Mekong Organics – English for Rural Kids in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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Khoa spoke English the the third meeting with the teacher

The new Mekong Organics Initiative is training English for rural children in the remote rural villages of the Mekong Delta. Dr Nguyen Van Kien, the founder of Mekong Organics initiated this program for rural kids in the Mekong Delta where he grew up from a rice growing family in Thuan Hung Commune, My Tu District of Soc Trang province. At his secondary school age, he did not have a chance to study English. He went to school by rowing a boat with a group of peers in the village. He entered to Can Tho University in 1996 when he started his first English lesson with city kids. He recognized the importance of learning English for success, especially for the rural kids. He decided to pilot this program in his hometown, where he gave 3 scholarships (a tablet for a kid) and two in-kind supports for two rural girls in the organic rice-shrimp community in Tri Luc Commune, Thoi Binh District of Ca Mau province, and Vinh Loi organic rice cooperative in Thanh Tri District of Soc Trang province to assist them learning English with his mentor-ship and speaking English with the native Australian. The program will take for 2-3 years until the kids are confident to communicate English. Mekong Organics’ strategy is to extend this program for many disadvantaged kids in the rural of Vietnam. This program was initially funded by the Rotary Club of Hall, under the project “Organic Farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam (RAOAF)”. The project is managed and operated by Dr Van Kien Nguyen, Director of Mekong Organics PTY LTD.

You are invited to donate this program through this link below:

https://donations.rawcs.com.au/116-2019-20?fbclid=IwAR1tPXikZUCG9__WyTeWSB1NgfM_fsc7yftk-IgRt3Zn-QUs_Bkzm1AVHsw

The story of learning English successfully from Dr Van Kien Nguyen can be seen at this link. https://vietnamnet.vn/tien-si-nguoi-viet-tai-uc-chi-cac-cua-ai-khi-hoc-tieng-anh-788066.html

STUDENT INFORMATION

Three kids received a scholarship (a tablet) from Dr Van Kien Nguyen, at Dr Kien’s rice fields in Thien Nhon Hamlet, Thuan Hung Commune, My Tu District, Soc Trang province.
Three kids received a scholarship (a tablet) from Dr Van Kien Nguyen, at Dr Kien’s rice fields in Thien Nhon Hamlet, Thuan Hung Commune, My Tu District, Soc Trang province.
Three Kids: from left: Master Tran Dang Khoa, Master Nguyen Duy Tan, and Master Trong Phu
Master Trong Phu, year 10 in My Phuoc School, My Tu District, Soc Trang province

Master Nguyen Duy Tan, year 10 in My Huong High School, My Tu District, Soc Trang province
Master Tran Dang Khoa, year 11 in My Huong High School, My Tu District, Soc Trang province
Ms Dang Thi Ai Nhu, year 8 in school, Vinh Loi Commune, Thanh Tri District, Soc Trang province
Ms Tran Ngoc Tram, a year 11 in school, at Tri Luc Commune, the Thoi Binh District, Ca Mau province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Ms Tram í the daughter of the organic rice-shrimp farmer in Tri Luc organic agriculture village.

TEACHERS AND MENTORS

Mr Anton Pavlinovic, a principal English teacher for this program
Three kids are practicing English pronunciation with the native Australian via Zoom on every Tuesday 7 am Vietnam/10 am Canberra, Australia
Dr Van Kien Nguyen, the founder and the English teacher
Ms Bao Tran Pham, an English teaching assistant and mentor for the students. Bao Tran came to Australia when she was in year 9 at the Kings-ford Smith High School in Canberra ACT Australia. She is now in year 12 at the Dickson college in ACT Canberra, Australia. Bao Tran is volunteering to mentor English pronunciation and speaking for the kids. Bao Tran Pham is also the class coordinator for the program.

DONORS & SUPPORTERS:

From the left: Mr Daniel Gilfillan (major donor), Dr Van Kien Nguyen (Founder), Mr Alan Broughton (Supporter), Mr Anton Anton Pavlinovic (English teacher) and Mrs Fiona Hamer (Organic Farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam (RAOAF) – Program Director)

ACTIVITIES AND PHOTOS

Three kids are practicing English pronunciation with the native Australian via Zoom on every Tuesday 7 am Vietnam/10 am Canberra, Australia

Libraries- Sources:

Reading news: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/

Listening: https://listenaminute.com/

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/

https://www.allthingstopics.com/

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/

Paragraph Development

What is a paragraph?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_pgrph2.html
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/llsu/pdf/flyers/write007.pdf

The Topic Sentence

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/paragraphs.htm

Different types of paragraphs: samples

Click to access ch_4.pdf

Transitions

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/trans1.html
http://tlu.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/student_resources/booklets.html (Using Connectives)

List of transitions: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/trans2.html

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