This post was written by my friend Blake. He’s been teaching English in Hanoi for a while now. He’s got a lot of great ideas on how to get better at English. Hello English Learners!! My name is Blake Nichols, and I am a teacher living in Hanoi, Vietnam, and it is my great pleasure to be a guest writer for Sean’s website! I have been teaching for nearly six years in English Centers, Universities, and for the […]
This post is for students who are learning English. It has techniques you can use when you’re not in the classroom. All of them can help you get better at listening. Everyone in this post who gives advice is an English teacher. I’ve included their home country next to their name. Each teacher offers excellent advice. The advice that’s repeated most often is watching movies and listening to songs in English. One teacher suggests turning […]
My friend Dave is 17. He’s Vietnamese and from Vinh City. He’s studying in Australia. He will be finishing his last year of high school there. After that he will go to an Australian university. In this post he answers questions from Vietnamese students about what it’s like to live and study in another country. (Q) Will you come back and work in Vietnam after you graduate? Or will you stay and work in Australia? […]
Update 12/22/16: Hue’s post on Study Abroad Corner has some great advice for anyone who wants to study abroad. What I wish I had known before studying abroad in the US Every week I organize an English speaking club for university students in Vinh City. It’s called Hello! English Club. To learn more about it, follow this link. I met Tracy online through a mutual friend. She was in Canada when she learned about my English club. […]
Update 12/22/16: Hue’s post on Study Abroad Corner has some great advice for anyone who wants to study abroad. What I wish I had known before studying abroad in the US Every week I organize an English speaking club for university students in Vinh City. It’s called Hello! English Club. To learn more about it, follow this link. This past August I met someone from Vietnam who’s studying in America. Her name is Linh. I asked […]