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I.

Miss ULIS – where the hidden charm expressed

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fter 3 years from the last Beauty days later (the International Women’s Day),
Contest, female students of Miss ULIS pageant has become one of the
ULIS, VNU again had the great most fabulous events in early 2011. Our
opportunity to affirm their beauty, talent, pretty girl, Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang from
confidence and sensibility. Launched from class 08E16, with a brilliant responding
the first days of January, the contest answer, had won the hearts of the judges and
attracted thousands of contestants, and all came up with the third place after all.
the attention of not only students but also
lectures of ULIS, VNU. All beautiful girls
had to go through three extremely
competitive rounds: Online vote,
Knowledge Explore, and Talents show.
Among them, the Talents show taking place
at Vu Dinh Lien Hall on 4th March surprised
every audience with many stunning
performances from 15 beautiful girls. Four

II. 5th Olympiad VNU, Hanoi – A stage for non-English majors

The Olympiad VNU, which is held every usual, was the host of this wonderful event.
two years, is a very amazing competition for The organizers have worked so hard for 2
non-English majors. It now has become months to bring the competition all the best.
more and more popular to not only VNU Especially, this year, the Olympiad
students but also many non-English majors welcomed one team from FPT University
from different universities in Hanoi. Faculty with very fantastic and confident
of English Language Teacher Education, as contestants. They managed to bring a whole
new style to the competition. The finale took
place on 22nd March with an audience of
700 from many different universities. Dr.
Do Tuan Minh – The Vice President of
University of Languages and International
Studies, who delivered the opening speech,
was also one of the judges at that night.
With very fluent English and incredibly
wide background knowledge, our champion
this year was the excellent team from QT
classes.

III. ULIS’ Got Talents: the domination of FELTE

The so-called Talents show really came to first days of registration, more than half of
ULIS. It was hot, fabulous, and largely all performances came from our Faculty.
dominated by FELTE students. From the There have been all kinds of art: singing,
belly dance, role-play, playing
instruments, etc. After 2
effervescent rounds, fifteen
outstanding talents did create one of
the hottest nights ever on 24th March
at 10-12 Hall. The result might not
satisfy all students, but each of us
still has our own reasons to be proud
of beloved FELTE.
M
y childhood was full of extremely boring as all a teacher does is to repeat
memories with wools. I the same old lessons in different classes of
remembered playing with the different years. To my mind, this is an entirely
pile of wool at night till falling asleep on them and false belief in both cases. Knitting is all about
receiving the newly knitted shirts made of the challenging yourself with increasingly intricate
leftover wools from my mother whenever the patterns in order to create more beautiful designs.
Lunar New Year was about to come. Naturally, I Teaching is all about equipping yourself with
learnt how to knit at the same time as I learnt how increasingly effective techniques in order to create
to read. Now as a teacher-to-be studying at the more inspiring lessons. Knitting requires creativity;
University of Languages and International Studies, so does teaching. Without creativity, knitters and
I gradually realized that my life-long hobby of teachers are not any better than machines and
knitting is very similar to my future career of software.
teaching in several ways. Do you knit? If you answer yes to this
Some classmates of mine often give me a question, I’m sure you are a very patient and kind-
despising look when I brought my knitting works hearted person. Just like knitting, teaching requires
to class. They considered it a tedious pastime a lot of patience and kindheartedness. In the old
which is typical of unsociable people. Similarly, I days, whenever my yarn got tangled, I would either
was the only one in my English – specializing class ask my mother for help or cut off the whole bunch.
of the Hanoi-Amsterdam high school to apply for Fortunately, as time goes by, knitting has trained
the Faculty English Language Teacher Education. me to be calmer when problems arise. I believe
Most of them thought that the career was that this virtue would be useful when I encounter
mischievous students in the future. Teaching is like
knitting in a way that you have to do it with all
your heart. Nothing feels better than wearing a
scarf knitted by your dearest mother. And nothing
feels worse than being taught by a teacher who
dislikes teaching. The greatest teachers are those
that love their students as much as their own
children and provide students with not only wait a little longer, dear.” Knitting is like teaching.
knowledge but also care and nurture. “It’s freezing It is a journey, not a destination. It is the process of
cold out here. You’re going to have a sore throat”, waiting and expecting to see the results that gives
said Ms. Hoa- my forth grade teacher as she you the greatest pleasure. With each stitch, each
wrapped the blue woolen scarf around my neck. row, you are closer to see the lovely cap. With
Such a simple sentence left a undeletable trace in each lesson, each semester, you are closer to see
my heart. the well-rounded student. The scarf is already in
the wool, all you have to do is to make it visible.
“Mom, is my jacket done?” was my
The abilities are already in the student, all you
mother’s most frequently asked question, I am sure
have to do is to give him an opportunity to
about that. It was always the first sentence that I
discover them. So I believe.
said when I came home from school in winter. And
my most frequently responded answer was “Just By Truong Hai Ha – Trainee Teacher

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very year thousands of graduates enroll Get your qualification
for teacher training but the upsetting Don’t just ignore a degree in teaching or education
lack of qualified teachers in our country since you are required to prove your academic
still puts the authorities and educationalists under standards if you want to become a professional
constant pressure from year to year. Is this fact a teacher. It is clearly seen that benefits such as job
warning sign for those who intend to dedicate security, geographical mobility and long holidays
themselves to the profession? To be successful in act as powerful incentives before potential
any career, it is important to thoroughly research teachers realize the requirements of the
its nature before you invest time and money in profession. In my opinion, teaching is a creative,
training. intellectually demanding and rewarding job;
Now, for both those currently working as teachers therefore, the requirements of knowledge and
and those still being on the way to find a position skills for joining the profession must be high, too.
in the teaching career, let’s get out your red
Become a guru
marking pen as we take a quick look through the
Unlike many jobs, teaching is a lifestyle choice - just
highs and lows of this special profession.
think about the responsibility factor. As a teacher,
you are partly responsible for the development of a inspirational life coach, teaching is second to
young person’s life. Being a teacher is not just about none.
passing on academic knowledge, teachers may also
have profound impacts on learners’ characters,
outlook and even future planning.

Unless you have an open mind, a good sense of


humour and excellent interaction skills, teaching
probably is not your calling. As the pulse of a day-to-
day teaching life is engaged in intensive two-way
conservations with children or young adults, this
teacher-student interaction shapes much of our Get you ready
society, hence, strong communicational abilities are a
It is highly recommended that graduates
prerequisite for teaching.
consider all the pros and cons of teaching before
Perhaps many people think that teachers are often taking the plunge. Also go to classes, observe and
discouraged by the long hours of assessments, learn from your students and colleagues since
marking and class preparations but the truth is that as classroom experience is absolutely vital for you to
long as you want to make a positive difference to know how to turn theory, practice and knowledge
young people’s lives, you will take the workload into a successful lecture.
factor into account and teach irrespectively of it.
These very last words are written for my beloved
More importantly, if you are materialistically driven,
classmates who are continuously pursuing the
then it is highly likely that teaching will frustrate you
teaching career: Do your utmost to realize your
because teaching is not a money-motivated
great dream. You won’t know whether teaching is
occupation.
right for you until you actually try it. Teaching is
For me, teaching is an immensely fantastic and not necessarily the only career that you will ever
fulfilling job. That is a genuine vocation, and it is have, but in terms of gaining transferrable skills it
not about counting the hours and thinking of how is an outstanding addition to any CV
you can get rich. In terms of becoming an
By Pham Thu Ha, trainee teacher
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y brother said to me: “If you don’t become back home and never go to school again. I did cry a lot
a student at university or college, you will because I thought of my parents, my younger brothers then
lose a half of your life meaning”. At that felt so sorry and embarrassed… No, I couldn’t give up my
time, I still was a high school student and that really dream and I couldn’t make my family upset. I must try! I
attracted me! Therefore, the day I received letter of thought so. But what did I have to do? I didn’t know how
admission, I was very happy. I imagined my days at to start. Seeing the second or third-year students whom are
university – interesting and free days. I thought I wouldn’t confident, active and excellent, I really wanted to be
lose my half of life meaning any more. I even bought a similar to them. So I entered forum of student and listened
pair of high heels which I hadn’t had before and I thought I to their experiences. To my surprise, in the first year, many
would be beautiful in them at university. What a fun students also got these troubles like me and they got over.
thought! Why can’t I? I determined to change myself. I stared trying
to practice listening to English, paying attention to lessons
When I really became the first-year student at
and taking part in groups to share myself with them. It was
University of Languages and International Studies,
not easy for me! But I try my best, after the time,
everything did not happen as I had imagined. For me, all
everything might be better. I’m getting more sociable and
were terrible! New friends, new learning environment, etc.
usually smile with everyone, which makes me more
they were strange to me, I couldn’t get on well with them.
comfortable and happy. I recognized that foreign learner
In class, I hardly heard what my lecturers were saying
really needs confidence and activities. I love foreign style
because at my high school, I had learned grammar much
because they live modernly and think optimistically. For
more than listening and speaking skills. I also rarely talked
that reason, I am also trying to make me better.
to my new friends and started feeling frightened and alone.
Fortunately, it’s all over. I can do it! And you – the first-
Being anxious about my study, I was afraid of going to
year students, if you feel as I used to, you try to and think
school again. Besides I hadn’t traveled by bus before but
openly. Any success includes difficulties, get over and we
from now on I always had to go to my university by bus
will be more mature! This is my experience, I want to
and I felt carsick. Everything was too desperate for me! In
share it with you and I hope that it can help.
the final exam, my listening test got only mark 3. I was
very disappointed, bored and homesick. I wanted to come ðào Thị Thanh Tuyền – E5. QH 2010
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ime has gone by so quickly. It has My classmates are also friendly and kind.
been six months since the first There are twenty-four students in my class and all
time I stepped into this university. of us are girls. Although each of us has different
personalities and backgrounds, we are usually
I was born and grew up in a peaceful
close-knit and sympathize with each others.
countryside, which is about 100 km far away from
Studying with them, I feel not only comfortable
Hanoi. The life in my countryside is so simple and
but also more generous. My teachers are young but
natural. When I was a child, I had never gone to
very responsible. They are always willing to help
any other places outside my hometown yet.
us both in study and in the real life with the
Therefore, going and living in a big busy city like
experience of predecessors.
Hanoi is a remarkable change in my life. Actually,
it is my challenge which I have to overcome. Now, I can walk alone to somewhere
without worrying about getting lost; ride my bike
At first, everything was so strange: crowded
in the streets without tremble. In the past, I was
streets, busy people, high-buildings, the noise and
reserved and scared, but now I feel more active
so on, all of which I had never ever seen before. It
and confident. It was my friends and teachers who
was the period that a lot of emotions took shape in
help me so much. It was them who made me more
my mind. Living far away from home, no one
mature.
nearby even relatives and close friends, I felt
lonely and sad. I did not know anything even how The first semester has finished. The study
to cross the streets. It was so terrible because of too results have been announced to all students. Mine
crowded traffic. The life in the very first days was is not very high but I feel quite happy for my start.
so difficult for me that sometimes my eyes were in I know my knowledge is not as very good as
tears. . many other students’, therefore I always remind
myself to try and try more. I believe in the saying
I am living in the hostel. It is really a
my teacher taught me “No pain- No gain” -
challenge for twelve students to live together in a
Nothing cannot be done if you strive.
room. Fortunately, all of my roommates are at the
same age as me, so it is easier for us to be close. It ðinh Thị Thanh Ngân – E13.QH2010
is the fact that we can share anything with each
other.
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here are many aspects to consider tuition is free and books are affordable; food is getting
when going to university for the first more expensive too. Even worse, it can be hard to eat
time, and what a young, carefree 18 healthy when you are on a tight budget..
year-old girl like me is looking forward to is the Courses are getting varied nowadays, which
independence .However, a student’s life is not as makes me confused sometimes. For instance, I am
simple as I thought since there are still lots of great
wondering whether I should study double-degree or not
concerns to consider when it came to finance, courses since I’m afraid of suffering from stress and not being
and other daily stuffs. able to manage time well. Also, I will have to balance
I study at ULIS mostly in the morning and then out a bunch of different classes with different
I make use of the afternoons to take my favorite part- exam/assignment schedules. Procrastination is
time job – tutoring some high school students. therefore likely to happen to me. Actually, I am being
Although I do not live far from ULIS like many other trained to be a teacher in the future, but I still want to
ULISers and still can get financial support from my try another job as a left-handed one such as writing for
parents, I want to live on my own to some extent. In newspapers or organizing events. All of these thoughts
my opinion, parents have worked hard to bring you up keep wandering in my mind and until now I haven’t
for a long time, and now it’s time for you to earn your made the final decision of enrolling an extra course.
living. However, it is not an easy thing. I always feel However difficult it was, I now realize that I
stressed out because of essays, deadlines and my was right to study in ULIS. I love the friendly
students also. environment here and my beloved classmates so much.
To be honest, budgeting was one of my major I did not imagine that I could get on well with them,
concerns as I juggled paying for clothes, junk food, but their friendliness made me soon fit in. Having said
socializing and many no-name things. Though I that, I certainly don't regret studying a language as a
certainly struggled with them at times, I found that it major, particularly because it afforded me the
was possible, with a little focus, and that watching my opportunity to take a year abroad. I hope that after
‘pocket’ really did go a long way. I also got into the graduation, I will have various chances to study post-
habit of constantly trying to think whether there were graduate in education.
cheaper alternatives to what I intend to do. Although
Nguyễn Ngọc Tú – E4.QH2010
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f you asked me “what is the most important wanted to share with him about his troubles. I wanted to
thing in your life?”, I’ll answer immediately know what happen…. Finally, my mother said that my father
that it’s my family. In my mind, my family is had a live cancer. I couldn’t believe what she said. It was
number one. Being born and grown up in my family, I fell really bad and awful. I could say and thing anymore. I cried a
really happy and lucky. My parents and elder brother are lot.
great. All members always protect, care each other and bring
I wish my father weren’t ill, I wish my father weren’t
me a sensation of warmth and safeness.
sore. I prayed day and night for my father to get over.
My parents were workers. They worked hard nearly However, he became very fragile later and he passed away in
most of their life to bring to us the best things. They said 2008. I feel great anguish. I love him so much. I wish the
that” in any circumstances must you be optimistic and learn time could get back. I would take him more and more. In his
well to have a better life”. Therefore, I’m determined to do birthday, I would make him surprise and happy. At weekend,
my best and never give up the important aims in my life. I could go to the market with him. In Tet holiday, my family
could visit our relatives…. Now, I can’t do anything for him,
In my family, my father cooked very well, so he
my mother and my brother do not either. In front of us, my
usually helped my mother and me prepare for meals.
mother never cried or said anything about it. She is afraid
Especially, when he when out with his friends and came back
that our heart will be hurt more and more. My brother
home late, he bought a big bunch of flowers to put in the
reaches adulthood and tries to do everything as same as my
living room. It was really exciting and made me felt warm.
father did.
My mother is careful about everything. She always gets up
early to prepare for breakfast, stays up late to clean up the 3 years have elapsed, but wounds can’t be healed. In
mess…. My brother is 4 years older than me. He is a my memory, I never forget and I don’t want to forget it
perverse, strong person. He likes action movies while I like because u want to engrave my father’ image in my heart.
cartoons, so he is always arguing over which TV program me Now, I’m a student in ULIS. I always remember the teaching
to watch, which bothers my parents…. However, it is the of him. I’ll become a good, sinewy person. I won’t cry at
happiest and the most unforgettable thing to me in my life. night. I’ll take care of myself, my mother and my brother.
They are all my love and my life… Especially, I won’t make them bored and worry. I’ll help my
mother do anything which I can…. are you fell happy and
Unfortunately, the happiness didn’t last forever. It’s a
proud of me, my dad?” I’m sure that in the heaven, you’ll
biggest cafard in our life. At that time, I was too young to
follow in our footsteps our family and I love you so much….
understand everything. I didn’t know what the matter with
my father is or what I should do when crises ill- treated him. Nguyễn Thị Huyền Trang – E3.QH2010
It’s more than flesh and blood can stand. I saw him and
W
hen being a little girl, I was really Immediately, I knew exactly who did it. I cried loudly,
afraid of the dark. Therefore, I ran into him and shouted:”What did you do with my
only like light, especially; treasure? I hate you; I don’t want to see you anymore!”
everything sparkling attracted me so much. I still My younger brother looked at me in fear and couldn’t
remembered the summer when I was eight. Every night, say a word.
my only interest was thousands of fireflies flying past in
That night I didn’t have dinner regardless of my
the night sky. They made thousands of magical lights
parents’ encouragements. I went to bed early not to see
spots everywhere. Because I didn’t the dark, I dreamed
my younger brother’s face. However, when it was about
of my own night sky, so I had a wonderful idea.
ten o’clock, my mother suddenly woke me up and said:
After two days of overcoming the fear of the dark, I “We can’t find your younger brother anywhere!” We
attempted to catch the shining fireflies and put them in a hurried to find him everywhere. At last, we saw him
glass bottle. It was really wonderful to watch them flying trying to catch the fireflies in the grass field near my
and lighting in that bottle. It looked like a shining star house. When seeing me, he started to cry and said: “I’m
sky. I was very satisfied with my “achievement”. With a sorry for your treasure, but I can catch only one firefly!”
child’s innocent thought, I considered it my great A regretful feeling raises high in my heart. I hugged him
treasure. However, to prevent my younger my brother and said:”I’m the one to say sorry; I’ll never treat you
from touching and destroying “treasure”, I carefully hid bad like that. I promise!”
it in a box and placed on desk., I completely felt assured Since then, I have realized that the love that my
that he would unclear. I really didn’t like my younger younger brother laid on me was also a treasure and I
brother. He always cried and destroyed my toys. I didn’t appreciated it more greatly than anything. Certainly, we
want to play and share the toys with him although my then caught fireflies and created a new treasure for both.
parents complained about my behavior many times. I My younger brother is going to university this
didn’t care so much because he was always a trouble for year. He has decided to be an electric engineer in the
me. One day my younger brother watched me in future. He said to me:”Sister, you won’t be afraid of the
silence and realized that there was a marvelous thing in dark any more, I will protect you and bring you a
the box. When I wasn’t at home, he opened the box and marvelous light like our firefly treasure”.
let all my fireflies escape. After that, I was very shocked
Ngô Thị Hà Ngân - E3.QH2010
and angry when realizing that my treasure had gone.
Answer
• Universities to choose:
.  University of Economics and Business
 School of Law
 University of Travel and Tourism.
Concerns • General requirements:

about  You must be a 2nd year student at least


 Your GPA of the previous year(s) must be over 2.0/40
double-majors The administration board will select the applicants who rank the highest.

Answer
• Pronunciation Differences
• Spelling Differences Differences between
• Vocabulary Differences British-English, American-
• Grammar Differences
English and Australian-
For more detailed information, visit:
http://www.content4reprint.com/culture-and-society/language/the-
English?
differences-between-american-british-and-australian-english.htm

Answer

British English and American English are more popular than the
last one. American English is the most popular throughout the world
while in Europe it is British English that predominates.

What kind of English In fact, it is very hard to say what the Standard English is because
the language varies from region to region, from culture to culture. The
above is more popular?
foreign speakers should be highly aware of the differences among kinds
Which one is supposed to
of English so that they can use appropriately in each situation.
be a stem?
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wo years ago, when I was a second- two above samples are of APA style, which is required
year student, I still believed that in our department.
plagiarism was when I copied and You can access an effective guideline on how to use
pasted someone else’s words and use them as if they APA style at the following link:
were mine. Therefore, what I did to avoid plagiarism http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
was to paraphrase them! Later, I realized that I was Plagiarism is considered a serious academic
totally wrong. If you yourself in the same situation or if offence because it is stealing others’ intellectual
you feel like you have very few ideas of what plagiarism properties. Plagiarism can be intentional or by mistakes
and citation is, this piece can hopefully help you in some (when a person do not know that they are plagiarizing)
way. but the line between the two always blurs that there can
Plagiarism is taking someone else’s words or ideas and never be a reasonable-enough excuse for this “crime.” If
then presenting them as your own (in other words, it is so, how can you tell if you are committing this
without acknowledging the source of information). We crime? Following is a good checklist I found on the
acknowledge a source by citing it. There are two types of internet that can help you:
citation: full citation and in-text citation. Let’s look at You need to cite your source, even if:
two examples: 1. you put all direct quotes in quotation marks.
In-text citation: 2. you changed the words used by the author into
Intrinsic motivation is defined as the motivation synonyms.
to perform an activity for the sake of enjoyment and 3. you completely paraphrased the ideas to which
interest “in the absence of a reward contingency or you referred.
control” (Deci & Ryan, 1985, p. 34) 4. your sentence is mostly made up of your own
Full citation: (this appears in your reference thoughts, but contains a reference to the
list) author's ideas.
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation 5. you mention the author's name in the sentence.
and self-determination in human behavior. New From
York: Plenum. http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/p
lagiarism/undergrads
There are different citation styles that one might
be required to follow in academic writing, but the two Nguyen Nhue Giang –trainee teacher
most popular in social sciences are APA and MLA. The
A priest was visiting an old Lady in her home. She offered him coffe
and they sat down in the living room for a nice chat.

After a while the man saw a bowl of peanuts at the side table. He
asked the old Lady if he could have one. She said of course, help yourself.

After a little while he took some more and she just smiled. So when
he wanted even more he said: I am eating so many of your peanuts, I hope it
is ok. She answered him: Eat them all if you want! I cannot chew them with
no teeth so I have just sucked of the choclate on all of them.

Bill, Jim, and Scott were at a convention together and were sharing a large
suite on the top of a 75 story sky scraper. After a long day of meetings they were
shocked to hear that the elevators in their hotel were broken and they would have to
climb 75 flights of stairs to get to their room. Bill said to Jim and Scott, let's break the
monotony of this unpleasant task by concentrating on something interesting. I'll tell
jokes for 25 flights, and Jim can sing songs for 25 flights, and Scott can tell sad stories
the rest of the way. At the 26th floor Bill stopped telling jokes and Jim began to sing.
At the 51st floor Jim stopped singing and Scott began to tell sad stories. "I will tell my
saddest story first," he said. "I left the room key in the car!"

TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's


cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his
father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before
eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking
when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A Teacher.

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