Are you teaching at ACE?
- StroppyChops
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
IDK, so many TLAs.
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Samouth, one word of advice. The IELTS is way harder than the TOEFL, and more expensive. Judging from your posts, I'd say you should aim for a high score in the TOEFL before attempting the IELTS.
No offence meant.
And if you're not reading a lot of English every day, and listening to radio/watching TV a lot, you are wasting your time.
You have to forget Khmer for the course and live English.
No offence meant.
And if you're not reading a lot of English every day, and listening to radio/watching TV a lot, you are wasting your time.
You have to forget Khmer for the course and live English.
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
Yes I heard that too. People said TOEFL is slightly easier and cheaper. However, TOEFL is not widely and internationally recognized comparing with IELTS. TOEFL is likely recognized by USA and a few countries. Applying for scholarship to USA is really hard, so I want to expand my opportunity in getting scholarship as huge as I can. I don't mind getting scholarship from any countries as long as they are developed countries.vladimir wrote:Samouth, one word of advice. The IELTS is way harder than the TOEFL, and more expensive. Judging from your posts, I'd say you should aim for a high score in the TOEFL before attempting the IELTS.
No offence meant.
And if you're not reading a lot of English every day, and listening to radio/watching TV a lot, you are wasting your time.
You have to forget Khmer for the course and live English.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
- frank lee bent
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
You know australia will pay 30k per year aud plus expenses to study in oz.
year one can be ielts attached to your university.
just google australia awards scholarships.
Cambodia quota was undersubscribed last year.
Can tell you more in person op.
year one can be ielts attached to your university.
just google australia awards scholarships.
Cambodia quota was undersubscribed last year.
Can tell you more in person op.
Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
Thanks.frank lee bent wrote:You know australia will pay 30k per year aud plus expenses to study in oz.
year one can be ielts attached to your university.
just google australia awards scholarships.
Cambodia quota was undersubscribed last year.
Can tell you more in person op.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
I taught IELTS in Europe for a year and a half before coming here, and naively thought I could do the same in Cambodia (I tried for over a year).
The problems stem from, not only he real lack of 'proper' English that Khmer students have (when compared with latin/germanic/slavic native speakers, which at least have comparable grammar/vocab to English in a loose way) but also the west-o-centric style of the topics involved.
A simple exercise on taking a train, for example would need so much explanation that the task in hand would become secondary. Then, the more complex topics, discussed daily in, let's say, Italian newspapers (climate change, tourism, economics etc etc) are not found or discussed in great abundance here, making comprehension nigh on impossible to all but the most die hard dedicated students (zero).
It's not a totally lost cause, but as another poster said, you've got to have 100% total immersion in western culture, along with a precise knowledge of the English language before getting a decent score.
Mostly, like most things here, it was about money (for the school) and image (for student), obtaining very little academic results.
The problems stem from, not only he real lack of 'proper' English that Khmer students have (when compared with latin/germanic/slavic native speakers, which at least have comparable grammar/vocab to English in a loose way) but also the west-o-centric style of the topics involved.
A simple exercise on taking a train, for example would need so much explanation that the task in hand would become secondary. Then, the more complex topics, discussed daily in, let's say, Italian newspapers (climate change, tourism, economics etc etc) are not found or discussed in great abundance here, making comprehension nigh on impossible to all but the most die hard dedicated students (zero).
It's not a totally lost cause, but as another poster said, you've got to have 100% total immersion in western culture, along with a precise knowledge of the English language before getting a decent score.
Mostly, like most things here, it was about money (for the school) and image (for student), obtaining very little academic results.
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- vladimir
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
Yes, KS is right. There are quite a few native speakers of English who would have problems doing the IELTS, and moreso if they weren't used to the topics for reading/listening etc.
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Re: Are you teaching at ACE?
Thanks guys for the information.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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You should do placement test first then you can decide. Next term start 2 April. In my oppinion i think you should study IELTs preparation Course (240$) GEP level 10 equivalent.Samouth wrote:I am thinking to continue my English class at ACE, but i haven't been to do the placement test yet. I will start the class there if i get 10 levels or more than that in my placement test. However can anyone tell me if ACE is a good choice?
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I'd try to get a scholarship to the USA and then try for England. Australia may pay you to go to University there but that's only because they understand how many cunts you'd be dealing with on a daily basis. Plus, to even be allowed into Australia you need to prove you have a massive collection of singlet style shirts, generic tribal tattoos on your arm, and a voice that doesn't distinguish between being indoors and outdoors.
I'll give ya 500 Riel for it...
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