Filipino graduates’ English skills lower than target for cab drivers in Dubai

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Filipinos were ahead when it came to basic English ("what's your name?" "Where is the restroom?" "Chickenjoy is my favorite food").

But we're a long way from actually being able to fluently express their thoughts in English (whether spoken or in writing), and other countries have caught up bigtime.

Just now, the table beside me at the restaurant had 2 Americans with their Filipino friends. They asked the girl - "So what's the best meal you can offer for 4 very hungry people?"

The waitress was visibly stumped and couldn't seem to phrase her reply correctly. All she could say was "this sir very good" while pointing to one of the bundles on the menu.

Surely, many people will think, "eh nasa Pilipinas sila dapat mag-Tagalog sila", but it's that very stubbornness to level up their English competency that is proving to be detrimental to the future prospects of folks in the service sector.

The anti-intellectualism really irks me, and it's tied to the topic in the other thread about how confidently ignorant Filipinos are.

It will take a decade or so to revamp the public school curriculum to adapt to the increasing standards of globalization, but it has to start with a paradigm shift that realizes that we can no longer coast like before as we are the ones that need to catch up now.

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