Theo nguồn tin trên trang mạng của U.S. Embassy @ Hanoi City
All of the below events are open for the public. We would like you to plan carefully before registering with us so that we have enough seats for participants. If you register for our events but change your plan, kindly notify us by email to irchanoi@gmail.com. If you would like to be an American Center member, please register.
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All events take place at 1st Floor of the Rose Garden Tower at 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi, except those noted otherwise. Remember to bring your ID with you. Members of the media are welcome to attend public events at the American Center. However, if you intend to being in still or video cameras, please contact the Media Team at least 24 hours in advance so we can determine whether the speaker is comfortable and, if so, request security access for your equipment. Please note that not all speakers will want to be filmed and interviewed. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
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| Time | Program | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 5:00 – 7:00 | Pronunciation Workshop 4 — Register (required) here by September 30, 2016 | Helen Huntley, Vietnam Director, International Extension Programs, California State University |
| Oct. 4, 5:20 – 6:50 | Marketing in a Digital World | Nikki Nguyen, Director, IPCOMS |
| Oct. 4, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Melissa Judy, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 5, 10:00 – 11:00 | Relationship-Building and Networking Tips | Nick Thorpe, Policy Researcher, PanNature |
| Oct. 5, 2:00 – 3:00 | AC Student News | AC Interns |
| Oct. 5, 5:00 – 6:30 | MOOC 19 “Work Smarter, Not Harder”, Facilitated Discussion #3. Register (required) here |
Tran Thi Thuy Trang, Domino English School |
| Oct. 6, 11:00 – 12:00 | Conversation Hour | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 6, 1:30 – 2:30 | Mock Election Information Session | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 6, 3:00 – 4:30 | Maximizing Your Potential for Success, Session 1 | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 7, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley, U.S. Embassy Hanoi |
| Oct. 7, 3:00 – 4:30 | Producing a Compact Disc Recording from Start to Finish | Jan Karlin, Grammy® Award-Winning Producer and Musician |
| Oct. 11, 9:00 – 10:00 | American English Club | AC Interns |
| Oct. 11, 10:00 – 11:00 | Making SMART Goals: A Method of Creating Goals that Work | Cynthia A. McKinney, Social Worker in Arkansas, USA |
| Oct. 11, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Melissa Judy, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 11, 3:00 – 4:30 | Documentary Screening and Discussion with Director of “Men in Heels” | Bryan Mark Urbsaitis, Film Director |
| Oct. 11, 5:20 – 6:50 | Marketing in a Digital World | Nikki Nguyen, Director, IPCOMS |
| Oct. 12, 9:00 – 5:00 | One Country One Book | Nancy Pearl |
| Oct. 12, 5:00 – 6:50 | MOOC 19 “Work Smarter, Not Harder”, Facilitated Discussion #4. Register (required) here | Tran Thi Thuy Trang, Domino English School |
| Oct. 13, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 13, 3:00 – 4:30 | Maximizing Your Potential for Success, Session 2 | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 14, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley, U.S. Embassy Hanoi |
| Oct. 17, 2:00 – 3:00 | Mock Election Training | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 18, 9:00 – 10:00 | Mock Election Training | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 18, 10:00 – 11:00 | American English Club | AC Interns |
| Oct. 18, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Melissa Judy, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 18, 5:20 – 6:50 | Marketing in a Digital World | Nikki Nguyen, Director, IPCOMS |
| Oct. 19, 10:00 – 11:00 | Understanding Change: Stages of Change & Motivational Tools for Change | Cynthia A. McKinney, Social Worker in Arkansas, USA |
| Oct. 20, 3:00 – 4:30 | Maximizing Your Potential for Success, Session 3 | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 20, 11:00 – 12:00 | Conversation Hour | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 21, 9:00 – 2:00 | Mock Election Training | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 21, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley, U.S. Embassy Hanoi |
| Oct. 21, 2:00 – 4:00 | AC Student News | AC Intern |
| Oct. 25, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Melissa Judy, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 25, 5:20 – 6:50 | Marketing in a Digital World | Nikki Nguyen, Director, IPCOMS |
| Oct. 26, 10:00 – 11:00 | Debate Club | AC Interns |
| Oct. 27, 11:00 – 12:00 | Conversation Hour | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 27, 3:00 – 4:30 | Maximizing Your Potential for Success, Session 4 | Amy Baum, ESL Educator |
| Oct. 28, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley, U.S. Embassy Hanoi |
| Oct. 28, 5:00 – 6:45 | Office English for Working People | Pham Minh Nguyet, HANU |
| Oct. 31, 5:00 – 6:45 | Office English for Working People | Pham Minh Nguyet, HANU |
Conversation Hour
Fridays, 10:00 – 11:00 am
David McAuley or Diana Johnson
Call it a conversation, or any one of this word’s synonyms – chat, colloquy, converse, dialog, discussion, etc. – this is an hour of informal talk and your opportunity to improve your English speaking and listening skills. An American host of the hour will introduce a topic and guide you through discussion around it. Come to chat and learn. Bring your friends and make even more friends!
American English Club
American Center Interns
Come join our American English Club to improve your English speaking skills and enhance your English vocabularies on variety of topics. This club is also a good chance for you to meet new friends and enjoy lot of fun games, discussions and activities.
AC Student News
American Center Interns
Adapted from the CNN Student News, this program encouraged participants to reflect on and discuss international issues, while using opportunity to sharpen English language skills, especially listening and speaking.
Debate Club
American Center Interns
The goal of the American Center’s Debate Club is to create friendly environment where anyone can express and freely debate their ideas on interesting current topics. So if you like to analyze facts, communicates openly, or just interested in debate please make your way to the AC to join our club.
Introduction to eLibraryUSA
Fridays, 11:00 – 11:30 am
eLibraryUSA is an online library with free access to 30+ up-to-date databases including researches, journals, books, articles, encyclopedias, films, photographs, magazines, topics and references for students, teachers, youth, businessmen and kids. Please come join in our orientation session to learn more about a plentiful and helpful resource of information, then you can register to get your own login account to access to eLibraryUSA from any Internet connection.
Pronunciation Workshop 3
Tuesdays, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Melissa Judy
This 12-week pronunciation course focuses on the pronunciation features of American English and will help students improve their awareness and production of various aspects of pronunciation. Topics include consonant and vowel sounds, stress, intonation, rhythm, and problem areas for Vietnamese speakers of English.
Discuss Entrepreneurship with U.S. Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and Vietnamese Angel Investors
September 29, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Nina Vaca and Vietnamese Angel Investors
From 3:00 to 4:00 is a conversation with the Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship Nina Vaca, CEO and Chairwoman of Pinnacle. Nina Vaca will share her personal journey being an entrepreneur, how to overcome challenges that come with starting a business, and what it takes to be a successful female entrepreneur in a male dominated industry.
From 4:00 to 6:00, the returning Angel Investors from the U.S. Study tour in Denver, Boulder, Cleveland and Boston will share their experience about U.S. startup and investment practices and possible initiatives that can be adapted in Vietnam’s environment.
About Nina Vaca:
Nina Vaca is Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Group, an award-winning workforce solutions company she founded in 1996. Pinnacle has experienced explosive growth under Vaca’s 20 years of leadership, and in 2015 was named Fastest Growing Woman/Led Company in the country by the Women Presidents’ Organization.
Vaca has won numerous awards over the years and has been featured extensively in various publications and media outlets. For the past 9 years, she has been named one of the most influential Latinos in the United States and is one of the few Latinas serving on boards of publicly-traded companies.
Vaca is also a civic leader and philanthropist. In 2014, the President of the United States appointed Vaca as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. As a Presidential ambassador, Vaca has spoken to and inspired entrepreneurs all over the world, traveling to countries on five continents to empower the next generation of business leaders. She also serves as Chairman Emeritus of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of its Foundation.
Pronunciation Workshop 4
11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 October, 2016; 5:00-7:00 pm
Helen Huntley, Vietnam Director, International Extension Programs, California State University, San Bernardino
Register here by 5:00 pm, 30 September, 2016
The American Center, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Hanoi are offering Pronunciation Workshops for university graduates and mid-level officers who are living in Hanoi. Undergraduate students will not be eligible for this program.
Maximizing Your Potential for Success
Thursdays, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Amy Baum, ESL Educator
Do you want to develop daily habits that will help you create long-term success? Do you want to find out how to create personal goals and stick to them? This course brings together tips and experiences from highly successful people, covering topics such as goal setting, task prioritization, and effective communication, to help you discover and maximize your unique potential for reaching your dreams.
Relationship-Building and Networking Tips
October 5, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Nick Thorpe, Policy Researcher, PanNature
Do you ever get nervous going to events and interacting with people, especially in English? Do you want to learn more on how to follow up with people and build professional relationships and connections? Everyone struggles with “networking,” and the best way to approach meeting people is to view it as relationship-building. Join us at the American Center for a presentation and conversation to learn more about creating strong, long-lasting professional relationships.
Mock Election Information Session
October 6, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Amy Baum, ESL Educator
Are you interested in American politics and how Americans’ run political campaigns? Do you want to learn about America’s political system? The U.S. Embassy’s American Center will be hosting a Mock Election, where high school and university age participants, a part of a team, learn how to organize their own political campaigns based on the American two-party system. For more info please attend the info session at the American Center on June 29 at 4:30 PM.
Producing a Compact Disc Recording from Start to Finish
October 7, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Jan Karlin, Grammy® Award-Winning Producer and Musician
Jan Karlin, Grammy® Award-winning producer and musician, explains the process of creating a compact disc recording – idea, recording, editing, design, distribution, promotion and marketing – through her experiences producing and performing on more than 30 compact discs. Whether you are creating your first or ninth recording, learn about ways to ensure a successful result.
Making SMART Goals: A Method of Creating Goals that Work
October 11, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Cynthia A. McKinney, Social Worker in Arkansas
Do you have goals you want to accomplish? Come learn the SMART method. Sometimes the big barrier between where you are now and where you want to be, is knowing how to create the right goals that motivate you. Come learn and be ready to practice making SMART goals.
Documentary Screening and Discussion with Director of “Men in Heels”
Oct. 11, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Bryan Mark Urbsaitis, Film Director
Produced and directed by Bryan Mark Urbsaitis and newly recut in May 2016, five New York City drag queens discuss gender transformation and empowerment through their lived experiences as drag performers. The film explores how drag queens balance between their performative personas and their normal lives, fighting invisibility through community involvement as unacknowledged and overlooked superheroes in the battle for true LGBT equality.
The film will be screened on October 11, 2016 as part of Coming Out Day celebrations. National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTI awareness day that celebrates coming out through workshops, film screenings, and other kinds of events. Please come join us at the American Center for the film screening from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Understanding Change: Stages of Change and Motivational Tools for Change
October 19, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Cynthia A. McKinney, Social Worker in Arkansas
Borrowing a quote from an ancient philosopher, “The only thing that is constant is change”. Change is all around us in our world. We often struggle to avoid change. There are times we do need to accept the need to make changes especially in our daily life habits. Maybe we want to live healthier; learn a new language; stop a bad habit and start a better habit. The reasons for change can be many. Understanding the stages we progress through for change to happen in our lives can be helpful. With each stage there are tools that can help motivate us to move forward. Come learn about change; receive some helpful tools; and enjoy a time of fun learning.
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