A Comparison of Vietnamese and American Writing-Pedagogy As an international student and educator from Vietnam‚ I see a lot of differences in the educational systems of the United States and my own country. In order to illuminate the differences between teaching writing in Vietnam and teaching writing in America‚ I would like to give a brief introduction to teaching writing in Vietnam and what I have learned from a writing class here at Eastern Illinois University. In my discussion
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I enjoyed reading chapter four and the history of fundraising‚ especially the Vietnamese Organized Giving. As many of you know‚ I am from Chile. What most people do not know is that during the cold war the USA sponsored a dictatorship in Chile. I am not trying to instigate a political discussion. While I am an American citizen and love this country‚ I do not overlook what the United States did during the seventies in South America. In Chile alone‚ there were at least 30‚000 children‚ woman‚ and men
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Summary: 1. The fact that DOC will take back Bangladesh to be the third party replacement instead of Philippines will help to keep the advantage for Vietnam exporters with the anti dumping tax of 0% instead of 130% as preliminary results. Note: other Vietnamese competitors such as China‚ Thailand‚ Cambodia‚ etc… are not subjected to bear anti-dumping tax for pangasius as Vietnam. Tax rate is 0%. 2. US market is always the most profitable market among all due to the high export price (over USD 3.40 per
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The following voice project will discuss second generation Vietnamese Americans struggling with cultural expectations. In this assignment‚ I will discuss an advocacy initiative for this specific population. Immigration status is one of the many issues this specific population may face. It continues to be a politically divisive issue. Lack of American citizenship brings other issues like access to health care. Many individuals are against illegal immigrants having access to health care as well other
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Hữu‚ N. & Borton‚ L. Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers‚ 2003. 116 pp. Culture is the aspect I’m especially interested in. And I find it amazing to read a cultural book in bilingual. It helps me to improve not only my knowledge‚ but also my new English vocabularies. Recently I have been impressed greatly by “Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year” - a book written by a cultural scholar
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VIETNAMESE VS. AMERICAN Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization together with the normalization of trade relations between the U.S. and Vietnam has opened great opportunities for many American companies to do business in this rapidly growing country. However‚ cultural barriers can adversely affect business transactions right from the negotiation process. American companies seeking a successful cross-cultural negotiation in Vietnam should understand‚ tolerate‚ and adapt to the differences
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Talk Around Town (23-10-2005) A troubling mix of English and Vietnamese |[pic] | | | by Vu Thu Ha I accidentally heard the following conversation between two young girls in a coffee shop one day: "Sorry‚ toi qua tao busy qua‚ khong help may duoc" (Sorry‚ I was too busy to help you last night?) "The bay gio thi the nao?" (How about now?) "Ui gioi‚ easy work!" (Well‚ no problem) At the time I thought that an English-speaking
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individual to realize the essentials of his or her own culture that are usually neglected in daily life. In this essay‚ I would like to explore the Vietnamese culture under my own reflection and express my opinions about cultural variation discussion in international environments. At first‚ there is a variety of important factors that influenced Vietnamese culture but family is the most important point. In fact‚ a typical Viet family includes grandparents‚ parents and children living together under
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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exception. But after what I had been experienced I thought that Vietnamese educational system is still weak. It’s weak because of so many problems that exist on such as bad teaching quality; lecture does not go together with practice and high tuition’s fee. Furthermore‚ the training is not linked with students’ majors. And those problems will ruin the Vietnamese educational system if they don’t change. Nowadays‚ so many Vietnamese students complain that what they had learned are just lessons. Most
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