Abortion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qXCrRLvKrk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQBmc8KeyoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hym1BW7Ep2A

Vietnamese doc films

https://vimeo.com/109699206?fb_action_ids=10204851151812058&fb_action_types=og.shares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALqjth0PE1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXDFuck9jeI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjxK_m4zHkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKIXO40ZCwU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-y6PMHE5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNKG4iGpNWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoHryd7wbtg

Club Hanoi

Club Hanoi

A Club Hanoi is non-governmental non-profit organization uniting those who are interested in Vietnam – its culture, history and traditions – or in the life of Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.

 

B Club Hanoi was founded as an informal organization by a group of former students of the Vietnamese studies at the Charles University in Prague. The organization was formally registered with the Czech Ministry of Interior on January 16th 2004. Since then the organization has been comprised of students and professionals in the field Vietnamese studies, as well as members of Vietnamese community or individuals interested in Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic or Europe joined the organization.

C Its mission is to promote Vietnamese culture and integration of Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic while emphasizing the preservation of cultural identity.

 

D The interaction between the Vietnamese minority and Czech majority is often complicated by the many differences between the Czech and Vietnamese cultures. The aim is therefore to take these differences and highlight their positive aspects and value for the society in the Czech Republic. In doing so, they want to affect the perception of the role and place of Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic. This community is often described as self-sufficient, hardworking and inconspicuous. However, its full cultural potential has yet to be recognized – Vietnamese traditions, literature, complex history or natural heritage remains to the majority of the Czech society unknown.

 

E Besides, raising awareness about Vietnam and Vietnamese culture, they also try to promote and support the principle of equal opportunities for Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic. The club seeks to increase participation of the Vietnamese community in the public life in the Czech Republic; it supports the independence of individuals in their own community and active participation on solving social issues of common interest.

F The members of the club believe that they can contribute in eliminating discrimination against Vietnamese community including the often mutual prejudices, communication and cultural barriers in the Czech Republic. This will be achieved by increasing access to information and by organizing common social and cultural Vietnamese-Czech events. Their goal is to positively affect change of attitudes and behaviour of particular groups in the Czech society – Vietnamese community, the general and professional public – in order to achieve a more open and stronger civil society.

 

awareness – povědomí

eliminating – vylučující

highlight – zvýraznit

inconspicuous – nenápadná

perception – vnímání

prejudice – předsudek

to promote – propagovat

 

1) Read the article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.

1 Mission of the club

2 Differences between our cultures

3 Eliminating discrimination

4 Foundation of the club

5 Participation of the Vietnamese community in the public life

6 Introduction

2) Read the article and answer the questions.

       1 What is the article about?

2 When, why and who founded the club?

3 What is Vietnamese community like?

4 How do the members want to eliminate discrimination?

3) Explain the following words.

1 non-governmental non-profit organization

2 majority

3 heritage

4 independence

5 behaviour

4) Answer the following questions.

What are typical problems of Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic? What do you know about their lifestyle? What other nationalities live and work in the Czech Republic?

 

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http://www.klubhanoi.cz/showpage.php?name=about&rsindexpage=0

Letter of application

Letter of application

I would like to apply for the post of Personnel Officer with Anglia Bank, as advertised in the Daily News on 10 October.

I have a BA in French from the University of London. I am following a part-time course in Personnel Management at the Oxford College of Management, and I hope to pass the Diploma in Personnel Management at the end of December.

When I left university, I worked for a year in a computer company near Cambridge. Then I moved back to London to work as a French teacher in a large school, where I stayed for two years. During this time, I did some part-time work as a language trainer with factory managers, which I very much enjoyed.

Three years ago, I joined Carter’s Bank, where for the past year I have worked as Assistant Personnel Officer, dealing mainly with complaints from members of staff.

Having worked in a similar organisation to yours, I feel I am fully prepared for the challenges of this job.

Yours faithfully

Angela Varley

True or false or doesn’t say?

1.       In her present job, she has responsibility for internal personnel problems.

2.       She enjoys working at Carter’s Bank.

3.       Ms Varley thinks she would be suitable for the job because of her previous experience.

4.       She worked as a computer operator after university.

5.       While Ms Varley was a school teacher, she also taught company executives.

6.       Ms Varley is applying for the job with the Daily News.

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Adult learning - video

Queens Adult Learning Center (QALC)
Video to promote adult continuing education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaoGCJR09CE

Liverpool Adult Learning Centre discuss ESB ESOL benefits  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI8XhRuUm2g

How Adult Learning Changes Lives  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpZ9QVV_FA&index=7&list=PL5B0701218A1985BA

Why Adult Learning matters  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h--qpzZyRs&list=PL5B0701218A1985BA&index=8

Problems at the Adult Learning Centre in New York

Problems at the Adult Learning Centre in New York


A Being a beautician is all Jong Ae Shul knew. She ran a beauty salon in Flushing for 25 years, serving mostly Korean-speaking customers six or seven days a week. She didn't need to speak English, and she had no time to learn it. "I wanted to learn English so I can go to other places by myself," said Shul. "I was scared. I couldn't even take the subway because I didn't speak English."


B Retired four years ago, she is making up for lost time. Shul now studies English at the Queens Library's Flushing branch. And she loves it. She goes there for about three hours three or four times a week to attend classes, reads the textbooks, listens to CDs and gets help from the tutors.


C All of these activities are offered at the Adult Learning Centre. And the program, which includes English and civics classes as well as adult basic education, is absolutely free. Places in the program are awarded by lottery, and Shul is one of the few lucky ones who won one of the limited spots. The free English classes are funded by the city. Traditionally, those free classes provided an opportunity for immigrants who otherwise cannot afford them. But the three primary sources of funding for the program have suffered cuts that resulted in loss of 3,500 slots for potential students.


D The library in Flushing regularly runs 34 conversational English classes, ranging from beginning to intermediate. In September, the number of classes has been cut to 27, according to Alla Osokina, director of its adult learning centre. "We will have to find other ways to provide services to our students," Osokina said, noting that there are only four full-time administrative staff serving more than 600 students in English, civics and computer classes. With the cut, the centre lost a full-time instructor and the other instructor’s workload has been reduced to half.


E In the autumn, the centre will rely heavily on interns and volunteers to teach classes. "The quality of classes would not be the same as there will be fewer classes taught by professionals," said Osokina.



civics – občanská nauka

note – poznamenat

ranging from to – v rozsahu od do

spot – místo

tutor – lektor

workload – pracovní náplň


1) Read the article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.

1 Cuts in the program

2 Jong Ae Shul – a beautician

3 Adult Learning Centre

4 The quality of classes might change

5 Shul – a student of English

2) Read the article and answer the questions.

       1 What is the article about?

2 Who is Jong Ae Shul?

3 Who can study at the Adult Learning Centre? And what?

4 What problems does the centre have?

5 What has changed in the centre?

3) Explain the following words.

1 customer

2 textbook

3 education

4 immigrant

5 volunteer

4) Answer the following questions.

What are typical problems of immigrants? Why do people emigrate? Who and how can help immigrants in another country? Why do immigrants go to school?
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 http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/immigrants/20100907/11/335