B\u1ea9y n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Kang Ji c\u00f2n l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean trong l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ea1o ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec3u b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng, cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 khuy\u00ean c\u00f4 \u1ea5y h\u1ecdc th\u00eam l\u1edbp ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n M\u0129 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn k\u0129 n\u0103ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. Sau khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i Microsoft v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t. H\u00f4m qua c\u00f4 \u1ea5y t\u1edbi th\u0103m t\u00f4i, cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u00f4 \u1ea5y chia s\u1ebb kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 chia s\u1ebb:<\/p>\n
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\u201cT\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh khi t\u00f4i m\u1edbi 12 tu\u1ed5i. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u1eeb s\u1edbm, v\u00ec h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n cho t\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u1edf M\u0129. K\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m cao trong k\u00ec thi TOEFL. Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi Carnegie Mellon, t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n hi\u1ec3u ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u. \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc k\u00e8m c\u1eb7p v\u1ec1 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u00edch ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ed1c ti\u1ebfng Anh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKhi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 n\u00f3i trong l\u1edbp. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp v\u00e0 th\u1ee9c khuya \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa v\u00e0 hi v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t trong l\u1edbp. Cho d\u00f9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t; t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ghi nh\u1edb m\u00e0 c\u00f2n trao \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn. \u1ede Trung Qu\u1ed1c, h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i im v\u00e0 l\u1eafng nghe b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf c\u00e1c l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a M\u0129, h\u1ecdc sinh h\u1ecfi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi l\u00fac, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n c\u1edfi m\u1edf di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1edbi c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00e1c quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o s\u01b0. L\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ph\u1ea1t hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed b\u00ed \u0111\u00e1 ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1edbp.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea7y th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng cho t\u1edbi khi t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u00f4n Nh\u1eadp m\u00f4n h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 V\u0169. \u0110i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh ng\u00e0y l\u00ean l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh ph\u1ea3i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng b\u1ea3n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t k\u00ec b\u1ea3n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o hay \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1ea5t k\u00ec m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00e0o v\u00ec trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch v\u00e0 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau. Th\u1ea7y n\u00f3i: \u201cEm c\u1ea7n thu th\u1eadp th\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0 th\u0103m d\u00f2 c\u00e1c c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch, l\u00e0m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng cho ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a em. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebft em c\u1ea7n k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00e0o, \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a em l\u00e0 g\u00ec, v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai n\u00e0o l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n k\u0129 n\u0103ng.\u201d Ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf mang t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i t\u1edbi th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ecdc sinh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1edbn l\u00ean theo truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m theo m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi g\u00ec. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKhi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 V\u0169 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng Anh, th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u201cM\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u00ec c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac c\u1ed1 h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 quen thu\u1ed9c. Khi h\u1ecdc ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef kh\u00e1c, h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 trong ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, r\u1ed3i c\u1ed1 d\u1ecbch n\u00f3 t\u1eeb ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t sang ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef th\u1ee9 hai, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e2y l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n cho h\u1ecd.\u201d \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng th\u1ebf cho t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Th\u1ea7y khuy\u00ean: \u201cC\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng. Em ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o ch\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u00e0i b\u00e1o k\u0129 thu\u1eadt trong ti\u1ebfng Anh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng. Khi em \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i t\u1eeb, c\u1ed1 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh v\u00e0i c\u00e2u ng\u1eafn khi trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. Em n\u00ean ph\u00e1t \u00e2m t\u1eebng t\u1eeb v\u00e0 c\u00e2u to ra v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u1ed1 s\u1eeda ph\u00e1t \u00e2m c\u1ee7a em hay nh\u1edd b\u1ea1n gi\u00fap em.\u00a0\u0110\u1eebng ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u00ec em c\u00e0ng ph\u1ea1m nhi\u1ec1u sai l\u1ea7m, em s\u1ebd c\u00e0ng c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Em c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u0129 \u0111\u1ec3 em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a em.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNhi\u1ec1u h\u1ecdc sinh qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf \u01b0a th\u00edch c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edbi t\u1eeb c\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i v\u1edbi nhau. Theo l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed5i ph\u00f2ng trong k\u00ed t\u00fac x\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng hai b\u1ea1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean h\u01a1n v\u00e0 nh\u1edd h\u1ecd s\u1eeda ph\u00e1t \u00e2m cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec d\u00f9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 sai hay \u0111\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t vi\u1ec7c e ng\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh trong vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng xem c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn k\u0129 n\u0103ng hi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i quen v\u1edbi v\u0103n ho\u00e1 M\u0129. Sau v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng; k\u0129 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKhi k\u0129 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00a0T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t, c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng k\u0129 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ti \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng m\u1ec1m m\u00e0 gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 V\u0169 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y trong l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u201cKhi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n h\u1ecfi \u201cK\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 d\u1ef1 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n\u2026,\u201d \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf k\u0129 n\u0103ng trao \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a em n\u01a1i em gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1ec1 d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a em. Nh\u01b0ng em ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 d\u1ef1 \u00e1n c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng cho nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ti. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n h\u1ecfi \u201cK\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 trong d\u1ef1 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n\u2026\u201d \u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch em gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho b\u1ea5t k\u00ec ai nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed5 l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng.\u00a0 N\u1ebfu c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n mu\u1ed1n x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a em n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c; ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh to\u00e0n h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y v\u00ec trong cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n t\u1ea1i Microsoft, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0: \u201c\u0110i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu hay \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng k\u0129 thu\u1eadt r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u1ecf ra ki\u00eau c\u0103ng. Sau khi ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u201c\u0110i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c tham gia v\u00e0 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn trong l\u1edbp. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSau cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n, t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1ng ra kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng thu\u00ea t\u00f4i. V\u00ec ng\u00e0y sau, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb Microsoft. Khi t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n t\u00f4i. Anh \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean gi\u1ecfi k\u0129 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u1ed1t trong cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra cho ph\u00e9p anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh thu\u00ea t\u00f4i. Anh \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: \u201cB\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecfi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng s\u1eeda ch\u00fang. V\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u00e0 trung th\u1ef1c.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Sharing experience<\/p>\n
Seven years ago when Kang Ji was a student in my class, she did not speak English well and had a problem with understanding lectures, so I advised her to take additional English classes and lived with American roommates to improve her language skills. After graduated, she worked at Microsoft and seemed to do well. Yesterday she came to visit me, so I asked her to share her working experience with my class. Following was what she shared:<\/p>\n
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\u201cI began learning English when I was 12 years old. My parents prepared for my education early, because they wanted to send me to study in the U.S. My reading and writing skills were excellent, and I had very high scores on the TOEFL test. But when I arrived at Carnegie Mellon, I had difficulty to understand English and I could not speak much. What I have learned from my school and special language tutorials did not help at all. I did not have many chances to practice my speaking skills with native English speakers, and that was my weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I came here, I realized how much I needed to improve my speaking ability because I did not understand what the professors were saying in class. I read as much as I could to catch up and stayed up late to memorize the textbooks and hoped that I would do well in class. Even I had good reading skills; I could not catch up because college studying was not based solely on textbooks and memorizing but exchange information and discussion. In China, students were told to sit quiet and listen to the lectures, but in U.S. classes, students asked questions all the time, some openly expressed their opinions with the professors, some were even different from the professor\u2019s views. Doing that in China, you would be punished or even kicked out of class.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI spent the first six months full of frustrations until I took Professor Vu\u2019s Introduction to Computer Systems. What surprised me most was he spent the first class talking about career planning and how to study in college. He required all students to develop a \u00a0career plan with defined education goals. I never developed any plan or set any goal because in my mind, having a degree was the goal and getting the job was the objective. He said: \u201cYou need to gather information and explore opportunities to set goals, make decisions, and take action for your career and your lives. By knowing what skills that you need, what are your strengths and weaknesses, and what your future career could be, \u00a0you can manage your learning and skills development.\u201d This activity opened my mind to the reality of life that many students never had even thought. Most of us grew up in a tradition where parents planned everything for their children, and we just follow that without question. I learned that to succeed at this time; I have to be responsible for my career as well as my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I told Professor Vu that I had difficulty with English, he said: \u201cEvery foreign student also had a similar problem becauseof their inherent structure of their first language that they are familiar. When learning another language, they think in their language, then try to translate it from their first language to the second language, and it confuses them.\u201d That was the first time someone explained it so clearly to me about my problem. He advised: \u201cThe best way to learn English is to start with the vocabulary. You should try to read newspapers and technical articles in English to improve the vocabulary. When you have learned a few words, try to make them into a few short sentences when communicating with your friends. You should pronounce each word and sentences aloud and then try to correct your pronunciation or have your friends to help you.\u00a0 Do not hesitate to talk because the more mistakes you make, the better you will improve. You need to find American roommates so you can talk with them daily to improve your speaking skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMany international students preferred to have someone who came from the same country as roommates as we felt comfortable with each other. Followed his advice, I requested a room change in the dormitory to live with two American roommates and try to speak more often and asked them to correct my pronunciation. It did not matter whether I said something wrong or right, but as I continue to speak more to my roommates, eventually it also ended my shyness which is a major problem in my English learning. We also watched TV shows together to improve my comprehension skills and familiar myself with American culture. After a few months; my English skills improved significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs my English skills improve, I felt more comfortable, and confidence in my study here. \u00a0I learned that to get a good job, having the technical skills is not enough. Most companies are looking for soft-skills that Professor Vu also taught in his class. I remembered he said: \u201cWhen the interviewer asks \u201cTell me about your project \u2026,\u201d that is your chance to demonstrate your communication skills where you explain about your school project. But you should explain in term of what the project has something that meets the company\u2019s needs. When the Interviewer asks \u201cTell me about the problem in your project \u2026\u201d That is also an opportunity to talk about how you effectively handle problems. Never blame anyone but accept the responsibility, remember that teamwork is important.\u00a0 If the question is about people issue, the interviews want to determine your maturity also. Mature people focus on the needs of others; immature people are all about themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI never forget his advice because during the job interview at Microsoft, they asked me these same questions and I did very well. The last question that surprised me was: \u201cWhat is your weakness or your strengths?\u201d I knew that I had very good technical skills, but I did not want to sound arrogant. After hesitated, I answered: \u201cMy weakness is communication as English is not my main language but I have worked hard to overcome it by participating in the class discussion. I am confident that I can continue to improve it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the interview, I went back to my room and thought that I should never reveal my weakness in a job interview as they probably will not hire me. A few days later, I got the job offer from Microsoft. When I went to work there, I met the manager who interviewed me. He said that there were many good technical students and they all did well in the interview, but the answer that I gave allowed him to make the decision to hire me. \u00a0He said: \u201cBy asking that question, I wanted to know your ability to handle criticism, I wanted to see that you can recognize your weaknesses and that you are willing to correct them. And your answer clearly and honestly was just perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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