Both my first and second language are essential ways to communicate with the people around me and in life in general. It gives me the allowance to develop my social skills. Language almost controls everything in my life, because without it, I would not have the opportunity to express myself as a person.
The DP program allows us to study the course of language and literature, which will help each student to grow into higher educated individuals. Through the study of language, us international students are now able to communicate with each other, share ideas, and create solutions to any problem.
Throughout the first twelve years of my life, I only knew how to express myself in Dutch. Since I lived in Holland it did not seem much of an issue. However, once I moved to the UAE and did not know a word of English, it became more and more difficult to express myself leading to feeling insecure and often excluded. As for today, I often get mixed up with my words when I want to explain something but only know the meaning in the other language. This is still a challenge for me but I develop my use of language each and every single day.
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