Tag: DaNang

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• October 11, 2024

  Gamifying the Classroom: How Capybaras Helped Me Teach English in Vietnam

  By Olivia Vieira One of the best ways I’ve found to connect with my students is by weaving their favourite characters into our lessons. Instead of asking them generic questions…

• October 8, 2024

  Navigating Daily Life as a Foreigner

  Xin chào! Now that I’ve been in Vietnam for six weeks, I feel like I’ve been getting the hang of how to navigate daily life as a foreigner. I may…

• September 22, 2024

  Teaching in Translation: Adjusting to Vietnamese Classrooms

  

  By Olivia Vieira This week I started teaching at a primary school in Da Nang, Vietnam. My students are in grades 4 and 5, and from Tuesday to Thursday morning,…

• September 22, 2024

  Teaching and Learning in the Vietnamese Classroom

  Wow, how has it been a month already?! Our time in Vietnam has been flying by– especially now that online classes and volunteering at the school are in full swing.…

• September 8, 2024

  Adapting to Life in Vietnam

  These first few weeks in Vietnam have been a whirlwind of excitement, surprises, discomfort, and adaptation. Having only traveled through Canada and the U.S., I wasn’t sure what to expect…