Attempting to improve my language studies...

27 March 2008 @ 09:47 pm

Lately I’ve been thinking that I need to improve my Chinese. Why? Well, it all happened when…
It was Chinese lesson. The teacher was returning the comprehension part of the block test, and she highlighted the names of students who did really well, improved a lot, or needs loads of improvement. She turned to me and she said, PX, you did not do well. I got so worried. What if I had gotten 50+ out of 110? I’d fail! And then she said half of the students in our class failed their composition because they went off-topic. And I got even more worried: I don’t want to fail Chinese! Who wants to? And I don’t think I could have done that badly… Could I?

In the end, I found out that I had achieved 67% in all. Well, I admit that I was quite relieved I didn’t fail, but it’s true that I didn’t do very well. I seriously need to improve my Chinese. What’s more, the O Levels at the end of the year are drawing nearer and nearer. If I don’t do something now, it will surely be too late.
Hence, I started reading You Jin’s short stories and I’m keeping it up every morning before the school bus arrives. Isn’t that good? I hope I don’t give up halfway though.

I need to improve my Japanese too. I ot 39 out of 60 for my last test (probably the lowest in my class) and the O Levels are drawing near. And I want to be able to master what little knowledge I have of the language before I drop Japanese language studies and move on to JC. Moreover, there will be an immersion student from Japan in July and I want to be able to converse with her in proficient Japanese.

So I’ve started chatting with my friends on MSN Messenger (Of course, only with those who know the language) in Japanese. Yes, in Japanese. It’s not much, but it’s definitely a start, right?

All the best to me! I sure hope things work out fine.


Current Location: At home
Current Mood: Happy
Current Music: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Original Soudtrack