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1、Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmost<2>rewarding2>experiencesofmylife.Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewas<3>frustrating3>,itwaswellworththeeffort.Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganin<4>junior4>middleschool,whenItookmy
2、firstEnglishclass.Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.Becauseofthis<5>positive5>method,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.WhenIwentto<6>senior6>middleschool,I
3、waseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.Whilemy<7>former7>teacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedal
4、ongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!No!No!"Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.WhenIwenttocollege,Ilearnedth
5、atallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.<8>Unlike8>myseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!Thesituationwasfarfromperfect,though.Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweraco
6、upleofquestionsineachclassperiod.Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeel<9>intimidated9>.So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever
7、.ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedan<10>opportunity10>tostudyEnglishthroughan<11>online11>course.The<12>communication12><13>medium13>wasacomputer,aphoneline,anda<14>modem14>.Isoongot<15>access15>tothenecessaryequipment
8、,learnedhowtousethetechnologyfromafriendand<16>participated16>inthe<17>virtual17>classroom5to7daysaweek.Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanreg