Reflective Essay For English Language

My fascination with English did not start until Grade 9. It was always tenses, grammar, vocabularies, and occasionally some Shakespeare on repeat back when I was in middle school. I just treated English as a subject that I must study in order to proceed to high school. However, my attitude towards this language has completely changed since the day my English teacher showed the class a clip of TED Talk given by Stephen Burt on the topic “Why People Need Poetry”. He analyses the beauty and the mystery of intonation, word stress, poetic techniques and so on by sharing with the audience some of his favourite poems. I was immediately hooked with the effectiveness of his talk, and as well as how English language and literature can actually be of

I want to know a lot deeper about English, about how this language has changed over time, why poems and dramas are written the way they are, how to apply the language skills in our conversations and more. I then started to read a wide range of books and sources that may help me satisfy my uncertainties, but I only got some fragments out of them. I need some guidance in assembling the bits and pieces together, that is why I am applying for this course. I trust that by studying the course, I will be able to seek solutions to my questions, broaden my academic horizons and to gain a more thorough understanding of English. Most importantly, I will be able to incorporate what I learnt in the course into my daily life, especially in persuasive language and analytical communication with

I am especially partial to education systems which are of great flexibility, resourceful in encouraging students to acquire skills through active participation and self-directed learning, and supportive towards students in fostering their own interests. Education in the UK opens up a variety of opportunities and possibilities for students to explore and to develop, its degree of freedom for students to realize their personalities and potential through exploration and perquisition, and to encounter new ways to look at our world today is what attracts me the