MY ESL AUTOBIOGRAPHY

MY ESL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
I often wonder when I began to learn English as a second language, and what or who triggered my interest in the language. I can’t remember the exact timeline when I was introduced to the language; I, however, do remember that my father, an English teacher, piqued my interest in the language. I would, therefore, safely deduce that I have a kind of congenial attachment to language which set me apart from majority of the English learners in my native country, Bangladesh. I did not have to resort to the grammar-translation method to learn English which is the most powerful paradigm to teach English in Bangladesh; instead, I picked up the language from the language which was available in our family thanks to my father. As I was growing up when my proficiency in English was being monitored and mentored by my father, I gradually became conscious of the importance of English to attain both academic enrichment and social status.
Being a third world country, Bangladesh considers education as a panacea to overcome its various social, economic and cultural vulnerabilities. And the concept of education revolves around English studies. Because I was familiar with English since my childhood, I had had uncommon advantages and privileges compared to my fellow colleagues to gain higher education as well as to get good job. So, for me the biggest reward for learning English is to have a privileged life in terms of honor, money and wisdom. I cannot remember if I ever received my punishment as far as my English education is concerned since my teacher was my father. He always encouraged me to learn English when he introduced English in a real life situation which is opposite to grammar-translation method. I strongly maintain that grammar-translation method is not the right way to teach English. Instead, communicative method which involves the speakers in real life situation to produce and comprehend language is the right way to teach English. As I envision myself a prospective teacher of English, I would follow communicative method of teaching English.
I often wonder when I began to learn English as a second language, and what or who triggered my interest in the language. I can’t remember the exact timeline when I was introduced to the language; I, however, do remember that my father, an English teacher, piqued my interest in the language. I would, therefore, safely deduce that I have a kind of congenial attachment to language which set me apart from majority of the English learners in my native country, Bangladesh. I did not have to resort to the grammar-translation method to learn English which is the most powerful paradigm to teach English in Bangladesh; instead, I picked up the language from the language which was available in our family thanks to my father. As I was growing up when my proficiency in English was being monitored and mentored by my father, I gradually became conscious of the importance of English to attain both academic enrichment and social status.
Being a third world country, Bangladesh considers education as a panacea to overcome its various social, economic and cultural vulnerabilities. And the concept of education revolves around English studies. Because I was familiar with English since my childhood, I had had uncommon advantages and privileges compared to my fellow colleagues to gain higher education as well as to get good job. So, for me the biggest reward for learning English is to have a privileged life in terms of honor, money and wisdom. I cannot remember if I ever received my punishment as far as my English education is concerned since my teacher was my father. He always encouraged me to learn English when he introduced English in a real life situation which is opposite to grammar-translation method. I strongly maintain that grammar-translation method is not the right way to teach English. Instead, communicative method which involves the speakers in real life situation to produce and comprehend language is the right way to teach English. As I envision myself a prospective teacher of English, I would follow communicative method of teaching English.