School Life in Abroad

[d_palapuz]

Tell us something about your school life in abroad...!



I'll post mine later..

[equinox10]

wala lang. parang college lang din sa pilipinas although mas konti ung classmates ko and iba iba sila bawat subjects.

para sken mas mahirap ung binibigay na problems sa math kesa dito pero mas mahirap ung essays nila sa english. madami ako natutunan kung pano gumawa ng matinong essay dito kumpara sa english teachers sa pinas.

[d_palapuz]

tama ka diyan faye..!
kc magaling sila sa grammar..
i've had lots of english teachers d2 magagaling magturo...
swerte nga ako sa history techer ko last semester, kc history teacher na, english teacher pa, kaya magaling maturo..

anyways...
everyday, we depend by the day...
for example, monday is day 1, tuesday is day 2, and so forth..
lahat ng school d2 sa Winnipeg (?), lets say Manitoba, depends in the same day...
tulad nga ng sinabi ko monday is day 1, etc..
di pwede na magka-iba sila ng day kc magkakagulo lahat yun...
and, in high school and elementary, madalas nagsisimula yung school nagsisimula from 9 AM 'til 3 PM...
mas madali d2 kaysa sa Pinas but students doesnt take school here that seriously especially yung mga amerikano and mga indians..
most of them skip classes just chillin around the school...
kaya madalas mga grades na nakukuha nila is 10% to 40%...
kaya mga Pinoy/Pinay din ang mga matatalino d2, mostly sa mga honour rolls, mga Pilipino nakikita ko..

[pocahonta]

(03-04-2007 09:37 AM)equinox10 Wrote:  wala lang. parang college lang din sa pilipinas although mas konti ung classmates ko and iba iba sila bawat subjects.

para sken mas mahirap ung binibigay na problems sa math kesa dito pero mas mahirap ung essays nila sa english. madami ako natutunan kung pano gumawa ng matinong essay dito kumpara sa english teachers sa pinas.

Iba ang method and style of teaching here in states.....inside the classroom, it is more conversational interaction between the students and the teacher......very informal....
Yes....they give you tons of book list that you have to read, critic the book, do a book report like an essay in your own words.
I learned how to speed read because of so much books to read.

Yeah..when it comes to test....it is always in essay form...you write what you think and the teacher grade you according to what you have written......I like it......it makes you think and be creative and you learn how to write properly and express yourself.
I LOVE writing in essays.

Unlike in PI...they are so formal, bookish, and when they have their test, it is usually yes or no selection, filling the blanks, enumerations style formats....correct me if I am wrong...that was when I was still there, maybe they have change now..

[pocahonta]

(03-04-2007 12:22 PM)~* DarryL *~ Wrote:  tama ka diyan faye..!
kc magaling sila sa grammar..
i've had lots of english teachers d2 magagaling magturo...

mas madali d2 kaysa sa Pinas but students doesnt take school here that seriously especially yung mga amerikano and mga indians..
most of them skip classes just chillin around the school...

I learned how to speak fluent conversational english here the way americans speak in their everyday life......they dont speak correct english grammatically like you learned in school in PI.....when they talk, it is conversational english mix with little slangs.

Also since english is their native tongue...teachers speaks perfectly well in english......I learned how to speak the american way, with correct pronounciation, diction, enunciating the words correctly.

The problem with english teachers back home is that, they pronounced the english words with wrong diction, some words they pronounced it wrong and  with pinoy accent . I am not criticizing them, since it is not our native tongue, we are bound for mistakes.

It is a big adjustment when you get here, you have to correct your english and speak it the way americans speak it, otherwise they wont understand your accent and what you are talking about.

This is the common problem new immigrants experienced when they first came here....is how to change and improved their english speaking skill in order to be understood by the americans.

[d_palapuz]

tama ka diyan homie..
very educational talaga kung magturo sila d2..
each school year is divided into 2 semesters...
and di pwedeng wla kang matutunan ni-isa sa mga yun in one semester, kc galing nila magturo d2...
unless u missed most of your classes...
LoL!
d2 lng din ako natutong gumawa ng tamang essay...
like, writing the right format..
and yung thesis statement/into dapat 3-4 sentences long lng...
we usually use guidelines in making essays...

English Exams are different here esp in high school..
when i was in grade 9, yung english exam ko parang ganun din sa science, definitions, etc...
pero nung grae 10, my english exam took 5 days to finish...
but no need to study, you just have to know what you're doing..
last semester nmn, my english exam took 7 days to finish...
the exam mostly consists of essays...
and english subjects are only allowed to take one in a year, unless you failed ur english subject last year or might wanna take the enlish for next year..
d2, di ka lng basta makakagraduate pag may 28 credits ka..
kung anong course ang kukunin mo sa university, mga mga requirements bago ka makapunta or matanggap dun...
kaya nga kakausap ko lng sa guidance councillor sa school dahil litong lito ako kung anong subjects kukunin ko for grade 12...
and the registration day will be on wednesday, buti nga at nakausap ko yun...
ang balak ko kc kunin comp. programmer..
kaya mostly mga computer courses kinuha ko, and one english and math subject and im good to go...
LoL! eh college nmn pupuntahan ko kaya ayos, pero pag sa university, i need one science (physics,chemistry, biology)..
pero sa college lng ako kc 1 1/2 to 3 years long lng, sa university 4 - 6 years long...

[d_palapuz]

(03-05-2007 05:39 AM)pocahonta Wrote:  I learned how to speak fluent conversational english here the way americans speak in their everyday life......they dont speak correct english grammatically like you learned in school in PI.....when they talk, it is conversational english mix with little slangs.

Also since english is their native tongue...teachers speaks perfectly well in english......I learned how to speak the american way, with correct pronounciation, diction, enunciating the words correctly.

The problem with english teachers back home is that, they pronounced the english words with wrong diction, some words they pronounced it wrong and  with pinoy accent . I am not criticizing them, since it is not our native tongue, we are bound for mistakes.

It is a big adjustment when you get here, you have to correct your english and speak it the way americans speak it, otherwise they wont understand your accent and what you are talking about.

This is the common problem new immigrants experienced when they first came here....is how to change and improved their english speaking skill in order to be understood by the americans.

well, montessori kc school ko when i was in elementary and we usually speak english in english subjects, kaya natuto ako...
then mas na-improve ko pa english and grammar ko d2...
hehe...

kahit sinong immigrant nmn dumadaan sa ganyan, and naiimprove nmn sila...

[pocahonta]

(03-05-2007 05:48 AM)~* DarryL *~ Wrote:  ang balak ko kc kunin comp. programmer..
kaya mostly mga computer courses kinuha ko, and one english and math subject and im good to go...
LoL! eh college nmn pupuntahan ko kaya ayos, pero pag sa university, i need one science (physics,chemistry, biology)..
pero sa college lng ako kc 1 1/2 to 3 years long lng, sa university 4 - 6 years long...

That is a very good course...comp.programmers are paid very well here......I know for a fact cause I work for our payroll accounting dept.....for starter as a newly graduate..your monthly pay starts at $5000.00, for those who have 5 to 10 yrs working experience earns between 8,000.00 to 9000.00 per month, and for those over 10 years with different specialty in programming...they earned $100,000.00 per year...

Another field that you might want to explore is ACCOUNTING.....they are in demand here and are paid WELL...I mean they are highly paid and accounting job is plentiful here. You wont have problem looking for accounting job. Starting salary per year is about $70,000.00 plus.

[pocahonta]

(03-05-2007 05:51 AM)~* DarryL *~ Wrote:  well, montessori kc school ko when i was in elementary and we usually speak english in english subjects, kaya natuto ako...
then mas na-improve ko pa english and grammar ko d2...
hehe...

kahit sinong immigrant nmn dumadaan sa ganyan, and naiimprove nmn sila...

yes pilipinos learn to read and write in english in school  BUT...the only way how to speak it correctly is ACTUALLY TALKING to a native born americans.....pag-araw araw mo silang kausap....na-im-improve ang speaking skills mo..

kasi sa pinas....inside the classroom lang ang limit ng knowledge mo ng english language.....we dont speak it in the streets.....eh sino ba naman ang kakausapin mo ng english sa pinas  kung pareho parehong kayo mga pinoy, siyempre tagalog ang salita mo. If you talk to each other in english...siyempre pinoy accent kayo pareho, kaya walang improvement....

[d_palapuz]

uu nga eh...
i agree..
lalo na pag may work ka, kailangan mong matuto talaga mag-english and matututo ka rin sa kanila..