Autobiography

My name is Hilal and I was born in 1993 in Ordu, which is a small city near the Black sea. I am now 21 years old. I am the younger child of the family and I have an elder brother who really helped me to become a successful student during all my education life. I completed my primary, secondary and high school education in Ordu, but then I had to move to Ankara because my university life would continue here and my education life came to an end when I graduated from the department of English Language Teaching in Middle East Technical University.

All my life, I was a hard working and favorite student in the class, but I have hated doing homework or studying ever since I started the first year of the school. Even though I did not study so much, I used to get higher grades and my teachers used to admire and love me so much. I was enjoying Math lessons most, since my math teacher was my dearest. I used to communicate with her very well and she was an idol for me those days in which I decided to become a teacher, but I actually wanted to be a math teacher. However, I am on the way of being an English teacher today. I never regret choosing this department, as I believe that I am capable of learning a language.

As a student who hates studying, surprisingly I enjoy engaging in English. When I think about the future consequences of this department, I decided to work in this field because job opportunities seem to me very broad in respect of learning foreign languages. Except for being a teacher, I thought there would be a variety of area where I could work. However, I am now running on this way to become a teacher. In my opinion it is the best job I can manage in the rest of my life, so I am here now and I feel ready to share my knowledge with my future learners.

My main purpose on this way is that if the language is at the heart of everything we do, and then I want to be in the middle of the action by helping others learn to use language well. I will be also feeling greatly satisfied when I see that I have an influence on students’ academic achievements and their future plans. When they convey their gratitude to me, as they owe their accomplishment to me, I will feel very proud of myself on the grounds that I could make a contribution to their lifelong careers.