Once,i had a korean friend whom just arrived to Malaysia to further her studies here in Segi University college.Her name was Kim Hyun Kyung.As for me myself i also a freshmen whom just enrolled for my first year in Segi.Because she from Korean her English language are not that good and she still have her strong korean accent when talking so many people do not understand what she was saying and they decided to stay away from her as they dont get what she's talking about.It was really hard for her to fit in because nobody willing to help her.I felt sorry for her but i tried to communicate with her eventhough it was hard at first but i could understand some of her korean words(maybe because i watched many korean shows and dramas) so i help to correct her english communication bit by bit and soon she was able to speak english clearly as she always practices to speak with everyone.Then people began to approach her and soon enough she already adapt to the new environment and now she can talk non-stop for hours about her day.
I realized that we need effective communication in communicating with other people as the person we communicating might have different perspectives about communication.Cultural differences may causes us to view the world and other people in differently ways.Effective communication also can help us to create a new relationship which can involves a brand new side of view thus making us compatible to communicate with everyone from variuos cultures like Kim Hyun Kyung from Korea.
No one in this world should stop trying when you fail at first. Like they say, "Practice makes perfect." as in this case. As for the one who is suffering the language barrier or trying to improve their language to help them fit in and able to communicate with the community itself, dont give up just yet and this is one of example of a success can be achieved in the end. Language might sometimes be hard to learn but it was never impossible, perhaps hard to master but eventually you'll get there soon if you keep on practicing :) I, myself, is currently learning Mandarin just for an extrac advantage living in Malaysia, not that I've yet any particular reason who doing so, but I feel there's nothing wrong and we got nothing to lose to learn a new language. A new language would perhaps lead us to learn how that particular culture works. Learning something goes a long way.
ReplyDeleteJust remember, when you just start, it be tough and some people might just made fun of you. But human is always the same. When you succeeded, thats when they come to you.