Hello Nguoi Viet, my name is Hau. I would like to continue the English Club for the Vietnamese general population. I believe that this club is very good for nguoi viet and since English classes are very expensive I believe that those who wants to learn should not be excluded.
A little about myself. I am an Engineer, graduated in the US, looking for a job in HCMC, now. In the mean time I would like to learn to teach English. I have taught before, however only for grammar school kids, and it was volunteer. I would like to learn to teach, students that can benefit and also can give me inputs on how I do.
My idea right now is to teach 2 times a week, maybe 3 if it's a good turn out. I would like to do Thursday nights at 6pm-10pm and 1 day during the weekend from 1am-whenever.
My Ideas:
1. I would like to explore the common problems of Nguoi Viet speaking English. Whatever problems that faces the Vietnamese people I would like to discuss and explore if there are many solutions to 1 problem.
2. Teach common speeches and even some business speeches. I believe that these are two different principles. Much like Vietnamese some words are slang or "street" terms and would be inappropriate when using for business.
3. Q&A -I would like to hear any questions and in a group setting allow the students to answer each other questions. I'll be the monitor and will correct the students if they are wrong.
Location:
As of right now I do not have a location that is a class environment, however there are a few Library Cafes that would serve the purpose. One place is in Q.1, Ciao Cafe either on Nguyen Hue or Ngo Duc Ke. The second place I know of is the Library Cafe on Cong Hoa, Q.Tan Phu.
Let me know of your opinions and or comments.
Thank you and I hope that both you and I can benefit from this.
Nguyen, Hau (Joe)
PS: There is no payment involve. All is free, except for paying for whatever drinks or food that you order for yourself.