If you oral English is good, what's your job? Can you use your oral Englis

guozaiUID: 33200

If you oral English is good, what's your job? Can you use your oral English ability in your job?

My oral English is good. However, I cannot use it in my job.
Though I am working in a joint-venture company, being a software tester, I don't need to talk during the working hours.

I have used a lot of time to improve my oral English ability in the past 6 years. Besides English, all my skills are just so-so.

I wish to change a job. What job can I find to have the opportunity to use my oral English?

I have been working for HP as a technical support to answer phone calls from Australia (HP Machine Service, Service Position 1)

If you have any idea, please send me an email to yiping.guo@gmail.com. Thanks a lot.

gdhdannyUID: 125843

Well, it's a convoluted question. On the one hand, your case seems to be quite rare in reality because it's hard to find someone complaining about the lack of opportunity to use English. After all, there's millions of positions which require fluent English. On the other hand, life is not easy, sometimes it's even unfair, but under most circumstances, we have no alternatives but to accept what it is. That is to say, you'd better seek for what makes you happy.

guozaiUID: 33200

Roger that.
Is this kind of people rare?
At least complaining about it makes feel better.

gdhdannyUID: 125843

That's exactly what this forum is for: to share with other's all you want to talk about, if it makes you feel better.

guozaiUID: 33200

Unfortunately, that doesn't make me feel better coz writing down a few words is totally different from speaking out.

QUOTE]最初由 gdhdanny 发布
[B]That's exactly what this forum is for: to share with other's all you want to talk about, if it makes you feel better. [/B][/QUOTE]

imongUID: 140258

It doesn't matter actually......:rolleyes: as I think

You can use it anytime you need to / want to...
Simply the treasure of your own... hehe

Good at doing sth does not necessarily mean that you've got to do it all the time.

gdhdannyUID: 125843

最初由 guozai 发布
[B]Unfortunately, that doesn't make me feel better coz writing down a few words is totally different from speaking out.
以下省略...... [/B]

Well, in this way, I'd say it's better to distinguish the difference between an communicating in an English forum and writing an English essay. In a forum, you don't have to consider every little word you use, in that it's just an instantaneous media for idea exchange. This is quite different from the case while you're writing an essay.

Or, let me put it this way, when you speak, you pour out your ideas in a vocal way which is almost the same kind of behavior when you leave a message online. The only difference is the online message would rather be in the form of verbal expressions than vocal signals. So after sometime practicing your English in this way, I am sure it will help to improve one's reaction when receiving the 'input'.

guozaiUID: 33200

Yeah, I agree. It's a good way to improve one's oral ability by writing more.
I guess you think the same way when you want to write something down as when you speak it out.

guozaiUID: 33200

To imong:

Sure. I feel better and better as time goes on.
However, I found my listening and oral ability gets poorer without using them for 2 years.
When I called a friend last night, I even could not hear the word "Canadian" and need her to repeat before I got what word she was saying.

imongUID: 140258

//shrug

Without using them......As for me, I'd always turn the radio on so seems the "listening" is not such big deal, and for speaking... I believe there are such circumstances, like last time when I went back home from school there was a bunch of travelers (seems from US) and they seemed to got lost. Just offered them a guide. Or more frequently, reply to others' messages in English just like now (sometimes the CH IME fails), and it's just typing what you think: Spontaneously. Little difference from face to face talk although there is still a little bit. :rolleyes:

Chances are always all around, and you can simply remain excellent.

yzxlzxhUID: 168070

which company interview these peaple?

guozaiUID: 33200

Hi,

Many thanks to all the people who supported me during this period of time and those who read this tip.
I am glad to announce that I have recently found a solution to my situation, which servers as a good answer tip for this topic:)
I have recently got a part-time job as a English teacher in a training school. The payment is acceptable, at lease to me, 90 RMB per hour. I will work for 4 hours during the weekend.
Thanks again.

gdhdannyUID: 125843

Good for you!!

rick024UID: 182979

I think that u do your best and tnen u will gain more. Happy New Year!

蔚蓝的夏天UID: 163249

Hey, you can be an oral interpreter or just go abroad

90 rmb per hour, that's pretty handsome, I only have 50 per hour and regret so much that i haven't taken the job offer from new oriental - -0