For Foreigners, especiallKoreans: What can say you about the services of the Ateneo de Manila Language School?
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Hi, i'm from the Ateneo de Manila University... I'm not a foreigner (since I'm a Filipino) but I can definitely say that Ateneo is one of the best language schools you can get into in the Philippines... I've heard some of the foreigners who go here speak English, and they seem to be doing pretty well, if you don't mind the strong accent.. And I know I won't be your best source but I know that there has been a sudden increase in the number of foreigners, especially Koreans, who want to learn English here... And this has resulted to an increase in the number of schools, businesses, and organizations, who provide teaching services... \n\nGood luck!
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Hi\n\n\nThese people ( http://www.marseille-accueil.com/marseilles/english.php ) operate a charity welcoming new arrivals in Marseille. The website suggests they have an English speaking group.\n\nPeter
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It may be said that the Filipinos are intelligent, with retentive memory, quick perception, and talents for art and science. They also are gentle, friend]y, and cheerful people, noted for their courtesy and hospitality.\n\nFilipinos are famous not only for their warm hospitality, but also for their close family ties. The parents work hard and sacrifice much for their children; in return, the children love and respect them and take good care of them in their old age.\n\nFilipinos owing to their beautiful country, are passionately romantic. They are ardent in love as they are fierce in battle. They are born poets, musicians and artists.\n\nFilipinos are a liberty-loving and brave people. They valiantly resisted the Spanish, American and Japanese invaders of their native land. They rank among the bravest people of the world. Filipino courage has been proven in the Battle of Mactan (1521), in the Battle of Tirad Pass (1899), in the battle of Bataan, Corregidor, Bessang Pass during World War II, and in many other battlefields.\n\nGratitude is another sterling trait of the Filipinos. They are grateful to those who have granted them favors or who are good to them. Their high sense of gratitude is expressed in the phrase Utang na loob (debt of honor).\n\nFilipinos are cooperative. They value the virtue of helping each other and other people. They cherish the ancestral trait of bayanihan, which means cooperation. In rural areas, when a man is building, repairing or transferring a house to another place, the neighbors come to help him.\n\nForeign writers assert that the Filipinos are indolent. In reality they work hard in the face of very adverse conditions. They work on the farms from sunrise to sunset, though not from noon to 3 p.m. due to the scorching heat. They work hard in the sugarcane and pineapple plantations in Hawaii, the fruit orchards of California, the fish canneries of Alaska, and in the oil wells of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Arab countries of the Middle East.\n\nFinally, the Filipinos are noted for their durability and resiliency. Through the ages they have met all kinds of calamities--revolts, revolutions, wars, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and epidemics. Unlike the Polynesians of Oceania and the Indians of North Central and South Americas, they did not vanish by contact with the white race. They can assimilate any civilization and thrive in any climate. Against the adversities of life or nature, they merely bend, but never break. They possess the formidable durability of the narra tree and the resiliency of the bamboo.
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Yes, it's one of my biggest pet peaves.  I usually ask them if they have someone who speaks english.  They usually say, "I speekadaengish."   arrrgh!
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Filipinos are best speaker of english language, aside from they speak very well they practice the correct usage of a english language and grammar. I do believe believe that Filipinos are the best speaker of english language. Filipinos are versatile.
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Isk engkau nih! If you wanted it in English, why didn't you just ask in English so that more people could help you out? Karang amacam orang nak bagi contoh, hah?
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Rockinjellyfish:\n\n"Pour le service en anglais choisissez le numéro un maintenant."\n\nFor service in English choose the number and wait a moment.\n\nEduarodi:\n\nDude you need a chill pill. I mean seriously. Who do you think you are? You don't even live here so you need to just shut up and crawl into your little whole in Argentina. \n\nMy friends father is from Argentina by the way and he hates it that people like you complain. He told Ary and me that. He's an executive in a business that builds builiding. In other words he's and architect. So don't give me that bullsh*t. :)\n\nIt is not fair for us Americans to have to bend over backwards just to help the non-English speaking people. Sorry! Don't think so. This is the United States of America. We speak English only. If you don't like it, go elsewhere. \n\nI would not expect for the people in Mexico to have to learn English just for me. I would take the time and effort to learn the language. Others should be just as courteous if not more. We are letting them live here. We could easily deport all of them back to where they came from. \n\nI the walking into a store or calling someplace and it saying, "For English press one. Para español permanece en la línea." Or something like that. I think that that is wrong. If they are going to live here then they need to learn the language. I don't feel sorry for them and I think you need to get over it.
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Manny foreigners are studying in Manila, i think they need permission from both parents if they're under-age... Contact the Philippine Embassy for more details....
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http://www.viloria.com/ibongadarna/\n\nJust translate it to tagalog, it shouldn't be too hard.\n\nRemember, plagiarism can get you kicked out of school ;)
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Buena idea. Yo estoy estudiando, y espero que algun dia puedo hablar mejor que ahora.\n\nEspanol es una lengua muy bonita y casi toda la gente en el mundo pueden hablar mas que una lengua y por eso estoy tratando apprender mas que una por mi parte.
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Are you philippinos ? If you are ,may be a good idea ,but do you think their education better than in U.S.?
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I think most universities in native English-speaking countries require students from non-English speaking countries to take a TOEFL or TOEIC test. The Philippines is considered a non-English speaking country.
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I'm not sure if they have english schools there, you have to check first depending on which city u're residing in. However, I know they have French private schools in major cities such as the capital and Oran. So maybe they could have established english school. As for the tuition, it depends on the school, but expected to be a little high since most students who attend these private schools tend to be from upper-class families who can afford it.  Hope this was helpful
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by the look of your avatar, you don't exactly like in the middle of kansas, miss nyc chick. you couldn't be in a better place to learn spanish, yet people on the post are telling you to take classes for a language spoken by the largest growing minority...... ummmmmm...... think about that. go stand on 125th street(that's pronounced "a hun-twunnie fiff stree" for non new yorkers) and see how quickly you will learn spanish. the point is, submerge yourself with spanish on purpose. lee las periodicas, y mira las noticias en la manana mientras esta haciendo desayuno, todo!! ya kno
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well i little....Yo estudio espanol en la escuela \n:-D
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The Philippine government is targeting around 1,000,000 outsource industry jobs by 2010. The bulk of it will be call center jobs. However, in order to generate this many people English learning and proficiency has to be improved in order to reach standards set by call center companies and clients. If they reach this target it may well be the biggest call center provider in the region. However, China is improving English as we speak so it would be a big competitor of the Philippines in the future.
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my native language is Tagalog and yes it can be sometimes difficult especially in a literature class or in philosophy class because some words i still have to look up or ask to get the meaning of.. some people don't understand why i can't get a grasp of something simple to them...but most of my professors understand so they offer to help me out to make sure i understand the assignments and readings... so if you're having trouble understanding because your native tongue isn't English or another language just ask for help..