Experience as a language learner

[Stallone Mannan]

I enjoy learning languages. I find it to be interesting and exciting to be able to speak in another language. I think understanding a people's language helps to better understand the people themselves and their culture. I like organization and structure, like following chapters in a textbook and filling out workbooks to practice what I've learned. I also like reviewing the same material in class to have an opportunity to show off what I have learned, reinforce it, and ask any questions I may have. I look forward to quizzes and tests when I am confident that I fully understand what I am being tested on. I also think it is very helpful to practice outloud and converse with people, or practice to express what I want to say verbally. I think it is much more difficult to say something outloud than to write it down on a piece of paper. I am mostly a factual learner, but also a little insightful and rational. I excel at memorizing things and understanding things at my own pace by learning from a book then applying using many examples with explained solutions. I am very organized, detailed, and want to know exactly what to expect. I am also very thorough when I need to be. I generally appreciate efficiency and competence, things that are rational and logical, and intelligent. I like to think about what I am about to learn a little before actually learning it so I have some type of mental framework for learning. I'd rather understand the big picture first before I get into the details.