I started my English learning journey in May 2004 when I was in the Vatican. I got lost from my mother and tried to say to one of the security personell something like:" Can you call my mother here?". I had English only on the TV and got annoyed because those people were not able tMy first English class was succsess because I realized that it's in fact really easy! Of course there had been couple of stepbacks and for example in Spain asking more jam with my potatoes instead of ham.
Back in the elementary school I got only top grades. I am a fast learner so it's really easy for me to learn grammar and vocabulary. In the lower secondary school the same happened. The reason for that is that I adopted all the grammar immediatly and as a bonus I began to get involved in to small gaming community. There were no other finns. When I chatted there I learned something that isn't taught at scool, the spoken language.
I find my spoken language skill very important in everyday conversations. I have wondered that in the future the spoken language will be a great advantage in the labor market. Ín the future it may be that you heaer English spoken even in the countryside of Finland!
Nice story but you have some typos. Could you fix them, please? I really liked the second part.
VastaaPoistaIt was fun reading about your mishaps abroad. We all make funny mistakes at some point but, with the right attitude, you won't let them prevent from being motivated to learn the language.
VastaaPoistaYou are so right about the importance of spoken skills after school. It's a pity that the Finnish high school final exam only tests written skills. It tends to restrict what is done in lessons a lot. For the time being, we just have to live with that fact.
Are you really serious about people speaking English in the Finnish countryside? What would happen to Finnish then - do you think it will disappear in the future? Let's hope not.