*This is a speech that I wrote and delivered for the Oratorical Speaking Contest for the English week celebration of my school, The following piece, along with my performance won first place for the said contest* Let’s take a walk down memory lane shall we? I clearly remember being taught countless nursery rhymes by my mom, who at that time was also my English teacher. Isn’t it quite baffling that the first songs that most children learn are nursery rhymes of the English language. Learning is a life-long process and language learning is one of it. I saw it happen with my mother. I realized how powerful English language is in terms of expressing our thoughts, feelings and ideas. It has become a very powerful tool for each and every successful Overseas Filipino Worker. It is not merely being able to speak the language but more so of how we comprehend and understand the complexity of applying our knowledge in doing our jobs stated in English. And how did all of these happen? It ...
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