Englishisoneoftherequiredcoursesinallcollegesanduniversitiesacrossthecountry.Whilequiteanumberofstudentsthinktheyareforcedtotakeit——merelyforCollegeEnglishTest,Istudyitforthepurposesotherthantheexaminationitself.IshouldadmitthatEnglishisthecoursethathasimpressedmemostincollege.
IclingtotheideathatthepracticalvalueofEnglishisastrongmotivator.Inthefirstplace,Englishaddsgreatlytoconvenienceandcomfortofmylife.Forinstance,asnearlyallinformationontheInternetandoverhalftheworld’stechnicalandscientificperiodicalsareinEnglish,agoodcommandofEnglishwillfacilitatemywork.Inthesecondplace,goodEnglishalsomeanschancesandopportunities.WithgrowingforeigninvestmentinChina,English,asthelanguageofinternationalbusiness,playsavitalroleinone’scareer.