Runner-up of the Road to Olympia 2016 weekly contest becomes a 'super' lecturer of 3 foreign languages

Tran Thai Dinh Khuong received his master's degree from Aomori Chuo Gakuin University (Japan)

IELTS 8.0, N1 Japanese and HSK5 international Chinese

In 2016, Tran Thai Dinh Khuong (Long Xuyen High School, An Giang) participated in the 16th Road to Olympia competition and became the runner-up in the third week of the third month of the second quarter. With the achievement of being the valedictorian of the national high school exam in An Giang province in the 2015-2016 school year, Dinh Khuong received the Odon and Vallet scholarship from the Rencontres du Vietnam organization (France) and was admitted to the Foreign Economics major at the Foreign Trade University, campus 2 in Ho Chi Minh City. During his studies at the Foreign Trade University, Khuong received a scholarship and became the ambassador of the FUJISAWA Cultural Exchange program of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association.

After the first 3 years of the university program, Khuong received a scholarship to study at Momotama Gakuin University (Japan) and a scholarship from the Yasuhara Foundation (Japan) and completed the course with excellent results.

Master Tran Thai Dinh Khuong is currently a lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry.

After completing his studies at Foreign Trade University, Dinh Khuong was honored to be awarded the title of outstanding graduate student with the highest graduation thesis score of the entire course (9.8/10). In 2021, Khuong continued to receive a scholarship from the Japanese Government to study a master's program at Aomori Chuo Gakuin University (Japan). During his studies here, Khuong participated in teaching assistantship in data analysis and directly taught English at Aomori Chuo Gakuin University.

After graduating with honors from both undergraduate and graduate programs, Tran Thai Dinh Khuong tried his hand at several multinational companies as a public relations officer for Vietnamese companies, a business consultant in Thailand, and a digital transformation project supporter at the Japan External Trade Organization (headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City). Since March this year, Khuong has returned to Vietnam and officially become a lecturer at the Faculty of Business Administration at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry.

Notably, the young lecturer made a strong impression on students by possessing 3 international foreign language certificates with high scores. Specifically, including: international English certificate IELTS 8.0, reaching level N1 - the highest level in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) system and international Chinese certificate HSK5.

Sharing more about his future plans, Khuong said that besides work, he will look for a scholarship to study for a PhD and continue to challenge himself by learning a new foreign language while maintaining and developing the foreign languages ​​he is using.

Master Tran Thai Dinh Khuong participates in activities with students

Two important factors to learn foreign languages ​​well

Giving advice to students about learning a foreign language, Master Tran Thai Dinh Khuong believes that the first important thing is to set a specific goal and roadmap. "There are many reasons to start learning a foreign language. It could be to serve work needs, prepare documents for studying abroad, settling down or simply because you love it, are curious, and want to learn more about a country, land, or people. During the learning process, there will be times when that initial motivation will no longer be as strong as before. Especially when the amount of knowledge increases, grammar and vocabulary also become more and more difficult," said Master Khuong.

So, according to this young lecturer, instead of looking for a short-term source of motivation, specify your goals and build a suitable learning path. For example, plan how many vocabulary words you can learn, how many grammar points you can master, and what certificates you can achieve in how long from the start. Try to detail what needs to be done by month, week, and day. "For those who are not familiar with making plans, making a foreign language learning plan will often take a lot of time. However, a detailed plan will help save a lot of time when you don't have to worry about what to learn today and especially help you have direction on this multi-year journey," the young lecturer added.

The second important thing to be able to learn a foreign language well, according to Master Tran Thai Dinh Khuong, is discipline. According to Master Khuong, this is probably one of the most important factors, especially for self-learners. It can be affirmed that our era is the most convenient era for learning and practicing foreign language skills. Besides a lot of quality learning materials, textbooks, and reference materials, we can also easily exploit audio-visual media and social networks, making learning foreign languages ​​more interesting and lively than ever.

Master Tran Thai Dinh Khuong achieved high scores in 3 international language certificates

"In case you don't have the ability to discipline yourself, let's build/join a small foreign language learning community together. In addition to the knowledge from your classmates, believe me, you will have many more super friends and many memorable learning memories," added the lecturer of the Faculty of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry.

The lecturer with IELTS 8.0 certificate said: "Along with patient and regular practice, practical application plays a decisive role in learning a foreign language well. I think that language is like a living thing, it also needs an environment to live and develop. Always constantly improve and perfect your foreign language skills, create a suitable environment so that your foreign language skills have the opportunity to be used in real life."

"I believe that around you, there are many people who have, are, and will start learning a foreign language. So if you have planned to learn a foreign language, don't hesitate, start," the young lecturer advised.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/a-quan-cuoc-thi-tuan-duong-len-dinh-olympia-2016-thanh-giang-vien-sieu-3-ngoai-ngu-185241013161559736.htm