Thao Dang, recent graduate from Thai Nguyen University, School of Foreign Languages, has started up a Summer rural village English school project in Ha Giang Province this summer. She is serving as a volunteer English teacher and the “school” is being operated as a tuition free school. Currently 26 students are enrolled in the program in Ban Cuom Hamlet, Ta Tanh Commune, Bac Quang District in Ha Giang Province.
Ms. Thao is the first in her family to finish a university degree and the first in her village to go to a university.
She said that since she started her studies in Thai Nguyen University’s School of Foreign Languages she has wanted to do something for her community. She decided to return home and offer free classes for the young people in her home village this Summer.
She hopes to continue the project in Summer 2015 and invite two or three more volunteer student teachers from the village who are currently attending TNU to teach at her “school”.
The program is patterned after a Community English Club (CEC) project initiated in Quyet Thang commune in Thai Nguyen in Summer 2013. Funds for this project was secured by former CEC Chairperson, Ngo Thi Minh, from two retired German teachers.
Ms. Thao received a small grant from the Vietnam-Hawaii Friendship Society (VHFS) for her project.
We applaud her initiative in starting this program and wish her much success. We hope her project can be a model for other Summer rural village English schools in other provinces in Summer 2015.
Notes:
- The Community English Club (CEC) is a student organization established at Thai Nguyen University under the sponsorship of the School for Foreign Languages. Its goal is to promote student volunteerism. Present chairperson is: Nguyen Van Manh/Website: cectn.net; contact at cecfounder@gmail.com
- The Vietnam-Hawaii Friendship Society (VHFS) is an informal group of twenty Vietnamese students who have studied in Hawaii in the past. They have done some fundraising for projects in Vietnam as an expression of thanks for the opportunity they received. VHFS supports teacher development and community service projects with small grants. Interim contact person for VHFS is Mel Sakaguchi at mels.hilo@gmail.com
Vocabulary and phrases of words corner
| New words | Transcription | Meaning |
| graduate (n) | /ˈgradʒʊət/ | A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree. |
| rural (adj) | /ˈrʊər(ə)l/ | In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town |
| project (n) | /ˈprɒdʒɛkt / | An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim |
| volunteer (n) | /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ | A person who works for an organization without being paid |
| operate (v) | /ˈɒpəreɪt/ | (Of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system) |
| tuition (n) | /tjuːˈɪʃ(ə)n/ | A sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university |
| currently (adv) | /ˈkʌrəntli / | At the present time |
| enroll (v) | /ɪnˈrəʊl/ | Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course |
| degree (n) | /dɪˈgriː/ | An academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person |
| university (n) | /juːnɪˈvəːsɪti / | A high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done |
| community (n) | /kəˈmjuːnɪti / | A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
| offer (v) | /ˈɒfə/ | Present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired |
| continue (v) | /kənˈtɪnjuː/ | Persist in an activity or process |
| attend (v) | /əˈtɛnd/ | Be present at (an event, meeting, or function) |
| pattern (v) | /ˈpat(ə)n/ | Decorate with a recurring design |
| initiate (v) | /ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪt/ | Cause (a process or action) to begin |
| fund (n) | /fʌnd/ | A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose |
| secure (v) | /sɪˈkjʊə/ | Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost |
| former (adj) | /ˈfɔːmə/ | Having previously been a particular thing |
| retired (adj) | /rɪˈtʌɪəd/ | Having left one’s job and ceased to work |
| grant (n) | /grɑːnt/ | A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose |
| applaud | /əˈplɔːd/ | Show strong approval of (a person or action); praise |
| initiative | /ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv/ | The power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do |
| model (n) | /ˈmɒd(ə)l/ | A thing used as an example to follow or imitate |
| establish (v) | /ɪˈstablɪʃ/ | Set up on a firm or permanent basis |
| sponsorship (n) | /ˈspɒnsəʃɪp/ | Financial support received from a sponsor |
| informal (adj) | /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ | Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature |
| fundraise (v) | /ˈfʌndˌreɪz/ | to support finance for a charity, institution, or other enterprise |
| expression (n) | /ɪkˈspreʃən/ | The action of making known one’s thoughts or feelings |
| opportunity (n) | /ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/ | A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something |
| receive (v) | /rɪˈsiːv/ | Be given, presented with, or paid (something) |
| support (v) | /səˈpɔːt/ | Give assistance to, especially financially |
| development (n) | /dɪˈvɛləpm(ə)nt/ | The process of developing or being developed |
| interim (adj) | /ˈɪnt(ə)rɪm/ | In or for the intervening period; provisional |
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