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Meng Wang (Melody) ESL 33B Professor Carlisi 20 October 201 On t!e Way to My "#t#re Career  Literacy Narrative

W!en $ %as a c!ild before 10 years old& $ al%ays drea'ed t!at $ %o#ld be a !ero in t!e f#t#re W!en 'y arents as*ed 'e %!at $ %anted to do after $ gre% #& $ %o#ld say t!at $ '#st be a s#ccessf#l scientist and eole all o+er t!e %orld %o#ld *no% 'e ,o%e+er& after $ %as 10 years old& $ got too '#c! ress#re fro' sc!ool beca#se t!e only one standard for teac!ers and arents to e+al#ate if a c!ild %as a -good *id. %as t!e test grades Beca#se of t!is condition& $ forgot 'y drea' and began to follo% and obey e+eryt!ing t!at teac!ers told 'e Beca#se of t!e -grade first. /#dg'ent& $ foc#sed 'y entire 'ind on !o% to get into a good !ig! sc!ool and a !ig! le+el l e+el #ni+ersity W!en $ %as 1& $ did not t!in* abo#t 'y drea' any'ore& beca#se e+eryone /#dged 'e only by t!e test scores at sc!ool o%& $ !a+e to t!in* caref#lly abo#t 'y f#t#re beca#se $ cannot be a baby #nder 'y arents rotection& b#t $ s!o#ld be an ad#lt and be resonsible for 'y o%n life 4!erefore& after $ ca'e to 5'erica& $ decided to st#dy a 'a/or t!at $ really li*e& and $ !oe t!e 'a/or is t!e one t!at $ can %or* for 'y %!ole career Wit! 'y o%n e6erience and arents s#ggestion& $ 'ade a decision to c!oose 5cco#nting as 'y 'a/or and try to be an acco#ntant in t!e f#t#re W!en $ ca'e to 5'erica& $ decided to c!ange 'y 'a/or to 5cco#nting according to 'y e6erience in C!ina 5lt!o#g! $ !ad st#died Co'#ter Science for 7 years in C!ina& $ fo#nd $ did not %ant to %or* in t!is field W!en $ %as in C!ina& $ ne+er t!o#g!t abo#t 'y 'a/or& career and f#t#re %or* clearly at sc!ool& e+en %!en $ c!ose 'y 'a/or in #ni+ersity $n C!ina& %e need to c!oose t!e 'a/or in #ni+ersity i''ediately after t!e entrance e6a' Beca#se $ %as t!e first one %!o co#ld go to t!e #ni+ersity& no one !ad e6erience and co#ld gi+e 'e

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ad+ice abo#t !o% to c!oose a 'a/or "or t!is reason& $ c!ose a 'a/or t!at !ad t!e !ig!est score re8#ire'ent in 'y #ni+ersity& t!e Co'#ter Science& beca#se $ t!o#g!t it 'ig!t be t!e 'ost o#lar one 9nfort#nately& after $ began to st#dy t!e 'a/or co#rses& $ fo#nd $ really disli disli*e *ed d t!e t!e Co' Co'#t #ter er Scie Scienc nce& e& b#t b#t $ co#l co#ld d not not c!an c!ange ge 'y 'a/o 'a/orr at t!at t!at ti'e ti'e $n 'y #ni+ersity& st#dents can only aly to c!ange t!eir 'a/or at t!e end of first year $n t!e first year of 'y st#dy& %e only !ad so'e fo#ndation co#rses& s#c! as Englis!& 'at!e'atics and  !ysics& and $ did not feel #nco'fortable $n t!e second year& %e began to learn rofessional co#rses& s#c! as rogra''ing and gra!ics& %!ic! 'ade 'e cra:y $ fo#nd t!e co'#ter  science %as too boring and diffic#lt diffic#lt for 'e& and $ reali:ed t!at $ co#ld not %or* in t!is field for 'y rest of life ,o%e+er& ,o%e+er& $ co#ld not c!ange 'y 'a/or any'ore in t!e second acade'ic acade'ic year $ !ad to st#dy t!e 'a/or t!at $ did not li*e in t!e last t!ree years at #ni+ersity 5lt!o#g! $ co#ld not c!ange 'y 'a/or in C!ina& so'eti'es $ t!o#g!t abo#t %!at 'a/or $ %o#ld c!oose if $ still !ad c!ance to c!ange a ne% 'a/or $n t!e second year& $ !ad a ne% roo''ate %!o %as in 5cco#nting 'a/or So'eti'es s!e tal*ed abo#t !er classes and %or*s in dor'itory& and $ fo#nd t!e acco#nting %as interesting 5fter $ grad#ated& 'y 'o' told 'e t!at s!e %anted to !el 'e st#dy abroad S!e belie+ed t!at if $ co#ld st#dy abroad& $ %o#ld oen 'y 'ind and $ co#ld !a+e a better life $ #nderstood t!at 'y 'o' %as rig!t& and $ %o#ld !a+e an oort#nity to c!ange a 'a/or and learn so'et!ing $ li*e $ told 'y 'o' t!at $ %anted to c!ange a 'a/or in 5'erica& and %e all t!o#g!t t!at 5cco#nting 'a/or %as a good c!oice My 'o' !as a friend %!o is an acco#ntant ,er friend %as in a !ig!le+el in acco#nting field and got a !ig! salary salar y 5s a res#lt& 'y 'o' s#orted 'e to st#dy acco#nting and s!e t!o#g!t t!at $ co#ld find a good /ob after grad#ate Later& $ alied an 5'erican sc!ool and decided to st#dy acco#nting in t!e 9S Discourse Community

$ left 'y !o'e and ca'e to t!e 9S College to learn acco#nting W!en $ began to learn

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t!e 5cco#nting 'a/or in Pasadena City College& $ fo#nd it %as not as easy as $ t!o#g!t  before& b#t $ still li*e it beca#se $ t!in* it is interesting $ #nderstand t!at t !at not!ing is easy to 'aster $f $ %ant to %or* in acco#nting field& $ cannot /#st listen to t!e class and do !o'e%or*& b#t $ s!o#ld really #nderstand t!is field $ t!in* $ s!o#ld t!in* abo#t 'y f#t#re and 'a*e a lan in order to get s#ccess Since $ li*e t!e acco#nting 'a/or& $ %ant to try 'y  best to learn lear n it and beco'e a s#ccessf#l s #ccessf#l acco#ntant 4!e 'ost i'ortant i 'ortant t!ing is t!at eole s!o#ld %or* in a secific disco#rse co''#nity $n t!e secific disco#rse co''#nity& eole %or* toget!er and !a+e t!e sa'e basic orientation and t!e sa'e goal 4!#s& if $ %ant to be an acco#ntant in 5'erica& $ need to %or* in 'y co''#nity& and $ need to *no% t!e c#lt#re of  'y disco#rse co''#nity $ %ant to learn 'ore abo#t t!e acco#nting 'a/or and t!e disco#rse co''#nity of acco#ntants no% to reare for 'y f#t#re /ob $n order to be an acco#ntant in t!e f#t#re& $ decided to do so'e researc!es in t!is field "irst of all& $ find f ind so'e reso#rces online $ %ant to *no% %!at $ s!o#ld do to be an acco#ntant e6cet ta*ing acco#nting co#rses 5ccording to t!e -learn !o% to beco'e.& -W!ile associate degrees in acco#nting are a+ailable& 'ost rofessionals in t!e field !a+e at least a bac!elors degree. (ar 1) $ #sed to t!in* t!at an associate degree %as eno#g! for 'e& b#t -a bac!elors degree in acco#nting or a related field is considered t!e 'ini'#' ed#cation re8#ire'ent for  t!ose %!o lan to beco'e a CP5. (ar 3) Wit! t!e researc!& $ belie+e t!at $ s!o#ld learn !arder in order to get a bac!elor degree in acco#nting beca#se $ !oe $ can be a CP5 in t!e f#t#re CP5 is Certificate P#blic 5cco#ntant& and only CP5 can -cond#ct a#dits or re+ie% financial state'ents. (ar ) %!ile reg#lar acco#ntants cannot do 5fter $ learned so'e basic infor'ation online& $ %anted to learn 'ore secific details fro' e6erienced eole "irst& $ as*ed 'y friend Li# C!en& %!o is an acco#ntant no%& !o% !er %or* %as S!e told 'e t!at to be an acco#ntant acco#ntant %as interesting& interesting& b#t if $ %anted %anted to be an acco#ntant& $ s!o#ld be atient to %or* %it! a !#ge a'o#nt of data& and $ s!o#ld be +ery

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caref#l in case of ca#sing econo'ic losses for clients ,o%e+er& since s!e %as %or*ing in C!ina& $ t!in* need to learn lear n so'e 5'erican %or*ing e6eriences %!ile $ %ill %or* in t!e 9S 4!erefore& $ decided to 'a*e an inter+ie% %it! 'y acco#nting rofessor& Ms Lee S!e ca'e fro' fro' C!in C!inaa and and %or* %or*ed ed in 5'eric 'erica& a& so $ t!o# t!o#g! g!tt s!e s!e 'ig! 'ig!tt !a+e !a+e 'ore 'ore ad+i ad+ices ces for  for  international st#dents On Sete'ber 2& $ inter+ie%ed Professor Lee $ told Professor Lee t!at $ %anted to be a CP5 in t!e f#t#re S!e %as a CP5 and s!e told 'e t!at it %o#ld be +ery !ard to be a CP5 "irst& $ s!o#ld !a+e t!e bac!elor degree Second $ s!o#ld !a+e at least one year acco#nting e6erience in a co'any Moreo+er& t!e test of CP5 is really !ard and only fe% eole can ass e+ery year ,o%e+er& s!e still enco#raged 'e to st#dy !ard and ac!ie+e 'y goal in t!e f#t#re $n t!e inter+ie% %it! Professor Lee& after %e tal*ed abo#t t!e CP5& $ as*ed !er abo#t t!e interns!i and /ob after $ grad#ate $ *no% e6erience is +ery i'ortant for e+ery e'loyee $f $ can !a+e 'ore %or* e6eriences before $ grad#ate& $ 'ay get a better /ob after sc!ool ,o%e+er& Professor Lee told 'e t!at finding interns!i %as not as easy as $ t!o#g!t $t is  better t!at if $ can find an interns!i in a large and fa'o#s co'any e+en t!o#g! $ cannot get any 'oney d#ring interns!i S!e told 'e t!at $ co#ld go to t!e career center after t!e /#nior  year to find an interns!i 4!en $ as*ed Professor Lee %!at %as t!e 'ost i'ortant t!ing and  biggest obstacle for international st#dents if $ %anted to find a /ob in t!e 9S after $ grad#ate S!e told 'e t!at Englis! %as t!e first and t!e 'ost i'ortant t!ing for 'y f#t#re career life  beca#se co''#nication %o#ld be t!e 'ost i'ortant %or* in t!is field 5t first $ %as not #nderstand& b#t s!e said t!at if $ %anted to be a s#ccessf#l acco#ntant& t!e 'ost i'ortant  art of 'y /ob %o#ld be co''#nicate %it! clients& beca#se an acco#ntant needed to 'a*e decisions not only 'a*e state'ents ,ence& $ %o#ld co''#nicate a lot %it! c#sto'ers and $ s!o#ld deely and clearly #nderstand t!eir re8#ire'ents t!en sol+e t!eir roble's Esecially reading and %riting& $ '#st 'aster Englis! reading and %riting or $ cannot #nderstand t!ose

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econo'ic roble's S!e told 'e t!at 'any international st#dents cannot ass t!e CP5 test  beca#se t!ey cannot really #nderstand t!e long 8#estions 5fter t!is inter+ie%& $ see 'any obstacles in 'y f#t#re career %ay $ a' so t!an*f#l to MS Lee& beca#se s!e lets 'e *no% t!e diffic#lties $ 'ay !a+e in t!e f#t#re and $ can reare to sol+e t!ese roble's fro' no% on Reflection

"ro' t!e researc!es and t!e inter+ie%& $ really learn a lot for 'y f#t#re career and $  belie+e t!at $ s!o#ld do 'ore %or* for 'y career "irst& $ #nderstand t!at $ %ill %or* %it! a gro# of eole& so $ s!o#ld c!ange 'y 'ind in C!ina and get into 5'erican c#lt#re $n order to deely #nderstand 5'erican c#lt#re& t!e first t!ing t!at $ s!o#ld do is to learn Englis! !arder and !arder $ #nderstand t!at acco#ntant is not only calc#late t!e data b#t also sol+e c#sto'ers roble's $n t!e acade'ic field& $ s!o#ld learn t!e acade'ic *no%ledge Moreo+er& $ s!o#ld learn Englis! and 5'erican c#lt#re $n order to get s#ccess in acco#nting& $ s!o#ld 'aster Englis! at first W!en $ first ca'e to t!e t!e 9S& 9S& $ t!o# t!o#g! g!tt it %as %as eno# eno#g! g! to tal* tal* %it! %it! ot!e ot!ers rs in Englis! Englis! o% o% $ *no% *no% t!at co''#nication is not si'ly tal* %it! ot!ers $ s!o#ld learn !ard in Englis! and *no% 'ore 5'erican c#lt#re t!en $ can t!in* t!e roble's in ot!ers %ay $t 'eans t!at t!e basic  roble' is lang#age $f $ can learn t!e lang#age %onderf#l& $ can co're!end 'y c#sto'ers  better and t!en $ can %or* better in t!e f#t#re Since reading and %riting s*ills are so i'ortant& $ t!in* $ s!o#ld 'a*e lans to i'ro+e t!e' 5t sc!ool& $ %ill ta*e Englis! co#rses t!en $ can get !el fro' teac!ers 5fter sc!ool& $ %ill read 'ore Englis! boo*s and essays $ t!in* ne%saer is a good c!oice $ can learn 'ore #sef#l *no%ledge on ne%saer and  ractice 'y reading s*ills at t!e sa'e ti'e "#rt!er'ore& $ s!o#ld %rite 'ore in Englis! $  belie+e t!at ractice 'a*es erfect $ %ill try 'y best to 'aster Englis! ;#ring t!is %!ole rocess& $ t!in* caref#lly abo#t 'y f#t#re and learn a lot fro' teac!ers& friends and online 5cade'ic *no%ledge is t!e fo#ndation in eac! career 4!#s $

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s!o#ld *ee on st#dying acco#nting *no%ledge at sc!ool 5t t!e sa'e ti'e& %or* e6erience is also +ery significant in 'y career $f ossible& $ !oe $ can find a good interns!i and get 'ore e6eriences Moreo+er& as an international st#dent& Englis! is t!e 'ost i'ortant t!ing for 'e 5n acco#ntant cannot %or* by !erself $ %ill %or* %it! a gro# of eole in 'y disco#rse co''#nity and %it! 'any different *inds of c#sto'ers& so t!e first and 'ost i'ortant ste is co''#nicating %it! ot!ers in Englis! Lang#age is t!e fo#ndation in society& so $ s!o#ld face t!is obstacle and i'ro+e 'y Englis! as fast and best as $ can $  belie+e %it! 'y !ard %or*& $ can be an acco#ntant and get s#ccess in t!e f#t#re Citation <,o% to Beco'e an 5cco#ntant= 5cco#nting 5cco#nting ;egrees > Careers< & nd We Web b 20 Oct 201 Lee Mic!elle& ersonal co''#nication& Sete'ber 2& 201 Li# C!en& ersonal co''#nication& Sete'ber 2?& 201