A challenge that I have had faced was when I was trying to learn English language because I didn’t have the perfect environment that kind of that could help me to enhance my language. No, did I have partners to engage in conversation with them. However, I started, I started motivating myself, engaging in one-sided conversation with my own self. And over time, I was able to express my thoughts and naturally and to use more sophisticated vocabulary in my speech. Even though people doubted my abilities, I didn’t doubt my ability to speak or to acquire the language because I knew that language acquisition is a slow process so I embarked believing in the process because I knew if I suspect of my skills that I would most likely paralyze my progress.
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A challenge that I faced was when I was trying to learn the English language because I didn't have the perfect environment that could help me enhance my language skills. Nor did I have partners to engage in conversation with. However, I started motivating myself, engaging in one-sided conversations with myself. Over time, I was able to express my thoughts naturally and use more sophisticated vocabulary in my speech. Even though people doubted my abilities, I didn't doubt my ability to speak or acquire the language because I knew that language acquisition is a slow process. I embarked on this journey believing in the process because I knew if I doubted my skills, I would most likely paralyze my progress.
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