First Private English Coourse

         
               It was summer time of 2009 when I came back to my hometown, Diyarbakır after entering university. I had 3 free months ahead and thanks to my previous job in Alanya, I had enough money. I spent first weeks with my friends doing what we like to do. However, I couldn't spent my summer like that. I felt that I need to do something to improve my English while I have time and money. That opinion leaded me to go to a course. I went a course to enroll. I took an exam to determine my level in that course. 2 days after exam, I went to the course to ask when we start but the answer they gave me stunned me. They said that my level is B1 and they don't have a class for B1. They have class just for A1 and A2. I tried other courses and heard same things: no class for B1. I was shocked because I didn't know that huge city is that bad in English.
              I stopped searching for courses, but one of my close friend offer me to enroll to the course that he already enrolled. The level of their class was low but he said that we can have good time there, It is better than nothing. I accepted his offer and enrolled that course.
              I really had good times and made good friends there. Our teacher was very good. She always praised me for my English. That course lasted for almost 3 months. in the end of it, we went to Eğil. It is a town of Diyarbakır and also it is the place where I was born. we went there for picnic and having good memories because that place has a lake and green environment.
              That course might not improve my English so well. However, it didn't let me stay away from English.  After that course, I come back to Bolu to resume my university education.

A Touristic Place: Alanya

   If you read my first post which is "First Adventure With English", You know that my first English education was interrupted in the halfway. Thus, I had plenty of time: a semester plus summer holiday. I couldn't waste that time without doing anything. I should have done something not to forget English, which I had just started to learn, and I decided to go to Alanya (It is a touristic town of Alanya. see the picture). I might work there in order to improve my English and earn some money.
              There were some friends from Antalya in the university. I spoke with them about my wish and asked for help. Uncle of ones was working in Alanya. With help of him, I found a job in Alanya. I was working as a waiter for a restaurant bar called "Malibu". I could work there about 2 months, because I didn't find what I was looking for. I wanted to improve my English but I couldn't improve it due to too much work I had to do. Apart from that, I couldn't get well with one of waiter.
              Even I made good money, I left that job and the city. I went back to Diyarbakır and enrolled to an English course with the money I earned in Alanya. I continued that course until the end of summer and then I went back to Bolu to resume my education.

First adventure with English

              My first adventure with English started in 2008 when I started my first University which is "Abant İzzet Baysal University". It is in a small Turkish city, Bolu. My department was "International Relations". The reason why I need English was my department. As you understand from its name, English is essential for that department. Fortunately, That university had one-year compulsory preparation class to learn English. That class was wonderful. We had 30 hours for English. 6 hours a day. 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. And also we had 4 different teachers for 4 different skills which are speaking, listening, reading, and writing. we were thought grammar and some rules for writing as well.
                  Almost everything was good until that problem occurred: The education was compulsory in the beginning, but that rule was changed and it became optional. The compulsory education lasted just one term and second term it was removed. Students said that ' If it is not compulsory, why should I stay and study that language in this hot weather." That opinion leaded student to leave. As a result, my first English education became left half finished.