All the people in this world has something that
motivates them to do something else since all of them needs something that
encourages them to achieve what they want. If nothing motivates them, how are
they going to achieve their goals, objectives, or dreams; in fact, without
motivation nothing could be achieved. As all the people, I also have some
things that motivate me to do other things, in this case learning English. There are
three major reasons that encourage me to learn English.
First of all, I am very motivated to learn English
very well because it will bring me several job opportunities in the future. Nowadays,
to know English is one of the main prerequisites to get a job in almost all the
workplaces in El Salvador and in the entire world since it is the
lingua franca. To know English assures one that one will at least get one job
if one have the desire to work, something that is not an option in our country.
The possible jobs one can get are translator, interpreter, embassy or airport
executive, call center assistant, and, for sure, teacher. Undoubtedly, English
is the opportunity not to be a loser in this life, and that motivates me to
continue learning it every day.
Next, I am pretty motivated to learn English because I
promised my father I would become a professional in the area of languages. My
father was the first person who spoke to me in English when I was just a little
boy, and he told me just some days before his death that his only desire was seeing
me being a professional, obviously in the languages area. That really touched my
heart because the things in English I knew at that time, I had learned them from
him; therefore, I made a promise to him that he would see me as a professional
in that area just in five years. Unfortunately, the promise couldn´t be
accomplished because he died, but anyway, I know despite he is not anymore with
me, he is still taking care of me from heaven; thus, I have to do my best. Undoubtedly,
it has been difficult, but it is a promise and I have to accomplish it because
in that way my father will be proud of me.
And finally, I want learn more about English because I
have always liked it, and I find interesting and nice to know more than one
language. I remember that at the age of six I already knew the numbers from
zero to one hundred, and I achieved that just with my father´s help; that´s
why, while I was growing up, my desire to overcome what I learned about English
also was growing up with each passing day. But I also knew that if I wanted
to improve my English I had to put into practice some strategies in order to
learn the language in a less difficult way. I started by learning some words
from the dictionary; that helped me, but it was not enough to fulfill my desire
of knowing English. So I decided to study English as a major at the university,
what I still currently do. Through that experience, I have learned a lot, but it is still
not enough; that´s why, I decided to learn more vocabulary and expressions to
speak as a native-like through reading novels, something I really like -- in
English for sure—writing poems, since I like poetry, listening to just music in
English, Christian music especially, and watching videos and movies in English
without subtitles or with subtitles but in English. Even though, I am not an expert, I know that I have improoved my English, but I also know that learning English is a process that never finishes since we are life-long learners.
All the people have their own desires, goals, dreams, and objectives,
as I wrote at the very beginning. And undoubtedly, to learn as much as I can
about English is my goal now, and I will do everything that I have to do and that helps me to reach
that goal.
