Fu Zhengting

JXUST English Level 2, Class 2 

Writing Assignment #1_3-Paragraph Essay

16/4/2023

Instructor: Michelle Bain

The challenges of learning a second language

There is no doubt that English is the most widely used language in the world.In

order to communicate easily with others and to read more scientific literature, we

learn English as a second language.But in the process of learning a second

language, we still face many challenges.

First of all, the most important thing in learning English is to be able to speak it.

But because of the language environment we live in, we hardly use it in our daily life,

which makes us have little chance to practice our speaking ability.We can try to use

English in the process of communicating with friends, we can also join some oral

English clubs, so that our oral ability will be improved.Secondly, listening is a little

difficult for learning a second language. Some words in English have multiple

meanings, and native English speakers may speak a little fast, which sometimes

makes it difficult for us to understand what they mean.We can watch some English

movies and listen to some English broadcasts so that we can practice our listening

ability.Third, reading is also a challenge in learning a second language.There will be

some long and difficult sentences in the article, and we will have some difficulty in

understanding it.Some words have different meanings in different contexts, and if we

don't know the full meaning, we may misunderstand the meaning of the
sentence.When we memorize a word, we need to remember its multiple meanings.

We also need to learn to analyze sentence patterns, so that we can understand the

meaning of sentences more easily.

Although learning a second language can present some challenges, they are

manageable.In the process of dealing with these challenges, we can not only

improve our English level, but also exercise our ability to overcome difficulties.