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1. UD - UQ ELI NEWSLETTER │November 20th 2007│VOLUME 5
UPCOMING EVENTS Hospitality Seminar at UD-UQ ELI
Open courses: By Le Thi Minh Chi, Marketing and Enrolment Officer
With endlessly long beaches, marvellous scenery and friendly people, the
- General English central region of Vietnam and Danang City attract a lot of domestic and
- English for International international tourists. The tourism industry has boomed due to the number of
Business Communication tourism projects which have commenced in Danang in recent years.
- IELTS/GE However, the skills required to work in this industry, especially English
- IELTS/EAP language skills, are still limited. This is an obstacle for the integration
- Conversational English and development of this industry in terms of professionalism.
- English for Hospitality In order to emphasize the
importance of English for the
International Tests: development of tourism in Danang
- IELTS Test on 1/12/2007 and Central Vietnam, and to help
and on 13/12/2007 people working in this industry
improve their English
communication skills, the UD-UQ ELI
CONTENTS held an “English for Hospitality”
1 Ms Duong Thi Tho and Mr Huynh Tan Vinh seminar on Thursday 01st November.
Hospitality Seminar at
UD-UQ ELI In attendance were representatives
2 from the Danang Tourism Department
Presentation Skills – Skills based – Ms Duong thi Tho - Chief of Tourism
course at UD – UQ ELI Management Division, Danang
Tourism Department and Mr Huynh
IELTS information at UD-UQ ELI
Tan Vinh – the Deputy General
on 8th November 2007
Manager of Furama Resort and the
3 Chairman of Danang Tourism
Seminar for Vietnamese English Mr Vinh emphasized that “in order to
Association. There were also many
Teachers of High School in understand and offer our customers
other management staff from other
Danang City on 22nd Nov 2007 the best service, you need to
hotels and resorts in Danang and Hoi
communicate well, especially in
Winter Schedule of Resource An. In the seminar, Ms Tho said:”
English. I can say English is the bridge
Centre and Multimedia Lab at There are 43 investment projects in
taking employees to the future and it
UD-UQ ELI tourism in Danang from now to the
is the employers’ key to success”.
4
Candidates in the Second Round 2010 with the total invested
year
Ms Lynda Beagle, the Director of
There are day of the month – capital of nearly US$ 2 billion. This
Special many actresses! Studies of the UD-UQ ELI introduced
requires an additional 4000+ new
Teacher’s Day the “English for Hospitality” program
staff. This is an opportunity and also
Teacher Introduction a challenge for human resources in which received a lot of good
What a laugh! this industry.” comments from the audience.
University of Danang –
If you wish to work in the tourism industry, you should prepare
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yourself with the knowledge and English language communication
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skills to get ready for your future career in a professional working
(UD-UQ ELI) environment.
158A Le Loi Street, Danang City If you are working in this industry, why don’t you continue your
Tel: +84 511 3849 123 training in English language skills, especially your specific needs in
Fax: +84 511 3849 124 English for Hospitality so that you can enhance your career
Email: enquiries@elidanang.edu.vn prospects? Taking enrolments now for the English for
Website:www.elidanang.edu.vn Hospitality course at UD-UQ ELI.
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2. NEWS Presentation Skills,
Skills - based course at UD-UQ ELI
By Le Thi Minh Chi, Marketing and Enrolment Officer
th
On Thursday 25 October 2007 at the UD-UQ ELI, Certificates of
Completion were given to the students who successfully completed
the 15 hours program on Presentation Skills.
Mr Dang Van Vinh – one of the
students said, “My work requires me
to make a lot of presentations in front
IELTS Information of our customers – both
Vietnamese and in English. That’s why
in
at UD-UQ ELI I decided to take this course and I am
on 8th Dec 2007
very happy with it. What impressed
me most was that students’
By Tran Thi Xuan Dai, ADOS presentations were filmed and then
Mr Dang Van Vinh were analyzed to find out what was
Are you planning to study overseas? Do
you need an IELTS score to apply for a good and what could be better. I’ve gained a lot of experience as
scholarship? Do you need to well as skills to make effective and professional presentations. I’ll
demonstrate your English proficiency in recommend this course to my colleagues.”
the workplace?
Thanh An and Phuong Huyen – 2
If so, come to the IELTS information
final -year students at the Danang
session on 8th December 2007 9.00 am
College of Foreign Languages said,
– 11.00 am at UD-UQ ELI. We will give
“As final year students, it’s so
you an overview of the IELTS test and
important to be well-prepared for
how to best prepare for it. This is an
the future. The Presentation Skills
excellent opportunity for you to talk to
course provided us with knowledge
an IELTS experts and teachers on any
and practical experience as well as Thanh An and Phuong Huyen
issues relating to IELTS.
confidence to make a presentation
A resource corner will display a range of in front of the public. We liked the Skills – based courses
materials needed for the IELTS test and teaching method – it was at UD-UQ ELI
interactive, practical and effective.”
for studying overseas. - Conversational English:
How about you? Please come to the Listening, Speaking &
Useful hints and tips to help prepare
UD-UQ ELI to choose one of the Pronunciation
students for examination success and
student life in international education skills-based courses most suitable - Presentation skills
will also be available on the day. for you.
- Negotiation skills
Participants will also have the chance to
sit an IELTS mock test.
If you are interested, please make a
reservation with the UD-UQ ELI
Customer Service Officers at 158A
Le Loi Street, Danang City or by
telephoning: 0511 3849 123
Presentation skill class
Presentation skills class
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3. UD-UQ ELI
COURSES What is the right choice for
learning English?
SEMINAR for By Vo Hoang Thuy Trang, Customer Service Officer
English Teachers of When choosing an English
language center, not only the
Danang High Schools first impression but also the
at UD-UQ ELI quality are the most important
factors that everyone looks
By Le Thi Minh Chi
for.
Marketing and Enrolment Officer
On Thursday 22 November 2007, the A good English language
University of Danang - University of
Queensland will hold a seminar “A New
center
customer
has
find
to
a
help
UD-UQ ELI
the
suitable
Model for Teaching Listening and course for them to improve
Pronunciation Skills at High School” for their English skills.
Vietnamese teachers of English from Le In addition, the quality of teachers and the services students are
Quy Don and Phan Chu Trinh High given must be of a high standard.
Schools
Pham Viet Trung, who has enrolled in three courses at UD-UQ ELI,
Ms Lynda Beagle, the Director of shared his feelings with us: “I knew of this Institute through my
Studies said, “This is one of our friends. Before coming to UD-UQ ELI, I had visited some other
professional development activities for centers in Danang, but after I did the placement test here, I found
local teachers. We hope that with this out that this is the English Language Institute I need. I was
session, we will help Vietnamese impressed by the professional staff and the learning environment
teachers of English approach new that UD-UQ ELI brings to students. I have spent my time studying
methods of teaching to enhance the three courses here, they are 2 conversational English classes and
quality of teaching English”. IELTS/GE”.
On this day last year, a “UD - UQ ELI’s
According to Trung, the tuition fee of UD-UQ ELI is reasonable and
Approach to Communicative English
quite cheap in comparison with other centers of the same quality in
Language Teaching” seminar was also
Ho Chi Minh City and in Danang. “I highly appreciate the qualified
held at the UD-UQ ELI.
teachers here, James and Dudley for example. They are
enthusiastic and humorous. They know how to make students
Winter schedule of eager to learn English.” Trung said.
Resource Centre & Trung now is working very hard to prepare for the IELTS test he is
going to take next year.
Multimedia Lab It is said that a customer can become a good friend if he finds the
at UD-UQ ELI service he chooses worth paying for and Trung actually is our close
friend with his contribution of ideas about promoting the image and
the brand of UD-UQ ELI. Believe it or not? Why don’t you visit
RESOURCE CENTRE
us at 158A Le Loi to see what the truth is!
Monday – Friday: 9.00 am – 8.00 pm
(closed from 12pm to 1pm)
Saturday : 9.00 am – 12 pm
Multimedia Lab
Monday – Friday: 9.00 am – 8.00 pm
(closed from 12pm to 1pm)
Saturday : 9.00 am – 12 pm
Special offer: The UD-UQ ELI is very
pleased to offer students use of the
Resource Centre and the Multimedia Lab
after finishing their courses
• 1 month for 60 hour courses
• 2 months for 120 hour courses
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4. ENGLISH CORNER UD-UQ ELI
Special day of the month
UD-UQ ELI
Vietnamese Teachers’ Day 20-11
TEACHER INTRODUCTION By Tran Thi Huyen Trang, PA
On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the Teachers’ Day is an
UD-UQ ELI is honoured to introduce anniversary, held annually T: Tender
some of the excellent teachers who on 20th November in
teach at the UD-UQ ELI and UD-UQ Vietnam. This isn’t simply an E: Empathetic
ELI would like to send heartfelt good anniversary of education,
wishes to all teachers on Teachers’ but also a day for the whole A: Admirable
Day! community to honour
teachers who are happy to
C: Caring
spend a lot of time helping H: Honest
to prepare people for their
future! E: Encouraging
Let’s see what Teachers’ Day R: Respectable
means to young people in
Vietnam when asked the Sincere wishes to you…
same question “What will
you do on Teachers’ Day?” on teacher’s day 20 - 11
“ I will buy flowers and visit my old teachers. After that my friends
and I will go bowling” said by Le Trong Huy, aged 18, a student of
IELTS/GE at UD-UQ ELI.
I am Judith Wagstaff, I am from Tran Thi My Dung, 19 years old, a Friend of UD-UQ ELI said “I will
Wellington, New Zealand, and have request a day off to go to Hoi An, I want to visit my head teacher
been teaching for 20 years. Before at high school. He is rather old now and his family had many
moving to Vietnam last year, I taught problems in the flood last week”
English to young adults in Wellington. “Teachers’ Day is an anniversary of teachers, however, I am not
used to spending most of the time on this day visiting my old
One of my favorite things about
teachers. My friend and I will visit our teachers some days before
Vietnam is the wonderful people I have
then. On 20th November we will gather at a coffee shop or
met. The friends I have here are just
restaurant” said by Huynh Thanh Tan, aged 21, working at Wonder
lovely. I also enjoy living near the
coffee shop.
beach. I enjoy movies, sewing,
gardening and going out with friends. Dương Thi Minh Man, 28 years old, Lecturer at Quang Nam
My favourite Vietnamese food is University said: “Normally I receive many flowers from both of my
eggplant and tofu in a clay pot, (cà tím old and new students. But I usually buy a bunch of flowers by
um đậu hũ) which I enjoy at Cơm Niêu myself for my mum. She was the first teacher in my life!”
Even though asked the same question, most young people have
What a laugh!
Teacher: If you have two dollars, and
quite different ways of celebrating Teachers’ Day. In reality,
Teachers’ Day is not only a day of honouring teachers, but an
occasion for entertainment for young people as well.
you asked your father for another
dollar, how many dollars would you Complete the crossword. When you read the letters in the
have? middle column from left to right, you can see a message
Pupil: Two dollars. that you may want to give to your teachers. What is it?
Teacher: You don’t know your maths
Pupil: You don’t know my father. 1. a very large animal that lives in the sea.
2. opposite of sad
girl came home from her first day
3. a unit of information stored in a
at school. “What did you learn
computer
today?” asks her father.
4. a place where plays and similar types
“Not enough. They told me to go
of entertainment are performed
back in the morning”
5. synonym of pain
Answer key for the crossword last 6. synonym of love
newsletter: 7. abbreviation of International Subscriber
1. Ghost 2. Cat 3. Skeleton 4. Vulture
Dialing
5. Crow 6. Owl 7. Spider 8. Demon.
9. Pumpkin man 8. the day on which you get your salary
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