“Really, my motivation is to be able to understand and communicate in this language in every day of my life.”
José Jarrin started learning English many years ago. In 2016 he discovered inlingua Quito and started taking lessons. We wanted to know more about his motivation to learn English as well as the biggest challenges he faced.
1. How many hours a week do you usually spend on learning English?
”I usually spend 4 to 5 hours a week.”
2. What was your biggest motivation to learn a foreign language?
”For my job. I have been working in an international company for 13 years. I have a lot of contact with people who speak Spanish, but in the conferences and communications from corporate, all is in English, for that the English language is essential for me. In today’s globalized world, speaking English is a priority.”
3. What have been the biggest challenges so far? And how do you overcome obstacles?
”The biggest challenges have been speaking and making a correct sentence structure. Overcome Obstacles…. So, it has not been easy to overcome these barriers, but the constant study and practice of the language have improved my speaking, I still need to improve, I know, but today I can understand, speak and write much better than a few years ago. I have classes with Inlingua teacher every week, I know that this is the key for learning English. The methodology is great and easy to follow up.”
4. How do you stay motivated to learn English?
”Every day I have some email, meeting, training or something in English that reminds me that I must continue to improve my understanding of this language. Really, my motivation is to be able to understand and communicate in this language in every day of my life.”
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