaperswritteninEnglishcanbearealstruggle.Imayhavetospendmuchmoretimethanmypeersjusttounderstandthemainideas,letaloneanalyzingandcritiquingthem.
Inclassdiscussions,whenmyclassmatesfromdifferentpartsoftheworldfreelyexpresstheiropinionsinfluentEnglish,Ifindmyselftongue-tied.Iamhesitanttospeakup,fearingthatmygrammarmistakesorimproperwordchoiceswillleadtomisunderstandings.Thisnotonlyhindersmyabilitytoactivelyparticipateinclassbutalsomakesitdifficultformetobuildconnectionswithmyclassmatesandprofessors.
Outsideoftheclassroom,dailylifealsopresentsitsownsetofchallenges.Shoppingininternational-brandedstoresorcommunicatingwithEnglish-speakingservicestaffcanbenerve-wracking.Whenitcomestomakingnewfriendsfromnon-Koreanbackgrounds,languagebarriersseemtocreateaninvisiblewallbetweenus.
ButIamdeterminednottoletmyEnglishlimitationsholdmeback.IhavemadeadetailedplantoimprovemyEnglishskills.IwillstartbyreadingEnglish-languagenewspapersandnovelseverydaytoenhancemyvocabularyandcomprehension.IwillalsoenrollinEnglishconversationcoursesofferedoncampustopracticespeakingandgainmoreconfidence.Additionally,IplantowatchEnglish-languagemoviesandTVshowswithsubtitles,notonlyforentertainmentbutalsotogetusedtodifferentaccentsandnaturallanguageexpressions.
Ibelievethatwithconsistenteffortandapositiveattitude,IwillgraduallyovercomemyEnglish-relateddifficulties.StudyinginSouthKoreaisapreciousopportunityformetogrowbothacademicallyandpersonally.AlthoughmyEnglishisnotatanideallevelnow,Iamlookingforwardtotheprocessofself-improvementandthedaywhenIcancommunicatefreelyandparticipatefullyintherichacademicandculturallifeinSouthKorea.
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