Tag: English
-
6 tips for speaking English with a non-native speaker
While English is spoken by a large number of people here in Timor-Leste, the vast majority of people are, of course, not native English speakers. And I suspect this is true of most places in our region. Here are some tips I’ve picked up from my first year living in a country where English isn’t the…
-
English Conversation Class
Every Thursday evening, from 6pm until 7pm, I teach a classroom of Timorese students how to exaggerate. For the last few months, I’ve been tutoring at the English Conversation Class run nightly at the National University of Timor Lorosae. The classes are free for students, who are sorted into four classes, depending on fluency, and…