M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i: \u201cEm n\u00ean h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef n\u00e0o? Ti\u1ebfng Trung hay ti\u1ebfng Anh? Em l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n v\u00ec b\u1ea1n em n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Trung l\u00e0 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn h\u01a1n ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Trung. Li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef trong v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n hay v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ee3i \u00fd kh\u00f4ng? Xin th\u1ea7y l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u0110\u00e1p: Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ecdn ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc, em n\u00ean t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi m\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i sao em c\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef? Em c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n n\u00f3 cho h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a em, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch, hay c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c? N\u1ebfu em c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng tri th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a em, th\u1ea7y ngh\u0129 ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u s\u00e1ch, ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa, t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft trong ti\u1ebfng Anh. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc tr\u1ef1c tuy\u1ebfn (MOOCs, YouTube v.v.) c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y trong ti\u1ebfng Anh. L\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 em h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng tri th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a em. N\u1ebfu em c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i, ng\u00e0y nay ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ti \u0111ang d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u00e0m ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef kinh doanh ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c cho trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e0 giao t\u00e1c, ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ti Trung Qu\u1ed1c c\u0169ng \u0111ang d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng Anh trong kinh doanh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. N\u1ebfu em th\u00edch du l\u1ecbch, ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u0169ng l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u ch\u1ed7. Th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 du h\u00e0nh t\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef duy nh\u1ea5t th\u1ea7y d\u00f9ng l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Anh.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ea7y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a em n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Trung l\u00e0 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn h\u01a1n ti\u1ebfng Anh? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd n\u00f3i t\u1edbi d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Trung Qu\u1ed1c. M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u c\u00f3 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111ang d\u00f9ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef n\u00e0y nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t b\u1ecb gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i Trung Qu\u1ed1c. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi th\u1ea7y d\u1ea1y \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c, th\u1ea7y v\u1eabn d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh. Theo \u00fd ki\u1ebfn th\u1ea7y, \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u ho\u00e1 n\u00e0y, vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean n\u00ean h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n
H\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi gian cho n\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc trong v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n hay v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng. \u0110\u1eebng ph\u00ed ti\u1ec1n v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o hay s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n r\u1eb1ng em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng. Theo \u00fd ki\u1ebfn th\u1ea7y, c\u00e1c m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p cho c\u00e1c app tr\u1ef1c tuy\u1ebfn hay di \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef t\u1ed1t em c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3n h\u1ed3i. Em c\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eeda ph\u00e1t \u00e2m v\u00e0 v\u0103n ph\u1ea1m cho em. Em c\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eeda nh\u1eefng l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a em v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t tinh t\u1ebf trong ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb. M\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef gi\u1ecfi bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap em nh\u01b0ng em c\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tu\u1ef3 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o bao nhi\u00eau th\u1eddi gian em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef.<\/p>\n
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Learning a Foreign language<\/p>\n
A college student wrote to me: \u201dWhich foreign language should I study? Chinese or English? I am confused because my friends said Chinese is more popular than English and in the future, many people will speak Chinese. Is it possible to learn a foreign language in a few weeks or months as some schools suggested? Please advise.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Answer: Before selecting a language to learn, you should ask yourself why do you need to learn a foreign language? Do you need it for your study, to get a job, to travel, or something else? If you need a language to broaden your knowledge, I think English is the best because it is the most popular and being used all over the world. There are many books, novels, textbooks, research materials, technologies materials written in English. Most online classes (MOOCs, YouTube etc.) are also taught in English. As a college student, it is better for you to learn English to broaden your knowledge and improve your skills. If you need to get a job overseas, today most companies are using English as the official business language for communication and transactions, even Chinese companies are also using English in their business. If you like to travel, English is also the best because it is being spoken in many places. I have traveled to many countries all over the world and the only language I used was English.<\/p>\n
I do not know why your friends said Chinese is more popular than English? Probably they refer to the large population of China. Although there are over a billion Chinese people are using this language but it is still very limited outside of China. Even when I taught in China, I used English and most of the students there also speak English. In my opinion, to succeed in this globalized world, knowing English is probably the best thing a student should learn.<\/p>\n
Learning a foreign language takes time and practice so do not hurry and think that you can learn in a few weeks or months. Do not waste money on some advertised applications or product promising that you can learn something fast. In my opinion, Foreign language courses are not very well suited for online or mobile apps because in order to learn a foreign language well you need feedback. You need someone to correct your pronunciation and grammar. You need someone to correct your confusion about subtle differences in the meanings of words. A good language teacher knows these issues and can help you but you need to practice yourself and it depends on how much time you can spend learning a foreign language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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