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Nataly Abreu
Reflective Statement
10 May 2019
Reflective Statement
Learning a new language is not as easy as people think. Mostly because it becomes more
difficult when you try to write it rather than pronouncing the words, or that's what I believe. My
process of writing, in general, has been not only complicated but time-consuming. The fact that
the English writing style is so different in comparison to the Spanish one still triggers me. For
example, at the beginning when I was first trying to learn how to write in English correctly, I had
to be aware of the fact that in Spanish adjectives are placed after nouns, while in English is the
opposite, adjectives are placed before nouns. At first, translating a simple part of a sentence such
as “la camisa blanca” was hard for me since I would translate it as “the shirt white,” instead of
Throughout my years of schooling in schools that only spoke in English, I saw progress
on learning how to write. Since I always liked to read and write, learning a new language became
my biggest goal when I was first introduced to the English language. I was always so excited to
learn about it so that I could start writing stories in English. Yes, I used to write, but mostly in
Spanish. I tried once to write a book in Spanish that would be considered a “telenovela,” but I
had to stop because it was time-consuming, just like learning a new language is. Do not get me
wrong, learning English has been time-consuming, but rewarding at the same time. There is no
better feeling than being able to read, write, and understand more than one language.
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The key when learning a new language is that you must me able to comprehend more the
structure of it. In other words, if you already know how it works in your native language,
meaning you can put together a sentence by using a noun, adjective, and verb, you will be easily
able to do the same in another language, only if you understand the structure of it. In middle
school, I mostly learned how to put words together when writing and I tried my best to make
sense of it. But when I went to high school, my writing style grew a lot and that's when I had to
English teacher because he was fascinated with a rhetorical essay that I wrote. I felt excited,
enthusiastic, delighted, and more importantly, I was thankful. Thankful because he opened my
eyes and made me realize that I could do it. I was able to write in English without feeling as if
every sentence did not make sense because I was so insecure with every sentence that I wrote.
College came, and I took an entire year of English composition. Throughout this time, I
learned and grew as a writer too. More specifically, I was able to learn more on citation,
researching, interviewing, and more. A time which helped be developed new skills such as