Summer Vacation Is Beginning!!!

Today is June 26; it means the beginning of summer vacation because this semester is finished. After I done the presentation in writing class, my professor T.J. told everyone should keep on writing in the future. I remember that last summer vacation; I also did the journal, but…only two articles. That’s a little bit disgrace. However, this time I’ll try my best to keep on writing because write something in English not only can practice English but also can record of my daily life. I’ll start the diary in July 1.

Stage Fright

I know that the issue, stage fright, has been discussed several times. However, if the speaker or the writer is a serious stage fright person like me, I think it would be more persuasive because most of the symptom about stage fright I have ever experienced. Such as when I was doing the presentation on the stage, my voice would be tremble, my hands might shake, or I couldn’t do anything instead of keep silence and read the copy. After three years learning English in the college and has done many kinds of presentation, I finally found the reason why I can’t overcome stage fright.

That was a horrible period of my colorful college life. When I was a freshman, I met a severe professor. I got the extremely high pressure in her class. Before I tell you what the professor had done, I have to proclaim that she is undoubtedly a good and diligent teacher. Now, I’m going to talk about how I lose my bravery and couldn’t conquer the stage fright. I remember when I finished the first time to do the presentation, professor said directly, “Does anyone know what she talking about?” Of course, no one answer the question. Then, the professor shake her head and make the note, maybe it was my poor grades.

During the semester, the professor gave us many works to do such as cat walk, cooing, make TV commercial, and so on. Singing English songs is the mid-term exam. All of them are funny and let me learn many things. However, the finally exam is not interesting at all. Professor made the exam to be an interview and students have to dress the formal dressing. Three students are in a group. Professor would ask some questions and student have try to answer questions as soon as possible. The first one would get the higher grades. If you couldn’t answer the question, professor would ignore you at once. When I couldn’t answer the question, I'm depressed, and the attitude of teacher is the second injury to me.

After that, I usually very worried about the attitude of teacher when I speak English. If the teacher is severe, I would be more nervous when I do my presentation so that the more chance that I would make wrong because I would afraid that whether teacher would blame me or not. Even though I didn't have the professor's class after that year, the impression of high pressure still in my mind, and it let me can not overcome the stage fright until now.

A Good Learning Place in School

Our school's self-access classroom is an excellent language learning place. They provide novels, magazines, and movies in many kinds of languages. Learning language is nothing more than read and listen more, thus I often use free time to see a movie or listen music there. Self-access classroom also have English online mock test, so I can practice and prepare many times before taking the exam. Our school provides such a wonderful place for us to build up language abilities; I should use this valuable resource well during the last year in school.