GLN English Club – Halloween

Saturday, October 30, 2010

No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay

2:00-2:15: Break the ice

· Making friends. ( make it funny as much as possible)

Eg: I am Mai. Money is what I like most in my life…

2:15-2:30: Warm up

· Watching a clip involves this topic.

2:30-3:00: Discuss in pairs

Work in pairs to discuss these questions:

· What did you know about Halloween (the history, symbols, games…)

· What do you feel about Halloween in Vietnam?

· Halloween is coming. Have you intended to make your Halloween more memorable? What will you do? Suggesting some places where you go

=> Some people will share their ideas (in about 10 minutes)

3:00-3:15: Play a game

3:15-3:45: Work in group

· Each group will have the same amount of pictures about Halloween, and then basing on these pictures creates their own story.

· One person, on behalf of each group, will tell the story.

3:45-4:00: Relaxing

· Listen to Halloween songs

AN INTERESTING TOPIC: FRIENDSHIP

10/23/2010

GLN English club: Friendship when the time goes by

Today, we had a good time with one another: talking about friendship. Actually, in our life, we can not live without friends. How is a close friend? How to maintain your friendship and what are those beautiful memories with friends in your life? We, all together, discuss and share with one another those question.

About friendship, we listened to a lot of interesting stories from all members. Some stories were very funny such as Quy’s. He said that he could not forget the time he and his friend went to My Dinh bridge and waited until sunrise. In the part “discussing in pair”, all member from GLN English club sang “Happy birthday to you” for Dao. We showed our friendship, friendship among members in this club. Dao was very happy and emotional.

Perhaps, one of the most interesting parts was to write a message to your partner or friends in GLN English club. After 3 minute thinking, all members shared beautiful wishes for all friends in GLN. One of the most interesting messages was Mr. Hung poem, very meaningful:

“All my friends here- in GLN English club

10 years later I maybe still here

Or maybe you’ll gone

But for my life

I’ll miss you all”

Through this program, we knew more about each other, knew how to keep our friendship. We also had many new friends in this club.

GLN English club-it is not a place to study English, it is a also a place for friendship

“Friendship when the time goes by”

GLN English Club

“Friendship when the time goes by”

Saturday, November 23^rd, 2010

No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay

2:30-2:50: Warming up

· Play the game

2:50-3:20: Discussing in pairs

· Do you have a lot of friends? What kinds of them? (The same age, younger, older or….)

· Tell me something about your best memories with your friends?

· What have you done to maintain your relationship? Has any of your relationship ever been broken? Why?

· How do you consider a friend as a close friend?

3:20-3:50: Watching a video clip

3:50-4:20: Working in groups

· What are the differences between your friendship when you were a child and now? Has it been changed? Why?

=>> Draw two picture to make a comparison and then one person in each group will present the group’s ideas.

4:20-4:30: Relaxing

· Write a poem

This week, we will hold an outdoor meeting (to change and renew our English club) to discuss some of very interesting and funny topics in our life!!! Hope you will have a great time with us

OUTDOOR ACTIVITY

Saturday, October 16^th 2010

Place: Bach Thao Park

Time: 2:30-5:30 pm

2:30-3:00: Introducing about yourself

· Playing a paper game: “ Sharing private information”

3:00-4:10: Sharing your memorable experiences in the anniversary of 1000 year Thang Long-HN

· Where did you do? With whom?

· What was the atmosphere at that time? How did you feel?

· How about the environment after the anniversary?

· Should Vietnam celebrate the 1000 year Thang Long – Hanoi anniversary as they did?

4:10-4:30: Relaxing in the break

· Two groups will join a singing contest

4:30-5:15: Talking about the coming Women’s Day 20-10

· What are your feelings on 20-10 every year?

· What are your plans in this special day?

· Can you suggest some interesting activities for that day?

5:15-5:30: Refreshing the mind

· The whole club will do some very special activities to end the program….^^

Hanoi's food

GLN ENGLISH CLUB

Hanoi’s food

Last week, GLN English Club held a program about Hanoi’s food on the occasion of 1000 years Thang Long-Ha Noi. Quite different from the previous ones, this program were controlled by a GLN ‘s hot boy –Mr. Quang.

The program began with a game named “crossword”. Players in two teams would guess the word related to food in Hanoi. After 30 minutes for this game, Hanoi’s lovers were winners.

Discussing in pairs made the atmosphere hotter and hotter by member’s experiences about food in Hanoi. Through this discussion, we knew more about some famous places to eat, some kinds of popular food in Hanoi. We felt to love Hanoi more.

Next games gave members more surprise. Together with guessing the food’s names, we all enjoyed Vong’s young rice. It was really delicious. We ate and continued to work in groups.

Before ending this program, some beautiful songs were given to refresh our mind. After that, GLN English club together with all members came to karaoke’s room to relax. There, we sang, danced, talked and laughed. Through those activities, we knew more one another.

Hanoi's food

Hanoi’s food
Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, the one thousand years old city is a nice city with specific custom and tradition. Talking about Ha Noi, we can not talk about studious tradition and also courageous one, besides, Ha Noi ‘s art becomes famous with Bat Trang pottery village, Dong Ho drawing village… On the other hand, our capital is a prominent city in foreigner’s mind also because of Ha Noi traditional food, which is cheap, delicious and easily to find out.
First of all, it is really hard for us to find somewhere can have food which is as cheap as in Ha Noi. There is a fact that, in Europe and in many other countries in Asia and America, we will lose at least 10 dollars for each meal but here, in Ha Noi, it only takes you 5 dollars to make your stomach full. That is the result of living standard in VietNam and also the position of Vietnam economy, suddenly it also becomes reason for living in VietNam of many foreigners.
Secondly, one of the special points which also makes everyone remind about Ha Noi is delicious taste of food. Sometimes, when talking about Ha Noi, the first thing all of us remember is that great taste. It comes from rice noodle, stuffed pancake, stuffed sticky rice ball, and also steamed sticky rice, et cetera. Finally, when we are in Ha Noi and we want to enjoy such great food, we can find it easily in everywhere. For example, we want to eat rice noodle , we can eat them eat a very beautiful restaurant or in so many pavements. Traditional food is very popular in Ha Noi and it becomes one of the greatest things in this city
Food has played an important part in custom Hanoians, everyone loves Ha Noi will love it and when we go abroad , we will take that love to a strange country. Somedays, when each of us miss this places, it will remind us that it is a nice city, nice people, great friends , great family and great food which is so special and different from any other things in the world.

outline about Hanoi's food

GLN English Club
Ha Noi’s food
Saturday, November,9th , 2010
No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay
2:30-2:50: Warm up
• Play the game”crossword game”
2:50-3:20: Discussing in pairs
 Work in pairs to discuss these questions:
 Do you like food in Hanoi? If yes, what are they? Why do you like those dishes?
 Where do you often go out to eat ? Tell me some great places for food in HN
 What do you think about food in Ha Noi nowadays? Compare with food in the past.
 Some people will share their ideas (in about 10 minutes)
3:20-3:50:What a video clip and play a game “guess the name”
3:50-4:20: Work in groups
Nowadays, although Hanoi’s traditional food is more and more popular than it was in the past, but it has been mixed a lot and cannot keep its original taste.
Give us some advice about “How to preserve, maintain and develop traditional food in Ha Noi”
 Each group will spend 2 or 3 minutes presenting their ideas. Winner will receive an interesting present
4:20-4:30: Listen to some great song about Ha Noi

TEAMWORK SKILL

Last Sartuday, GLN English club held a program about teamwork. There were about 15 members to join. The atmostphere were very excited with working in pair, in groups and playing game.

Firstly, we played a game with the name" Hold the chopstick". This game helped people to understand the role of leader and members in a team. To play well, they must connect and understand each others.

Discussing in pairs were warmly welcomed. Eveyone joined the discussion to share their ideas with partners. After 1o minutes discussing, some members stood up and shared their ideas. We got a lot of interesting ideas about what teamwork is, how to build an effective team....

In the part of working in groups, two teams will discuss different issues. The purpose of this acivity was to help every member show their skills in teamwork. Two observers would give comments what were good, what needed to change in each team.

Before finishinging the program, all member sang togethers. We were hand in hand and sang some beautiful songs such as "Niem tin chien thang", "Con mua tinh yeu", "Take me to your heart"... Those songs helped us relax and comfort a lot.

Kết quả từ survey

TỔNG HỢP BẢN SURVEY

I. Nhận xét

1. Nhìn chung, số lượng người muốn tham gia clb tiếng Anh hoặc muốn tham gia clb nhưng còn e ngại chiếm số lượng lớn (trên 90%) song số lượng người biết tới clb tiếng Anh GLN chưa thật sự nhiều (khoảng 40%). Do đó, cần tăng cường việc PR cho câu lạc bộ tới mọi người bằng nhiều hình thức khác nhau, ở mọi nơi mọi lúc nếu có thể

2. Về chất lượng và nội dung chương trình

Theo số liệu từ bản survey, để duy trì và phát triển GLN, rất cần thiết tạo lập một câu lạc bộ có nội dung sinh hoạt phong phú như kết hợp cả game, video...trong một chương trình. Trong một chương trình, tất cả phải dùng tiếng Anh thay vì tiếng mẹ đẻ

3. Về môi trường sinh hoạt

- Theo bản điều tra, số lượng người muốn tham gia clb tiếng Anh nhưng còn e ngại khá lớn (khoảng trên 50%). Do đó, việc xây dựng một clb tiếng Anh thân thiện là rất cần thiết. Hơn nữa, một câu lạc bộ tiếng Anh chuyên nghiệp và có không gian mở cũng sẽ thu hút và duy trì sự phát triển của clb

4. Về MC, một MC nói tiếng Anh lưu loát, thân thiện và hoà đồng với mọi người là rất quan trọng. Bên cạnh đó, MC cũng nên quan tâm tới ngoại hình của mình để xây dựng thêm hình ảnh cho câu lạc bộ

5. Bên cạnh quan tâm tới nội dung và MC, cơ sở vật chất của CLB cũng nên được chú trọng. Hạn chế các rủi ro ngoài ý muốn về các thiết bị kĩ thuật đặc biệt như máy chiếu, slide....

II. Chi tiết

Số lượng: 208 bản

Câu 1:

-183 người chưa từng tham gia clb tiếng Anh nào

Câu 2

-98 người rất muốn tham gia các clb tiếng Anh

-103 người muốn tham gia nhưng còn e ngại

-7 người không muốn tham gia

Câu 3:

-186 người tham gia clb tiếng Anh vì

+ Nâng cao trình độ tiếng Anh

+Làm quen và mở rộng các mối quan hệ

+Rèn luyện các kĩ năng như thuyết trình, teamwork..

-9 người vì Nâng cao trình độ tiếng Anh

-6 người vì Làm quen và mở rộng các mối quan hệ

-7 người vì Rèn luyện các kĩ năng như thuyết trình, teamwork

Câu 4: Về môi trường sinh hoạt

-150 người thích một môi trường nói tiếng Anh chuyên nghiệp , thân thiện và một không gian mở

-31 người thích một môi trường thân thiện và chuyên nghiệp

-27 người thích một môi trường thân thiện

Câu 5:

-182 người quan tâm một MC chuyên nghiệp, môi trường sinh hoạt và cơ sở vật chất của một clb tiếng Anh

-13 người quan tâm 1 MC chuyên nghiệp , môi trường sinh hoạt

-6 người quan tâm tới nội dung hoạt động

-3 người quan tâm tới cơ sở vật chất

-7 người:danh tiếng của clb

Câu 7: Về MC

-173 người thích 1 MC nói tiếng Anh lưu loát, ngoại hình ưa nhìn và thân thiện

-25 người :MC có ngoại hình ưa nhìn

-10 người thích 1 MC thân thiện

Câu 8: Về nội dung chương trình:

-101 người muốn có nhiều hoạt động vui nhộn như trò chơi, xem video...

-103 người: kết hợp thảo luận theo một chủ đề và trò chơi

-4người:phần lớn thảo luận tiếng Anh theo một chủ đề

Câu 9:

-198 người cho rằng chỉ nên nói tiếng Anh khi sinh hoạt

-10 người cho rằng không nên

Câu 10

-110 người chưa từng nghe nói tới clb tiếng Anh GLN

-98 người đã từng nghe nói

TEAMWORK

I. What is Teamwork?

Teamwork is defined in Webster's New World Dictionary as "a joint action by a group of people, in which each person subordinates his or her individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group." This does not mean that the individual is no longer important; however, it does mean that effective and efficient teamwork goes beyond individual accomplishments. The most effective teamwork is produced when all the individuals involved harmonize their contributions and work towards a common goal

II. An effective teamwork

Whether in the workplace, or in sports, or amongst members of a community, effective teamwork can produce extraordinary results. However, that is easier said than done, for, effective teamwork does not happen automatically. There are a number of factors that are required to cohere together, working seamlessly, for an effective team to develop and work. So, what makes an effective team? Well, given below are some of the factors that are vital for building a good team that works successfully:

Effective Teamwork is about Good Leadership: One of the most important aspects of effective teamwork is effective leadership. This means that the team leader should have the skills to create and maintain a working culture that is positive. This helps to motivate and even inspire the team members to get involved in creating an environment where there is a positive approach to work, along with high levels of commitment. A good team leader is a person who not only focuses himself/herself on the purpose and direction of the team, but also makes sure that the other members of the team share this focus. A good team leader also has to be able to promote a high level of morale amongst the team members so that they feel supported and valued. This is particularly useful for preventing the bane of most office cultures – that of backbiting, rumormongering, gossip mongering, and cronyism – which can derail the efforts of any teamwork.

Effective Teamwork is about Effective Communication: It goes without saying that communication is a vital factor of interpersonal interaction, and the very term ‘teamwork’ represents interpersonal interaction. Hence, one of the key aspects of effective teamwork is open communication, wherein it enables the members of the team to articulate their feelings, express their plans, share their ideas, and understand each other’s viewpoints. Grappling with and sorting out the complexities involved in communication is thus one of the challenges of developing and sustaining effective teamwork.

Effective Teamwork is about Defining Clear-cut Roles: It is necessary for teams to know clearly what their purpose is, what role each member of the team has to play, what each person is responsible for, what is not within their scope, and the resources they have to achieve their goals. The team leader can enable this by defining the purpose in a clear-cut manner up front. The team, on their part, can help by building processes wherein the roles and scope of each member as well as the team are kept in focus, and avoiding anything that undermines effective teamwork.

Effective Teamwork is about Creating Procedures for Conflict Resolution: No matter how good a team may be, conflicts will inevitable occur some time or the other. The best way to counter this is to have structured methods of resolving them. Team members should have a way of expressing their opinions without fear of causing offense to anyone. Direct confrontation can also be allowed in a moderated manner, so that matters that may have been simmering can be aired out and cleared. Instead of ignoring and procrastinating these issues, a hands-on approach that resolves them quickly is better. In fact, it is advisable for the team leader to actually sit with the parties in conflict and work out the differences between them, without taking sides and making sure to remain objective. Eventually, the conflicts can actually be used as a chance to reveal underlying problems that may be in existence within the team.

Effective Teamwork is about Setting a Good Example: And finally, effective teamwork can only come about when the team leader sets a good example, which can be emulated by the team members. In order to keep the team committed, positive, and motivated, the team leader himself/herself has to have all these qualities and make it apparent that he/she does. After all, the team leader is the person the team looks to for support, direction and guidance, hence, any cynicism or negativity on his/her part is picked up by the team and is reflected in their teamwork. So, even if it means forcing yourself to, it is important to maintain a supportive and positive attitude always.

Source: wikipedia

http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Teamwork.htm