Saturday night... It's a strange thing to be in a PC 방 on a Saturday night; the problem is, I'm too sleepy to go out, but not sleepy enough to sleep. So I selected an in-between, and here I am! mmm... I have to put myself through the same pain as all the English major students then! I guess it's only fair though: an instructor should not make demands which he has not had to impose on himself at some point in his life. Imagine a language teacher who has never even tried to learn a language; this could indeed be an issue. One might know all about one's language, it's underlying subtleties and most profound syntax, but would lack the basic empathy with the beginning language learner.
In a way, it seems to me even harder for English students, as there is such an emphasis on learning the 'world language'. Not only you are confronted by a massive mountain, which as an elementary student you are at the bottom of; but also, you are conscious of the felt importance and necessity of English, so to the difficulty of any language acquisition is added extra pressure.
Here is something: I have lived in Korea for over a year, but my skill is minimal, compared to what an English student would have achieved after a year abroad; yet I am congradulated for my knowing a few words of Korean, whereas an English learner would be deemed silly were his English equivalent to my Korean after a similar period spent in a native country. So, there is something not right... any ideas? ㅋㅋㅋ 다음 만날때 까지 잘 있어요!  ¶ 7:38 AM