What do children like and dislike about learning English?
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What do children like and dislike about learning English?

It is widely known that communication is a very important part of our life. That is why the need to study foreign languages – especially the English language as it has become an international one and is spoken all over the world– is getting more and more obvious for the schoolchildren. They study English as a subject during all the life – in the kindergarten, at school and at university – but the question arises what schoolchildren like and dislike about learning English? Let us look at this problem.

There are several aspects of learning English that the schoolchildren like doing. Firstly, the most interesting thing for them is learning new words as it helps to develop their imagination while using them. The students get a feeling of becoming involved in a foreign language that allows them to broaden their horizons. The more new English words they learn, the more confident they feel and much easier their communication becomes. Secondly, a lot of schoolchildren are fond of playing computer games and learning a foreign language gives them an opportunity to become a member of a cyber sport community. That is why they are interested in studying English as much as possible to use such a chance. Thirdly, teens like learning English as they understand that good knowledge of it will help them to enter a prestigious university and later find a well-paid job in an international company. If they know a foreign language well, it gives them a sense of freedom and helps to express their thoughts and feelings more fluently and emotionally while travelling abroad and communicating with native speakers.

However, there are some things that pupils dislike about learning English. Every language has its own grammar rules and English is not an exception. Most students complain that they find memorizing too many rules and doing grammar drills very boring. They do not see any point in it, though every teacher knows that it is a complicated task that must be overcome. Also, the schoolchildren hate preparing for dictations and tests because it requires a lot of efforts and time to learn grammar tenses and words spelling by heart. Many students think that it is not necessary to study the same things again and again during school years. They do not sometimes realize that only practice makes perfect.  

In conclusion, it can be definitely said that there are certain things the schoolchildren like and dislike about learning English. Without any doubt, learning a foreign language is a challenge which means working hard and overcoming difficulties. If you want to achieve anything worthy in life and become a well-educated person, you have to be prepared for hard work.  ‘No gain without pain’ as the proverb goes.