[Intr] First posting! Hope it wouldn't be the last...

[amywan (每個帳號都被砍了嗎?)]

Sigh, I've been spending too much time online, especially on PTT...

          Name:  Amy

          Nickname:  N/A

          Birthday:  It's not polite to ask for a lady's age, you know...

          Hobbies:
            (official answer) reading, singing, music
            (actual reality)  PTT and facebook (sigh)

          Occupation:  unemployed (just graduated, looking for a job now)

       How long have you been learning English?

          Since junior high school.
          (No further questions like "so how many years?")

       What does English mean to you? What do you like about it?

          I actually don't know. It used to represent literature/ culture/
          philosophy to me when I was still a romantic in college. Ever since
          I moved to the States, I knew that it was only a tool for me to
          survive here. But now (oops, grammtical error), it's all about
          confidence. I know that I am proficient to communicate (of course
          not perfectly, but well enough to deal with life). However, I am
          still discouraged by the environment, by the people, by the reality.
          I still like it. I remember how the joy it could be when I figured
          out a word, a phrase, or things like that. I still remember the
          excitement when I realized that I am improving still.

          Man, why am I making this posting this sad.
          Don't be scared~~~ English is fun! English is fun!
          (Did I just lose my credibility?)

       Any tips about learning English?

          Sorry that I don't have anything constructive to say -- but to
          really USE the language. Listen to it, speak out, read A LOT,
          and write with it. Most important of all, internally think in
          English. Talk to yourself in English (not too much, or you probably
          need a psychiatric).

          Try not to translate (although it could be very useful sometimes).
          Don't have the impression "You have the grammar, you have the
          language." Or "The more vocab I get, I get the language." It'll
          never work out effectively. Grammar and vocab could only help you
          build up your language. For example, 學步車 helps toddlers to walk,
          but having a 學步車 doesn't indicate that a toddler can walk.

          Use the language, and let grammar and vocab help you later. That's
          why people proofread or make self-correction, isn't it?

          Language represents you, not you represent language. So, get your
          throughts ready. If there's no thoughts/ideas/values/faith, language
          is in vain.

       Any other information about yourself?

          Sorry for talking too much. Now you probably know what kind of field
          that I am in..... Sigh, it's TESOL. You know how frustrated I am
          when people expect you to use English perfectly or to be a native
          speaker.

          OK. Too much complaining and whinning. Let me end with a rather
          positive thinking!

          Proud to be a bilingual!

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※ 編輯: amywan          來自: 70.142.1.181         (03/16 18:31)
→ amywan:I wonder who would finish it... -_-
推 sannychen:May I ask what a facebook is?
推 beckgoahead:It's a website like 無名小站
推 jackintpe:its actually better i think. find friends that you'v
→ jackintpe:lost contact with. amazing stuff FB.
→ amywan:yeah, it's for networking. Amazing site to find friends
→ amywan:and mutual friends... XD
推 beckgoahead:i have no friends in facebook orz
推 jackintpe:add us~ [e-mail]
推 beckgoahead:u r good people. XD
→ wnwangster:sorry I end-ed XDDD  but welcome nonetheless
推 sniper99:Hello
→ amywan:to W, it's OK. If I were you, I would end-ed it too...
→ amywan:Plus, I'm not used to reading English on BBS...
推 wnwangster:btw what does TESOL stand for?
→ amywan:Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages