An academic subject inspires me

Introduction

One of the academic subjects that has boosted my further interest is Economics. This short essay will demonstrate my journey of learning it.

Background

I could only start studying Economics in Grade 10, because it was not available on the curriculum before then. (Economics is a subject which can only be studied by international students because it is not a compulsory subject for Chinese national education system.)

Experience of learning Economics

Despite my relatively poor English, I still understood the main points from my English Economics teacher quickly perhaps I worked hard in it. Learning about supply and demand in commerce caught my interest quickly in Economics and I found it fascinating and wanted to learn more in this field, for instance, how a market works. I became aware of the need to improve my English language skills when I did not understand some specific vocabulary such as vice versa, ceteris paribus and capita. From then on, I read English books to improve my lexical resources. For example, the book Principles of Economics which illustrates some fundamentals in Economics. From this book, I was surprised to find there is a strong relationship between Mathematics and Economics, for instance, you could use calculus(integration)to calculate total welfare in one market. This opened up a whole new world to me because I did well in Mathematics which helped me study this field in more depth. I finished all exercises in each chapter and made reading notes to summarize the main points.

Experience of taking part in FBLA

Because of my outstanding performance in the final exam of the semester, my teacher suggested that I take part in a business contest which was called The Future Business Leader of America (FBLA). The preparation was intense but I learnt a great deal of new information which the school syllabus had not provided. Then I cooperated with two partners to do a presentation focused on a business plan about attracting investment from investors and received excellent scores. I strengthened not only my economic knowledge but also speaking skills during the preparation of the presentation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I have been capable and motivated to learn more about Economics and I hope to focus more on this interesting subject in the future and perhaps study it at university level.