VietNamNet Bridge - Fast-paced integration requires one to learn many things in order not to be left outside the forever changing world. And one of the important things one needs to learn is foreign languages. Foreigners learn Vietnamese
E-citizens (especially in Hanoi) have sent each other a blog’s address of a foreign boy living in Vietnam. People are surprised and full of admiration when they read his blog, because he writes everything in Vietnamese with all of its complex marks and catchy slang words. “Mình tên là Joe – phát âm giống Dâu – và năm nay mình 27 tuổi (tính theo tuổi Tây. Nếu tính kiểu “ta” thì mình đã 28 tuổi rồi.)”. (My name is Joe, which can be pronounced Dau. I’m 27 years old by the Western calendar, and 28 by the lunar calendar. Joes thus introduces himself. He adds, “Mình thích học tiếng Việt… Mình thích nghe cô giáo kể chuyện về lịch sử Việt Nam, về Âu Việt và Lạc Việt, về văn hóa Óc eo và văn hóa Chăm-pa, về Lê Lợi và Nguyễn Trãi (mình rất thương ông Nguyễn Trãi tội nghiệp, đúng là cuộc sống không công bằng), về Bắc Bộ và Nam Bộ, về Trưng Trắc và Trưng Nhị ….” (I want to study Vietnamese….I like to listen to stories about Vietnam’s history, Au Viet and Lac Viet, Oc eo and Champa Culture, Le Lo and Nguyen Trai (I pity Nguyen Trai so much; life is indeed unjust), the North and the South, and Trung Trac and Trung Nhi…” Joe reminds one that the purpose of studying a foreign language is not simply to be able to speak and write it, but also to know about a new culture and people. Vietnamese people learn foreign languages It is no longer easy to find a job with only a degree. Some foreign language, whether it is English, French, Japanese, or Korean, is essential. As of old, English is still the most common foreign language. People rush to language centres to enroll in some ESL programmes. And because the demand is so great, language schools are mushrooming. A 3-month course may cost hundreds of dollars. Many people can’t afford such an amount though they want to improve their English badly. Businesses who want to improve their employees’ English find it difficult to find a suitable solution. Several recent online English programmes seem to be full of promises. A 1-year conversational course at www.hocngoaingu.com.vn costs only a few hundred thousands dong. With a few hundred thousands dong, learners can buy a learning 9S-Card to study English for 12 months at any time they want. There is a rich source of learning materials. Thousands of learners have been studying here for the past 2 years. Another useful website is www.hocngoaingu.edu.vn where professional English is taught through Pro-Card online.The race has started. The competition is getting fierce since businesses pay attention to prospective employees’ true language skills, rather than just some paper certificates. Foreign languages thus seem to be the key to success and integration. (Source: Tien Phong)
E-citizens (especially in Hanoi) have sent each other a blog’s address of a foreign boy living in Vietnam. People are surprised and full of admiration when they read his blog, because he writes everything in Vietnamese with all of its complex marks and catchy slang words. “Mình tên là Joe – phát âm giống Dâu – và năm nay mình 27 tuổi (tính theo tuổi Tây. Nếu tính kiểu “ta” thì mình đã 28 tuổi rồi.)”. (My name is Joe, which can be pronounced Dau. I’m 27 years old by the Western calendar, and 28 by the lunar calendar. Joes thus introduces himself. He adds, “Mình thích học tiếng Việt… Mình thích nghe cô giáo kể chuyện về lịch sử Việt Nam, về Âu Việt và Lạc Việt, về văn hóa Óc eo và văn hóa Chăm-pa, về Lê Lợi và Nguyễn Trãi (mình rất thương ông Nguyễn Trãi tội nghiệp, đúng là cuộc sống không công bằng), về Bắc Bộ và Nam Bộ, về Trưng Trắc và Trưng Nhị ….” (I want to study Vietnamese….I like to listen to stories about Vietnam’s history, Au Viet and Lac Viet, Oc eo and Champa Culture, Le Lo and Nguyen Trai (I pity Nguyen Trai so much; life is indeed unjust), the North and the South, and Trung Trac and Trung Nhi…” Joe reminds one that the purpose of studying a foreign language is not simply to be able to speak and write it, but also to know about a new culture and people. Vietnamese people learn foreign languages It is no longer easy to find a job with only a degree. Some foreign language, whether it is English, French, Japanese, or Korean, is essential. As of old, English is still the most common foreign language. People rush to language centres to enroll in some ESL programmes. And because the demand is so great, language schools are mushrooming. A 3-month course may cost hundreds of dollars. Many people can’t afford such an amount though they want to improve their English badly. Businesses who want to improve their employees’ English find it difficult to find a suitable solution. Several recent online English programmes seem to be full of promises. A 1-year conversational course at www.hocngoaingu.com.vn costs only a few hundred thousands dong. With a few hundred thousands dong, learners can buy a learning 9S-Card to study English for 12 months at any time they want. There is a rich source of learning materials. Thousands of learners have been studying here for the past 2 years. Another useful website is www.hocngoaingu.edu.vn where professional English is taught through Pro-Card online.The race has started. The competition is getting fierce since businesses pay attention to prospective employees’ true language skills, rather than just some paper certificates. Foreign languages thus seem to be the key to success and integration. (Source: Tien Phong)
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