English names assignment
So I asked my students to choose English names for themselves and to give me a reason why they chose that name. Here are some of the responses. I did not correct the mistakes... this, like any reference to Chinglish on my page is not to make fun, but to show some of the endearing cultural complications with learning a new language.

"English name: color"

"English name: snow"

"My English name: baby"

"name: English name: Ailly"

"I'm English name is water"

"English name: Tona
Reason: I like this sound"

"English name: Air"

"I have made me an English name called Mikarl. Hearing it, you may think of the famous basketball player. Mikarl Jodan. Yes. he is my favorite basketball player, and every time looking him playing on the basketball play ground. I will be driven crazy by his excellent skills. So as a fan of basketball I made me the name and hope one day I can be like him."

"English name: spring"

"Chose on English name: rabbit"

"English name: Blue
Because I like this colour"

"snoopy"

"my English name is 'music.' I like it very much. I hope you would like it too. It was named by my brother."

"My English name, Maggie. Because I hope I will have a Maggie life."

"Jemima
meaning 'Dove'"

"My English name: Chanson
This is a French song name. Although I don't know it's meaning. I am very like this."

"English: zero
Because I think everything must from zero begin"

"English name: Bon Jovi"

"Choose an English name: Ibtesam
I choose this English name IBTESAM meaning 'smiling' Becaue I think everyone all smiling everything. Consider things from every angle. Smiling is a play an important role in everyone. When you lose heart. You must smiling. Ibtesam stand for believe in yourself And don't give up and don't give in. I feel like Smiling make it happen and Xcelerating you efforts. I like choose English name!"

"English name: Ice"

"English name: Katy
Why? : Because I like the "k" and "y" "

"English name:
JE MAPPELLE HELENE
It comes from a beautiful song
I'm very love it"

"English name Laven
It's from "Lave" and "owen" (football star's name)"

"For my English name: Free
The Reason: I like free"

"English name: Zero"

"English name: Elves
Why? I want to be a Elves"

"English name: Hmily.
Why? How much I long you."

"English name: Anna
It calls fluently."

"English name: WaxWing"

"English name: Swallow
Why: Because"

"My English name is MikeJackshion"

"My English name Fifteen"

"English name is Irice"

"My English name: Meray"

"My English mane: KaKa"

"English name: Leaf"

"My English name is Mango"

"My English name: sherchenko"

"My English name is Adolf Hitler" [No explanation given]

"English name: Zhenne"

"I have an English name. The name is Angle"

"English: tarry"

"My English name: dreambolt"

"My English name is Agatha
It stands for good well and nearly which can reduce the distance of two people"

"English name: Slice
Because it sounds well. when people heard this name it can give peaople a nearly feels"

"English name: Lemon
the reason of my English name: Because I like lemon juice very much. All the things about lemon. I do love them."

"English name: Karen
reason: I know "Karen" means to pure, clean and honest and it sounds very well. The other reason, Korea is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I love it very much. I want to make my name begin with "K" so choose Karen"

"English name: Seven. My favorite number is Seven"

"English name: KX"

"My English name: This is a difficult question. called: Autumn Dance"

"My English name: Allbe"

"English name: Hanner"
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