6. A New Interest
Taking an English course in Singapore will expose you to new and different activities and interests that you might enjoy. You might find interest in teaching English to students back home, or learn how to cook Malay, Chinese or Indian style food. You may decide to take in a Shakespeare play performed in Fort Canning Park, or visit a local nightclub for a night of dancing. By learning and speaking English in Singapore, you will discover something new that you will like to do.
7. Friendships that Last a Lifetime
Learning English in Singapore will put you in a classroom with other like-minded students who are eager to learn and speak English. This will give you a chance to meet someone new and develop friendships that will continue long after the course is finished. You will continue to keep in touch with these English speaking friends while in Singapore and even when you are back home.
8. A Better You
Learning and speaking English in Singapore will help develop your independence, and uncover skills you never knew you had. You will come to appreciate what makes Singapore such a great place in which to live, work and study, and will teach you how to adapt to different situations, and solve problems that you normally wouldn’t encounter in your own country.
9. Academic Pursuits
If you have plans to attend graduate school, admission boards find overseas study experience invaluable. University students who have studied overseas show courage when facing new challenges, and the ability to adapt to their environment. It also demonstrates your commitment to carry out tasks that provide challenge and long term benefit.
10. Gain Valuable Life Experience
Not everyone has the opportunity and financial freedom to travel overseas; once they begin their career, start a family and settle down, the chance to travel becomes a distant dream. Young people have the unique advantage to travel without commitments, to study and learn English before they pursue their academic or occupational career. The chance to learn and speak English in Singapore is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that will improve your English speaking, and make you a well-rounded individual that will benefit work, life and play.
Michael Bunyak
English Teacher at Canadian Education College, Singapore