a certification exam ended yesterday. i studied hard for about three weeks. but the result is not so good. So it's a bit of a disappointment. but it's okay. because i passed the written exam after failing it twice. if i keep challenging myself, i believe i can face a result that i want. this kind of experience makes me harder, and i can get feedback in a kind of process.
This is what i have learned from reading various books so far. i am learning that the important thing is not just in a result. the result makes me happy just for a moment, but the fundamental change comes from the process. through the process i can experience real change.
When I use an English language, I can feel a different kind of feeling.
I heard somewhere that the language I use can change my personality, my behavior and even my world view.
My personal opinion is that the structure of language changes the structure of a person's brain.
After all, our brain is also a product of our environment and what we've learned.
According to neuroplasticity, I think it's plausible that the language I use causes changes in my brain.
Below is an article that discusses similar findings to what I'm talking about.
So I began to wonder. What aspects of spoken language cause a change in personality?
What do you feel when you think of America? I immediately think of free-spirited, outgoing, sociable, unique, etc.
On the other hand, how do you feel when you think of East Asia, e.g. Korea, Japan?
I immediately think of images and concepts like conservative, polite, relatively closed, etc. Of course, this could be my bias. But I think there is a very good reason why I feel this way.
Anyway, I can feel the difference between when I use my native language, Korean, and when I use English. When I use my native language, I can describe the deep concept of my thinking.
I don't know exactly why, but I feel like I've become a more outgoing person, able to talk about more mundane things more easily.
I don't think it's normal in Korea to say 'Hi' or 'Excuse me, how are you? However, English is a very casual language, and there are some very casual phrases that can be used very easily, such as hi, excuse me, and how are you?
By studying English, I feel that I can activate my brain more in my daily life and get out of my daily rut.
And this foreign language study never betrays me. It gives me another set of skills and allows me to experience a wider world. "The limits of the world are the limits of language," the famous philosopher Wittgenstein once said. I completely agree with him.
That is why I will study English hard. It is a challenge in my normal life and it can refresh my mental health. The best way to learn a language is to have a conversation with someone who speaks it. But I don't have that situation and environment.
But thanks to the improvement of technology, I can have a conversation with chat gpt in English and I can listen to a good lecture in English. Learning a language takes patience, time and effort. And at some point it has to become a habit, a part of my daily routine. It's not easy, but I think it's definitely worth it.
I hope to have English skills that allow me to go abroad and converse naturally with foreigners. I learn English to experience that wider world.