Before coming to the US to study, I visited a
lot of places, there are few countries in Asia, Europe, traveling, business
trips, etc.
But now I was still studying in ESL classes, before starting the MBA, actually
I never felt like "terrible" with my skill English (of course my
skill English is quite okay) because for a time, I’m very proud of my English
fortune or at least a little English accent, but now I have to fix so much.
Maybe, the mistakes stems from I started learning English from Secondary
school. Althought ,I can communicate with anybody and they can understand me.
But if I want to become a professional English learners, I will need to be
adjusted.
I’m not kidding or use the theory to recommend, people lost the basics of
English or people really want to study English from the country use English
like a main language. But by my experience, my comparison and my received, I
advice the student need good preparation. Because its provisions are to start
for a good English background. Learning English in the Philippines can be
called a wise choice, because of many convenience like close to home, not worry
about visa, etc. And If I had a time before I’ll choose studying in here.
MC Tran Quoc Khanh who is TV presenter. He also shared some his opinion in a
meeting with young people in an English club in Ho Chi Minh city. He also felt
"inadequacy" in the early stages to the US to study. But English is
seems the wall to hinder me. Although I studied so much in Vietnam.
I'll point out to you what makes the difference in learning English in the
Philippines that other countries do not have:
- In Asia, Philppines is an English speaking country can be called the most
nature of the selected classroom teacher. They have a voice, "very
English" rather than Phil Lish nicknamed as Singlish or Vietnamese Lish.
It is a unique model "SPARTA" one student and one teacher, the
ability to improve the lot of the tones. They set goals learner in the center,
edit individual. Many people, many ages can learn here. Almost teacher and
staff are extremely friendly. Many people is the director or head of the
foreign companies in Vietnam, even teachers of English also come here to study
because of that reasons.
- The fee for courses are not cheap. But compared with other English courses,
it’s cheaper. Do simple calculations:
+ For example Singapore: Average 1200 USD – 1400 USD/month plus transportation
fee and food spending around $ S 1000 -1300, a total range about 2200 USD -
2700 USD/month. Total of student at least 15 students in one class, not to
mention that you are infected with Singlish accent
+ Meanwhile Philppines, the students live in dormitory and they don’t need to
pay more transportation, total fee about 1300 USD – 1450 USD/month. The number
of student less than 15 people such as 1 teacher and 4 students in one class, 1
teacher and 8 students in one class. not to mention that students can study
around 10 hours because they have to study from morning to night. Of course,
students have time to rest and have a teacher's tutelage.
I see many Vietnam students learning English or following "the label"
must learn from the rich countries like Singapore. But the reality in many
developing countries they usually go to Philippines to learn such as Korea,
Japan, Russia, etc.
Did you know how many students go to Philippines to study and also as a
cure-all for US visas. Many of you have learned at the Centre in Ho Chi Minh city
but reflection is not good because most of your time outside your class you use
Vietnamese. Almost of you have dropped the US visa several times before, after
obtaining certification for study or visa Philippines. They helped you succeed
visa USA / Canada, etc. So you are weak for English, or never having experience
life outside the borders of Vietnam and especially want to apply for a visa to
study in the United States, Australia, Canada, etc. Let go to the Philippines to
study because it’s a very appropriate choice.
Go back to school in the US (or Canada, Australia also what make the same, etc.)
if that English is not very good, although you have a visa but when you stay in
a class which it has crowded students per teacher listens well already tired, etc. When you go out or to make friends with the American. When we use English,
that’s very stressful. In fact, many IELTS or TOEFL you had in Vietnam and that
also at drowning because Vietnam speak English with Vietnamese. So that why we
can understand each other, but sometimes foreigners do not understand. You
should go to other country where most of people speak English and you will have
many experience with English. The country like Philippines.
However, there is one truth that: where do you learn, where do you live, etc. The
manners of the "solid" it depends largely on the learners themselves,
motivated, targeted, etc. it is not depend on the role of the teacher or
school, many students are not learning is so nostalgic, but at least you also
need to choose the environment, where appropriate study to be the right
direction for your goals .
