For the first sixteen years of my life, i have never felt the importance and power of language. In primary and secondary school I have rarely or rather never taken my English homework seriously. I remember there was once, after the one month, my teacher was collecting our English holiday homework and I could not submit anything as I did none of the homework she gave us. I could see that she was quite disappointed in me when I couldn't hand in anything and I felt really bad about it. At that point of time, I felt that doing English homework is a waste of time as it won't reflect much on my grade as compared to other content subjects like science or mathematics. Hence, my foundation for English has always been weak.
It was until these few years that I come to realize the importance of language. One example was my interview at SMU. It was a group interview, questions were asked and whoever wants to answer was given a chance. There were many instances where I have many points in my minds but kept to myself eventually as I face problem expressing them. I failed the interview. Also, I feel that the way you speak tell a lot about you. When you are able to speak confidently, which will be easy if you are comfortable with the language, and fluently, the words you say will sound more convincing and reliable. All these make me want to improve my language badly.
I am determined to take all the lessons in Es1102 seriously and I was glad that the basics will be taught as I am really bad at  that and I feel that they are the most important. Hope I can better express myself better after this semester and eventually able to speak confidently and  eloquently.