Upcoming Events for the Public in July 2017 at the American Center in Hanoi

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Upcoming Events for the Public at the AC Hanoi

All of the below events are open free of charge to 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. If you would like to be an American Center member, please register.

***REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS EXCEPT THOSE NOTED OTHERWISE. Register here. You can also check out our Facebook page to see event schedule and click “Join” to register with us.***

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.

Please Note: In the American Center (AC), we usually record, film and photograph our programs and activities to promote the AC and the work the U.S. Embassy does in Vietnam. We regularly use and post these images on our social media platforms. When participating in American Center programs, you provide your tacit consent for your image to be used in this way. If you prefer that your image not be used for non-commercial publicity reasons, please provide your request in writing to a staff member at the Help Desk. Thank you

Time Program Speaker
Jul. 7, 10:00 – 11:00 Conversation Hour Curtis Johnson
Jul. 7, 3:00 – 4:30 High School and College Life in America Chantel Fortun and Jeremiah Carew
Jul. 7, 10:00 – 11:00 Conversation Hour Curtis Johnson
Jul. 11, 3:00 – 4:00 AC Student News American Center
Jul. 12, 4:00 – 6:00 Musical Movie Night: The Sound of Music Molly Stephenson, U.S. Embassy Hanoi
Jul. 13, 11:30 – 12:30 Summer Fun Activities, session 1
Tammy Dewan and children
Jul. 17, 10:00 – 12:00 The Asia-Pacific Digital Trade Summit @AC: Training Session 1 American Center
Jul. 18, 3:00 – 4:00 AC Student News American Center
Jul. 18, 4:00 – 6:00 The Asia-Pacific Digital Trade Summit @AC: Training Session 2 American Center
Jul. 20, 11:30 – 12:30 Summer Fun Activities, session 2
Tammy Dewan and children
Jul. 25, 3:00 – 4:00 AC Student News American Center
Jul. 26, 11:30 – 12:30 Summer Fun Activities, last session Tammy Dewan and children

Conversation Hour

Fridays, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Curtis 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, starting from 5:00 PM. This fun upcoming program will feature performances of some well-known and beloved songs. After the musical performances, the audience will join the host to learn how to sing one of these memorable tunes as a warm-up activity. Then, the club will continue with its interesting activities that will give you the opportunities to improve your English speaking skills, enhance your vocabulary, and have a lot of fun discussing and presenting on social media issues (May 17) and space-related issues (May 31).

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.

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.

Pronunciation Workshop

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Helen Huntley, ESL Specialist

In this series of workshops, the consonants and vowels that typically cause difficulties for Vietnamese speakers will be reviewed and communicative activities to address these problem areas will be explored and practiced. Participants will also learn about sounds (Aaah!, Huh? etc.) that have communicative meaning in English and practice using them to respond to common situations. Participants will also review a series of activities to understand how syllables, word stress, sentence stress, speech rhythm, thought groups, focus words, final sounds, linking, intonation, reductions can affect comprehensibility. Overall, participants will be encouraged to self-monitor their own speech to perceive patterns of strengths and weaknesses in their own pronunciation of English.

Family Matters Television Hour at AC Hanoi: Black-ish
Family Matters Television Hour at the AC Hanoi: Black-ish
Family Matters Television Hour

Fridays, 11:00 – 12:00 midday
Curtis Johnson, Guest Speaker

Please come join Curtis Johnson at the American Center’s new series of American television shows Black-ish. With each session consisting of 30-minute episode followed by 30-minute discussion, this program series focuses on African American culture and English Language.

Black-ish
Dre Johnson has it all: a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids and a big home in a classy neighborhood, but as a black man, he begins to question whether all his success has brought too much cultural assimilation for his family. With the help of his mother and father, Dre begins to try to create a sense of ethnic identity for the members of his family that will allow them to honor their background while preparing them to embrace the future.

Pronunciation Workshop

Thursdays, 11:30 – 1:00 midday
Melissa Judy, ESL Educator

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. Please bring a friend to come join our first session on May 31, 2017.

Pronunciation Workshop

Thursdays, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Melissa Judy, ESL Educator

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. Please bring a friend to come join our first session on May 31, 2017.

Pronunciation Workshop

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Helen Huntley, ESL Specialist

In this series of workshops, the consonants and vowels that typically cause difficulties for Vietnamese speakers will be reviewed and communicative activities to address these problem areas will be explored and practiced. Participants will also learn about sounds (Aaah!, Huh? etc.) that have communicative meaning in English and practice using them to respond to common situations. Participants will also review a series of activities to understand how syllables, word stress, sentence stress, speech rhythm, thought groups, focus words, final sounds, linking, intonation, reductions can affect comprehensibility. Overall, participants will be encouraged to self-monitor their own speech to perceive patterns of strengths and weaknesses in their own pronunciation of English.

Certificate Ceremony of MOOC Courses: English for Journalism, Social Norms, Social Change 1, and Learning How to Learn

May 26, 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
American Center

Congratulations to 60 learners who completed the three courses English for Journalism, Social Norms, Social Change 1 and Learning How to Learn. We would like to invite all to join us to celebrate their success and listen to their lesson learned, motivation and encouragement so that you can become one of them in the future.
The Counselor for Public Affairs Molly Stephenson will deliver certificates.

World Oceans Day Panel

June 7, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

In recognition of World Oceans Day, we’re bring you a panel of Vietnamese and international experts to explore our amazing global marine environment and Vietnam’s own maritime treasures. Overfishing, plastics and other pollutants are threatening the health of our oceans and the livelihoods of fishing communities. Join us to learn how we are countering these threats and how you can help! \\

Special Introduction: Chargé d’Affaires Susan Sutton
Moderator: Ms. Alison Davis, Deputy Chief, Environment Science Technology & Health Unit, U.S. Embassy
Panelists:

Mr. Jake Brunner, Head, IUCN’s Indo-Burma Group
Ms. Nguyen Nhu Quynh, Programme Officer, The Center for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD)
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Deputy Director, Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub)
Mr. Chris Abrams, Director, Environment and Social Development, U.S. Agency for International Development
Film Screening: “A Plastic Ocean”

June 7, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

In recognition of World Oceans Day, join us for a screening and Q&A about this new, feature-length adventure documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. In A Plastic Ocean, an international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface of our seemingly pristine Ocean.

Preparing for Leadership

Jun. 15, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Judy Le

In this workshop, participants will gain clarity about the real work of leadership to understand that leadership can and should occur without formal authority. Participants will also work through activities to prepare themselves for authentic and effective leadership.

https://vn.usembassy.gov/achanoi-public-events/