Englishisoneoftherequiredcoursesinalmostallcollegesanduniversitiesacrossthecountry.Whilequiteanumberofstudentsthinktheyareforcedtotakeit—merelyforCollegeEnglishTest,Istudyitforsomeotherpurposesotherthantheexaminationitself.IthinkthatEnglishisthecoursethathasimpressedmemostincollege.
IclingtotheideathatthepracticalvalueofEnglishisastrongmotivator.Inthefirstplace,Englishaddsgreatlytoconvenienceandcomfortofmylife.Forinstance,asnearlyallinformationontheInternetandoverhalfoftheworld'stechnicalandscientificperiodicalsareinEnglish,agoodcommandofEnglishwillfacilitatemywork.Inthesecondplace,masteringEnglishalsomeanschancesandopportunities.WithgrowingforeigninvestmentinChina,English,asthelanguageofinternationalbusiness,playsavitalroleinone'scareer.