Yanina Paola Huaygua

Lengua Inglesa III

My Language Learning Biography

Curiosity was the main reason why I decided to learn English. The more I want to know
new things, the more I encouraged myself to start this journey.

As my mother had had some English classes in an institute when she was young, she
used to sing English songs and I was fascinated with the way that she could move her
tongue. I did not have idea about what she said but It was not relevant for me until I was
eight and I had my first English classes in the school. At the beginning I found it quite
difficult to learn a new language. I felt I was not able to do it because there were a lot of
new words. Part of me was sure that It was going to be hard to speak but I was so curious
that I asked my parents to go to an institute.

I attended first and second level in the same institute in Morón; however, I decided to
change for one which was nearer my house in Ituzaingo. I did Cambridge exams which
were very useful to analyse my development. Once in high school I kept practicing my
skills for the First Certificate Exam. I had considered being an English teacher since I was
a child so for me it was so important to keep learning all the time. I passed my FCE with B.
Due to the fact that some friends had decided to be translators, I started the same career
as them but I did not feel comfortable at all. In my first chance, I came back to my real goal
in the University of Hurlingham.

My friends and I always want to practice our conversation skills so we often go to

workshops in CABA and we have the opportunity to talk with natives and make friends. I
am a great fan of music and theatre, what’s more, part of my interest for this language has
grown up for the curiosity of learning about the culture of different European countries.
Last year I gave some English classes to a doctor who wanted to learn reading
comprehension. As it was my first time as a teacher I really enjoyed the experience and
fostered me to appreciate my university studies.

To sum up, I truly believe that learning a language is quite useful but It can be a bit
frustrating if you do not keep practicing. My piece of advice is that you must read all that
you can and be exposed to the language.