Bangkok--15 Sep--Vivaldi
Stamford International University, a respected and established innovative educational institute in Thailand,organized “Stamford English Teachers on Tour,” an English language teaching project under Laureate International Universities’ “Here for Good,” with a global mission to make quality education accessible and affordable. Organized by the Stamford Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Club andjoinedbylecturers, staff and students from different faculties, the project aimsto develop young Thai students in improving their Englishlanguageskills through enjoyable activities. For its latest program stage, the project visited the Islamic SasanaWittaya School at Kamalul Imam Mosque, located in the Klongsamwa District of Bangkok.
Thabo Thusi, a 1st year Stamford International University student in the Communications Arts program who joined the‘English Teachers on Tour’ for the second time, said, “Our main objective is to try to get children to learn English from an early age so they start to develop excellent communication abilities more easily. Many students struggle with English when they get older, andoften need to ‘go back’ to study English at university to support their main choice of course; this can be time-wasting and challenging for them. It's better to start early and develop English language skills so they can communicate well from a very young age. It is a lot of fun to be involved with the program, and I would like to do it again next year.”
The tour series has previously visited three schools, including the Islam SasanaWittaya School, Klongsamwa, Bangkok, the Nurudine School, Kannayao, Bangkok,and WatThonlang School Nakornnayok.
NonzukoNontoMsibi, a 2nd year International Business Management student at Stamford International University, joined the activity for the first time this year, noting, “I really enjoyed it because we can give back to the community by teaching what we already know to those who can benefit from learning key English language skills. Stamford is one of the country’s most highly acclaimed centers for teaching English, so the opportunity to take this quality of teaching ‘on the road’ is something both students and teachers at Stamford find really exciting. We teach English for the kids to be able to open up and interact with different types of people, and also to encourage them to have fun with other children. It's a positive thing for them to grow and learn outside of school, and to practice English as well.”
Dr.DeclanPatrick O'Sullivan, Head of the Department of General Education Studies and adviser to the Stamford CSR Club, said, “Stamford’s CSR Club was founded by students and is run by students; they asked me to be the adviser and now we have over 40 members. The teaching materials for Stamford’s‘English Teachers on Tour’ were also prepared by students, and include Powerpoint presentations and interactive games.The program promotes the need for Thai students to learn English language communication, emphasizing the upcoming AEC integration in 2015 through its fun activities. This is the second visit we made to this school under the CSR initiative, and we can already see their progress since the first visit.”
For more information, please visit http://www.stamford.edu/en/StamfordInTheNews/Detail/StamfordEnglishOnTour-09052014?src=CP-STIU-0000001058 or https://www.facebook.com/stamfordthailand