520R Journal #5 Ji Min

Good-bye ELI

As I become familiar with Vancouver rain, the time I leave ELI is coming. I’m glad to finish this session, but I’m unwilling to apart from my friends. I met great teachers in ELI. They are passionate to teach students. Also, all students study hard. Especially, my reading class was one of the best classes.
Honestly, I think my reading class was the toughest class. It started at 8:30, and I had to leave my house to take a bus at 6:30. Also, I’ve never expected lots of homework. I considered Studying in ELI was to experience other culture, so my metal attitude was different from many of students who want to attend UBC at the beginning of this session. I didn’t study hard. However, as time passes by, I’ve realized my mind was wrong. Other hard-studying students encouraged me a lot.
I think most helpful work for me is summarizing and paraphrasing. I’ve learned English reading to take a language certification test. I usually focus on answering question, not grasping the meaning. These activities help to understand the text as a whole, and convert the author’s ideas to my own thoughts.
I thank Eilidh. I learned a lot of things. She is really hard-working teacher. She might be more tired than me because she took responsibility not only for me, but also other students. When I had my homework corrected, I was impressed because I felt her efforts to give me advice.
After a month, I’ll be attending a new school in England. I’m worried about my new life and study. However, I’m sure that many things that I learned in ELI will be very useful to me.