[anjandy]

Hi! I heard that Philippines is good for english language learning...can anyone recommend? Appreciate it.

[starfall]

If you're a foreigner, you might consider going to International Schools. It's really expensive, though, but I guess you'll really learn english there since a lot of their students aare more fluent in english than in filipino.

[whizzer's_rose]

try ateneo de davao university....it's got world class facilities that is way cheaper than other universities in the capital. The school got elevators that could carry 20 people at a time, airconditioned foodcourt with lots of food choices, airconditioned rooms and computer laboratories.
In fact two koreans graduated with magna cumlaude awards this year. their course was AB english with a minor in philosophy. Their are lots of foreigners enrolled there and there are a lot of koreans in there too. The city is "peaceful" and the water is excellent- one of the best water in the world (next to the netherlands), even the water in the toilet is potable. Food and lodging is very cheap. In terms of academics, the school is known for being consistent in producing board passers for accounting, engineering and nursing.

Or if you have to have another option, Silliman University is equally impressive too and cheaper than universities in the capital but like Ateneo, you get quality at a low price. Silliman is located at the center of the pHilippines. It's more than a hundred years old and it's the first american university in the Philippines. Royal Bloods from other countries go to school their sometimes - (my aunt who studied there once had a nigerian (?)prince as her classmate).
It's a lot like UP but only sillimanians are more politically passive. The school is located near the sea. Foreigners flock to this small university city (that's what they call Dumaguete City because more than half of it is the silliman campus). The environment is the best studying environment.

In terms of academical reputation, the school is known to have a 100% passing mark in the nursing board. Top companies would usually go for the top three: Ateneo, la Salle and UP but I heard from reliable sources that foreign based companies in the Philippines highly consider Sillimanians because of its good reputation...

I hope I helped you. But these schools are not located in Luzon.

[cpopbaby19]

^wow, i didn't know that.

But i was actually going to recommend Ateneo de Manila University. i think they got great teachings in english (i am not really studying there, but from what i've heard..). but it's pretty expensive.. but not as much as those international schools in the country.

[Delster]

Philippines and their schools are generally very good with their English - I read a lot of articles and blogs in which foreigners where very surprised at the lack of language barrier between them. Having immigrated from Philippines to Canada when I was 8, I had only been studying English formally for three years and the Vancouver School Board was surprised at my level of comprehension, reading and writing. So really, I think it's your choice and as said, international schools shouldn't be a necessity.

I don't know of many schools, sorry. There are a couple of soompi members here who are from the University of the Philippines, you can PM them (check the pinned topic 'what school do you go to' or something like that). My mom graduated from University of the East and actually got a degree in English there

[whizzer's_rose]

I forgot to mention UP...I really really really wanted to study there when I was about to start college but then my parents won't let me go because it's way to far from where we live even if I passed the entrance exam...

[Delster]

^
you passed the entrance exam? wow, you must be so smart! lol, well i heard that tuition is cheaper in UP, maybe that will convince your parents

i'm interested in studying nursing in the philippines. ateneo de davao sounds really good and the application process for international students seem to be a lot easier, but my parents don't want me all the way in mindanao. i've been recommended to go to university of santo tomas, but it's so expensive for internationals!

[yanshimkim]

^ Actually, any school in the Philippines charges more if you're a foreign applicant. ^^;; I'm an American citizen going to a private college in the Philippines, and I usually have to pay extra fees for being a foreign student (even though I'm Filipina, I just happened to be born in the US :x).

And UP holds some of its classes in Filipino. One of my friends told me that their Math class was held in Filipino. o_O It's pretty odd, because most schools here teach Math in English. ^^;;

I passed the entrance exam to UP too, but my mother wouldn't let me go there because it's too far from where we live. -.-;; So I'm just taking up Nursing at a school that's closer to where I live. (:

The Nursing program at UST is pretty good... ^^ Erm, the school that I go to is affiliated with UST. Haha. =P

[weirdo]

UP, ADMU or UST

i think any schools would help you a lot in your english basically cuz, cuz, like its the second language and i guess every school has its own english teachers to handle you. hmm..i think educated filipinos have good english (from pronounciation to sentence structures) and every school would do you good.hehe

[Delster]

^ Actually, any school in the Philippines charges more if you're a foreign applicant. ^^;; I'm an American citizen going to a private college in the Philippines, and I usually have to pay extra fees for being a foreign student (even though I'm Filipina, I just happened to be born in the US :x).

And UP holds some of its classes in Filipino. One of my friends told me that their Math class was held in Filipino. o_O It's pretty odd, because most schools here teach Math in English. ^^;;

I passed the entrance exam to UP too, but my mother wouldn't let me go there because it's too far from where we live. -.-;; So I'm just taking up Nursing at a school that's closer to where I live. (:

The Nursing program at UST is pretty good... ^^ Erm, the school that I go to is affiliated with UST. Haha. =P

YUp, but UST charges up to $6000USD/year which is I believe more than the other universities. Which college are you going to and how much? I'm Filipina too but I was born in the Philippines.

I don't I'd have too much trouble in a class being taught in Filipino... it's when I have to write/read in Tagalog I'd have a problem with

[iLuvWheeSung]

perhaps you can try Saint Paul University Philippines
this is also a very good school it is located in Cagayan Valley whicj ixs the northmost part of the Philippines

[pdk001]

do philippino speak english fluently?

[iLuvWheeSung]

here in the philippines English is the medium of instruction in all schools, specially private schools. So, yes i could say that we are pretty fluent in English

[yanshimkim]

YUp, but UST charges up to $6000USD/year which is I believe more than the other universities. Which college are you going to and how much? I'm Filipina too but I was born in the Philippines.

I don't I'd have too much trouble in a class being taught in Filipino... it's when I have to write/read in Tagalog I'd have a problem with :sweatingbullets:

Holy shizz, I never knew UST cost that much for foreign students. O_O My friends told me that it cost them around $1600USD/year. @_@

I go to Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba (it's in Laguna, about 2 hours away from Manila, down south). I spend more or less around $1000USD/year. But that's just the school fees. Books, uniforms, and other expenses aren't included. As for dormitories, there are some private ones around the area.

And... I have to admit, conversational Filipino is different from the kind of Filipino they use in class. ^^;; Well, in Filipino classes, that is (like Sining ng Pakikipagtalastasan, or Panitikang Filipino). I had a bit of a problem adjusting at first (back when I was younger, because I couldn't speak, write, read or understand Filipino). But that was 10 years ago, and I'm pretty fluent at Filipino now. ^^;;

I used to have Fil-Am classmates who couldn't keep up with their Filipino classes because they couldn't read or write in Filipino. :(

do philippino speak english fluently?

Umm... Honestly, Filipinos can understand and read Filipino fluently. But when it comes to speaking... Not quite. ^^;; I mean, Filipinos know the English words and they know what they want to say, but they can't express it in proper grammar because they lapse into the Filipino sentence structure which is pretty different from that of English. Most Filipinos use Taglish, a mix of Filipino and English, for everyday use. They use English in school or at work, though. I guess it really depends on the educational background. ^^

[the_red]

do philippino speak english fluently?

some are very fluent. but others aren't. though the medium of teaching there is usually english, sometimes, teachers can't help it; they sometimes speak in their respective dialects or filipino. it's mostly likely that we'd rather write in english than speak but speaking in english fluently wouldn't be too hard for us.

i've been told that my english is good though.

[whizzer's_rose]

the davao area is safe and peaceful and there are a lot of koreans there already. There is a korean school in Davao City and the President herself attended it's opening. I forgot the name though....
UST is also good for law students.....

the problem is most foreigners equate fluency in english to having the american slang. We don't have the american slang though but our english is good enough because we study and observe grammar.

[MUGETSU]

English is an official language of the Philippines.

We have long ties with America and we were once under their control.

My sister currently goes to University of St La Salle in Bacolod City. We were born there but moved here to NYC when we were young. After she graduated from HS she went to Carnegie Mellon but then transfered to La Salle.

There's Koreans that go to school there learning English.

My mother graduated from La Salle when she was younger as a nurse and came to America bringing the rest of the family. Shes been working as a nurse since - makes a lot of money...over 100k a year. It's a great profession if you're looking into it.

[mangofloat]

there are a lot of good english schools in the phils since the medium of instruction is english.. However UP teaches math and history (i think, which was already mentioned) in english. The entrance exam is pretty tough though..

If you wanna know about good schools it would have to depend on the course you wanna take or are you asking about those english language schools? Do you want to get to college here or you just want to learn english? Some Asians who want to learn english just go to those english language schools but some actually go to universities so they can also get a degree...foreigners don't have to take the Filipino subject so no worries there..

[Seraphic_Gin]

depends on which part of the phil you're going. im from iloilo..and there are many schools here that offer it. yet, if you do have the money you could go to the schools mentioned above.