Why do Malaysians do not speak good English?
Because Malaysians don't use it as their everyday language. It would be even weirder if they spoke English well, because they rarely use this language. Malay is their Official Language. Philippines is the premier English speaking nation in Asia (it is the third largest English-speaking country in the world). All Filipinos use English everyday - in school, in courts, in TV, in entertainment, in business, in the newspaper, and among family members and friends. In fact, someone in the Philippines who can't speak English is constantly the brunt of jokes and is highly ostracized. Even a tribesman in the remotest hills in the Philippines can at least conduct a conversation in basic English. Whereas the upper class use solely English. American idioms and slang are all well understood in the country. English is our premier Constitutional Language, is one of our Official Languages (together with 14 other languages), and is the sole language of instruction in schools and in courts.
English teach in Japan how difficult in getting the job?
As many of you may know Japan is pretty popular these days. A lot of people have find themselves becoming very interested in the Japanese culture. So Today I though I would ask a very serious question. I have been putting a lot of time and hard work into my goals and dreams of one day going there and working as an English teacher. I've looked into all kinds of programs they have and YouTube video's of people who have gotten there. I am working on my 4 year degree this year and working part time. My question is what is the real difficulty level of obtaining a Job as a teacher? I know there are dozens of entry level workers there and that most people only still for a year or 2. I'd like to stay as long as possible and depending on my experience even becoming a citizen. Ive met a few people from Japan already and have had a great time. But I am from a struggling lower - mid level class income family. I have no real hand outs for this i am lucky to only be paying 100 worth of rent a month to my grandparents. So this is a big step up for me. As ive been working these pass few months (6months)(im 22years old) getting step up buying me a car to get around working 40+ to school starts in May. I just want a few opinions of others. Once i finish out college and have a teaching English as a second language certificate (TESL) How hard will the application process be? Any thoughts or suggestions is appreciated
What should a poor guy do if he wants to study abroad? Are there any scholarships or grants which can make the course affordable to me?
If you are really desperate about studying 'abroad' with financial limitations, then Germany is the place for you. I can tell you this from personal experience as I`m from an Indian middle-class family.Sure, the universities in Germany may not be as 'top notch' as the United States, but the TU9 universities (Technische Universität) offer some really good courses in English and German, and the research facilities in most of the institutes are excellent!Please visit Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst to know more about scholarship opportunities. To get a scholarship from DAAD , I believe you need to have a minimum of 2 years of work experience from the same field, and of course the drive and passion to pursue a Master`s course. The stipend they provide is more than enough to cater to your needs, and another plus point is that the tuition fees are very nominal or in most cases, you do not have to pay tuition fee in Germany. Even if you do not get a scholarship, it is not that difficult to find a student assistant job at the university or a part-time job at a super market etc. You can earn up to 400 to 430 euros per month (you will have to pay taxes if your salary is higher than that range) and that is enough to pay for your rent, monthly expenses etc. Of course , getting a part time job is easier if you know good German.Please don't think the United States is the 'be all and end all' for higher studies. There are also other countries and Germany is a very popular destination at the moment. Intake of Indian students has doubled in the last 5 years (there are around 10,000 Indian students now), and in my opinion, pursuing your Master`s or doing research in the 'Land of Ideas' is not a shabby choice at all!Prost & Viel Glück!
Vietnam: I have a foreign exchange student living with me?
The main norms for women are : - Don't make up - Don't speak so loud - Don't, don't and don't .... but OBEY to your family - Respect family - Go to school - Earn money and give all to your family That's a little sum up of a woman life in Viet Nam. But of course, now, as there are a few rich people, it could change ... For religions, well, most of vietnamese believes in their ancestors, it is not really a religion, no god etc... but prayers to ancestors. There 's just a very small islam comunity in Viet Nam, around 1000 people. This community lives in Viet Nam around 200 years, most of them are fishermen. But now, as Indonesia and Malaysia are very close, they have more money to build more Mosques, but really, very small one. This community is very well accepted as for most of Vietnamese, religion is not so important in life, the most important thing is .... Money ! It is still a poor country
Why don't more people go to New Zealand for higher studies?
I beg to differ with this question. New Zealand universities have a lot of international students. As of 2014, we had over 24,400 international students at our universities and polytechnics.[1] In fact, there was a 12% in 2014 compared to 2013. China, India, and South Korea are the three biggest sources of international students in New Zealand. Other major senders include the United States, Canada, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. In addition, we have a significant of Malaysians, Fijians, Samoans, Kenyans, and Nigerians. Our numbers may be dwarfed by the US, Australia, and China, but international students make up a substantial proportion of our international student body. In fact, the number of domestic students has declined from 70% in 2013 to 58% in 2014.[2]The main reasons why New Zealand is seen as less prestigious than say Australia, the United States, and Britain is because we are still a relatively young country and because we are far from the global centers of power and trade. Our university degrees are internationally recognized but we are not seen as prestigious and elitist as the more established countries like UK and the United States. So, a lot of it boils down to perception. But, it is an exaggeration to say that NZ doesn’t get as many international students than other countries. One advantage that we have is that there is a lot of demand for English-language instruction since English is a major lingua franca.Footnotes[1] http://www.enz.govt.nz/sites/pub...[2] New Zealand’s international enrolment up 12% as number of prospective domestic students falls - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
What Asian languages don't have tones?
There are several Asian languages that don't have tones, some being Korean, Japanese (although it does have tonality to some extent), Khmer, Mongolian, and Malay. However, there are drawbacks to this, because languages such as Korean and Japanese have a system of honorifics, which is adding on participles to words when speaking to a higher person (as in age or social status) or stranger. I don't know to what extent this goes in Japanese, which is considered a hard language because for almost every word that it has in native Japanese, it has another in Sino-Japanese, including numbers, but I think that it is similar to Korean (which borrowed heavily from China and lost most of its native language), where there are three main types (7 in total) of honorifics, the lowest being used towards younger people and people lower in social status, the middle used towards people only slightly older (about 5-10 years) and the highest used towards strangers, much older, and socially higher people. As a result, Korean is the third hardest language to master, although it has one of the most scientific writing systems in the world, making it much easier to read it (it has an alphabet), and contributing to both North and South Korea's 98-100% literacy. If Korean's honorifics prevent you from learning it, I guess that would eliminate your choices for learning Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese (which has both tones and honorifics), and all of the other tonal languages, unless you don't mind honorifics. This would only leave you to teach Mongolian, Malay, and possibly a few other languages, which are spoken in poor countries. So, there is no real easy way out, and if you look on the other side, many people think that English is such a hard language (and the pun is intended). If you do decide to teach in Asia, though, I wish you good luck.