I was never that child who loved reading Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl
books. I recall my mum nagging to me about the importance of reading and
complaining about how I never bothered opening any of those books. I spoke
broken English and only used basic English in my essays whereas my classmates'
essays were flooded with a wide range of vocabulary. Up till today, I regret
for not having the love to read since young.
As I advanced to secondary education, I chose english literature as one
of my core subjects. Attending Literature classes really changed my attitude
towards reading. Even though we were only required to examine 2 texts for O
Levels, my tutor consistently recommended classic novels to the class. I was
really curious and interested in those classic novels which led me to buy
novels such as Dracula and Frankenstein. I was amazed by the writing techniques
as well as flow of the story itself. Reading classic novels gave me an insight
of how life was centuries ago. Since then I have always been intrigued by classic
writings and I could not bring myself to appreciate modern writers such as
Nicholas Sparks.
From the new interest and love I had for reading, my English improved.
I was able to write academically decent narratives. However, I still faced problems
with argumentative essays which resulted in my unsatisfactory grade for General
Paper. Sadly, I have been trained to only focus on achieving a good final grade.
I was unable to enjoy the process of learning which led me to think that
English will always be a burden in my life. My journey to improve English is
still a long way ahead and I hope that ES1102 lessons will encourage me to
persevere and work harder in the near future.
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