Editor's dairy: Being a part of ELTiCenter Project, What I've achieved?

I have been a team member of the website project “ELTiCENTER” and this project has given me a chance to both show what I could do and practice academic and professional skills.

Concretely, before the website project was officially run, I could not imagine what I should do and how I could develop myself thanks to being a part of the project. But after every period of the project, under the guidance of the team project, I myself realize that the project has brought significant benefits for my personal development.

Firstly, I have been able to enhance my skills of writing and translating English – my real passion since I was a freshman at SFL, TNU. In addition, my English reading skill is also improved due to my studying academic documents to serve for my writing and translating posts to update on our website. Moreover, the content of the website has been very plentiful, which allows me to reinforce my English skills freely.

Secondly, professional skills including leadership skills (initiative, organizing skills, creativity in reaching out, and team building skills, etc) and other working skills (finding a solution to a problem, time management, etc) are necessary skills that I have been equip for me due to the time  involving in this project. The guidance and encouragement of project team gave me very big promotion to try to work seriously and professionally. Significantly, I could correct some of my weakness like being so careless in working or being late for meetings.

Finally, self-confidence and life motivation are the most important things that the project has given to my life. I remember I was so shy to go with Mrs. Nhi, Mr. Huy and Ms. Sherry Yen one year ago to Ha Noi to meet and talk with Uncle Mel about the project. That was my first time coming to the centre of Ha Noi capital. That meeting was very important to me because it was a point marking one of my first step to work professionally in a project, of which I had never thought before. At first, I was not sure if I could complete well my role in the project or not, but time passed away, and the help and support of team project have made me stronger and stronger every day. I am now more confident in my ability and the project has become an important part of my life. Honestly, I enjoyed the feelings of being so eager at the nights before sis Yen and I announced the information of the upcoming contests or the results of those contest. And the meetings with winners of each contest held by ELTiCenter left a lot of memorable memories in my mind. Furthermore, attending the project helps me realize my interests and hopeful jobs. I think I may seek for other projects to work as a team member.

To sum up, attending the project has made my life become more and more meaningful. Thanks to being a part of this project, I have had a job to take care of and a passion to pursue.

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More about the significance of the website projects to coordinators of the projects:

The project has also given chances to many other ESL learners who were seeking opportunities to practice their writing and translating skills. Sis Yen and I have invited many teachers and students to write or translate for the website. Some of them agreed and they have become coordinators of ELTiCENTER website. They all said that they hoped the project would be maintained and kept going on so that they could have a good environment to develop their English writing, reading and translating skills.

June, 2015

By Thanh Huong, Co-editor of ELTiCenter project