2017年6月17日 星期六

在菲律賓學英文可能會遇到的問題


以下是三個禮拜內有看到或想到台灣學生可能遇到的學習情形

1. 怕用英文解釋或說明自己遇到的問題,包含上課時聽不懂老師在講什麼

個人認為既然都來到這裡,你的目標是來這裡學習,所以老師有義務聽你解釋你的問題,不要害怕開口去說,去問,把自己當成白紙,有錯再改就好


2.這裡學習文法是英文教學,一堆人聽不懂

這可能是眾多台灣學生一定會面臨的問題,也是必須克服的,關於文法專有名詞的英文用法,上完一次課後記得趕快去查好,不要因為這個問題影響你的上課進度


3.學校是有將老師分級的

如果你原本就有拿著考試成績來到學校,學校就會直接將你分配到該有的程度班,如果沒有成績,學校會先考試,依照程度分班,而較好的班級,也擁有較好的師資,即使是1對1課程也是如此。

如果你是想來這裡從頭學英文,你可能會先被「找好的老師這件事」搞的很煩,再來是好的老師自己知道他們有當地口音,所以會調整過,基本上這類型老師很搶手。但不好的老師,有口音也就算了,有時候還會不耐煩,所以還是建議有一定程度再來。


4.斯巴達與非斯巴達的選擇

斯巴達比較偏考試取向,或許短時間內有一些程度的幫助,但也是兩面刃,被逼到不想讀也是有可能。
非斯巴達,較多時間可以自己安排,我是選擇這種,當然一天七堂課沒在翹課的,其他時間都是寫作業,上網看文章找問題問老師,我想時間上跟斯巴達一樣,但你可以選擇你感興趣的英文題材,而不是整天看學術文章,或學校給的資料。


5.生活相關問題

學校也知道學生會遇到什麼問題,他們在可以幫忙的情況都很樂意幫忙,所以不用太擔心會遇到什麼奇怪的狀況。

但非斯巴達學校比較開放,晚上可以外出用餐,約10點回房,看到一些學生常常晚歸,或去玩樂,我想這是個人意願,同學之間的影響,並非學校制度的問題。


我想來到不同的環境,一定會有不同的文化衝擊,知道自己在做什麼,知道自己為什麼在這裡,在不影響主要目標的情況下,都是可以接受的,願大家都能找到理想中的學校


2017年6月13日 星期二

The trip to Vigan

On Friday night, we seven people prepared to take a van in Baguio at 7pm. In rush time, our driver was running late, so we deported at the time about 7.30pm.

It was quite smooth trip, until we met a terrible road work. Local police black a bridge and direct every car to rural road. Can you imagine there are two trailers pass though just 10cm gap between them?

 


We stucked at the place until driver found a more narrow road to escape that crazy road work.

Based on other drivers said those worker need to stop all car passed though the bridge to build a high way.

It's a good infrastructional building, yet making people more unconvinced at the same time.

We totally spent 2-3 hours sticking in this disaster. So we arrived out hotel in Vigan at 3am...

Yet I had the chance to be the Main Street when no one was there.

This was one of the great experience that I have been though.

 

 

 

The time I wake up, it was about 6-7am.

 


 


The hotel we stay is Hotel Veneto De Vigan. There is a amazing meeting room, which was told by this hotel's owner, Venjo. He is a very kind, nice person, when I was talking to him, feeling like he is my grandfather.

 




He give me lots of suggestions like where I have to visit and what I need to eat. I really like him.

This is the local food you have to try, louganisa (sausage), poki poki, bagnet (fried pork belly) and embanada ilcos. All of them are really good!!!

Scenic spots:

Syquia Mansion, traditional filipino lifestyle

 



Unesco Marker


 


Vigan Cathedral


 

 


The restaurant serve for local foods, located at the other side of My Vigan Home Hotel.

National Museum of Philippines

 


 




Bantay Church Bell Tower

 


 


Fountain show