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

[uls]

the natural way to learn a language is to hear it everyday

di naman kelangan mag language courses

mga pinay na matagal sa japan natuto mag nihongo

mga empleyado na tumanda sa chinese family naging fluent sa hokkien

when i was in elementary chinese teacher told us to watch chinese tv shows and movies

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Yung iba British accent because of Peppa Pig hahaha

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hahaha

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[shadow]

Baka naman we're Just being too hard on our own people.

Kahit naman sa America mali-mali Grammar nila eh. First language pa nila yan.


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[makelovenotwar]

Ouch sobrang sapul ako dito sa poor english skills.
Galing pa naman ako sa isa sa mga top universities dito sa Pilipinas.
Madali ako makaintindi ng English pero hirap talaga ako mag-express thru writing and speaking.

[CVT]

We have to think out of the way we Filipinos normally think and speak out....

Straight answers, - yes, almost perfect. No argument here. Being polite - no question about it.

But when explaining and justifying recommendations, positions and reasons,- we are still a long way behind.

Can't just reason out that it is the way we used to do it,- or it makes sense, or you like it and just fold up > you have to argue and address them 360deg.

There are occasions when you have to be outrageously confrontational to drive a point...

Just be ready with the counterpunch,- as it will be coming...

I remember co-employees who said things that made me cringe as a Filipino,- well,- the Americans loved them!

[_Cathy_]

Baka naman we're Just being too hard on our own people.

Kahit naman sa America mali-mali Grammar nila eh. First language pa nila yan.


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Example yung your and you're. That's a common mistake even with Americans.

[jut703]

Baka naman we're Just being too hard on our own people.

Kahit naman sa America mali-mali Grammar nila eh. First language pa nila yan.


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Mas kailangan ng pinoy na marunong magenglish dahil service-oriented maraming trabaho especially for OFWs and BPOs.

Our previous competitive advantage is slowly slipping away. Kalaban mo na nga AI with job automation, talo ka pa ng ibang bansa when it comes to business outsourcing. This can hamper the growth of our service sector if not addressed correctly.

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[keithdb]

Might be true. Mga fresh grad sa office namin hirap sa english. Mali mali pa sa grammar.

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[_Cathy_]

What I find strange is how SOME Filipinos are either afraid or shy to make conversational English even if they had no issues in spoken and written business English. I noticed this at work when my team would go out with our foreign bosses and they would tell me "ikaw na kumausap"

I am surprised with this study BTW. I always thought Filipinos are good in English. Most stores or bazaar nga English mga nagtitinda e.

[CVT]

What I find strange is how SOME Filipinos are either afraid or shy to make conversational English even if they had no issues in spoken and written business English. I noticed this at work when my team would go out with our foreign bosses and they would tell me "ikaw na kumausap"

I am surprised with this study BTW. I always thought Filipinos are good in English. Most stores or bazaar nga English mga nagtitinda e.

Iyan ang sinasabi ko sa mga tao namin-

Kahit na English Kalabaw,- sagutin mo...

Kung sinigawan ka,- pagbigyan mo ng 2, kung 3 na,- sigawan mo rin...

T*ngn*ng mga puti iyan...

Pero,- huwag kang tatahimik - iyan ang malaking kasalanan.....

[_Cathy_]

Iyan ang sinasabi ko sa mga tao namin-

Kahit na English Kalabaw,- sagutin mo...

Kung sinigawan ka,- pagbigyan mo ng 2, kung 3 na,- sigawan mo rin...

T*ngn*ng mga puti iyan...

Pero,- huwag kang tatahimik - iyan ang malaking kasalanan.....

I don't see much issues at work when it comes to written and spoken business English. Yung conversational ang ayaw ng iba, importante din yung personal rapport kasi.