My Experience in Taking English as a Second Language Class

        When I first arrived in the United States last year as a Japanese international student taking up a bachelor's degree in business administration, I was not fluent in speaking English and my English grammar was not very good because I only took some basic lessons in English back home in Japan. So it was a good thing that before I arrived in the U.S., I selected a university that offered many courses that were conducted in English as a second language (ESL) classes.

         So when I started in the first semester at the university, most of the classes of my subjects are conducted as ESL classes and I felt relieved that most of the students in the ESL classes were international students just like me. Moreover, I also took an additional comprehensive English as a second language training course at the university so I could further improve my English grammar, my oral and written communications of reading, writing and speaking in English, and in talking with other native born students.

        As the weeks went by, and by the time second semester had started, my courses that were conducted in ESL classes and the English as a second language course I was taking had contributed in making improvements in my English grammar, on the way I write in English, and in my written and oral English communication. Aside from learning English, there were also other benefits that I obtained in taking an ESL course such as providing extensive knowledge on a wide range of topics that are taught in English including subjects in history, literature, mathematics and science.

        Just before the second semester had ended, I had become self-sufficient in my activities because during my free time, I was able to use the public transportation, understand street signs and direction, and talk with other people in asking for directions.