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Becoming a citizen of another country does not mean abandoning your roots

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While a country may have its unique culture, practices and idiosyncrasies, and the desire to fit in with her society as a new citizen may be strong, that’s no reason for you to be throwing away what your homeland had first taught you as you were growing up.

This applies to anybody who has ever had the privilege to be granted a citizenship in another country, but in Singapore, this notion hits harder due to the make-up of our culturally diverse society.

Read more about why this is so.

Article: Cultural diversity key to strong national fabric
Author: Lily Ong

Interact and Learn 30 Mar 2019

Interact and Learn

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Are you interested to learn about the different cultures of the world?

Perhaps you simply enjoy learning about them, or you have been assigned overseas and would like to be prepared when you face your hosts, or you could be considering to expand your business into foreign waters.

No matter your reasons, we would like to share with you simple tips and interesting facts about different world cultures, starting with Japan and Indonesia.

Come join us at The Central on 30th March 2019, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm to learn about food, travelling and simple, basic greetings commonly found and used in Japan and Indonesia.

As a preview into our series of language and culture exchange sessions, you get to experience not just one, but TWO exciting and colourful customs, and meet the people who brings them to life!

Can’t wait to learn more and expand your connections? Then come on down and join us for an interactive and engaging cultural learning experience!

Event Details

When: 30 March 2019
Time: 2:30 – 4:00PM
Where: The Central
Address: 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-88, Singapore 059817
Contact: (+65) 85315609 (via WhatsApp)

Fun Japanese Study With Japanese Expats

Fun Japanese Study With Japanese Expats

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In this event, we will be focusing on Japanese 101 and we welcome both beginners (0~1 year of study) and intermediate (1 ~ 2 years of study) learners. This session will be conducted primarily in Japanese & English.

For Advanced learners, you are welcome to join as well. However, do take note that you will be assigned to a beginner or intermediate learner to help them with their learning rather than engaging a conversation with our expats friends during our event.

Why are we different?

  1. A language exchange with a learning structure in place
  2. A buddy system to aid your mastery of the language
  3. Our expats friends will correct your pronunciation and share with you the correct usage of new words

Our exchange events will be focusing on the following areas:

Basic

  1. Pronunciation for Hiragana & Writing for Katakana
  2. Greeting, basic personal information
  3. Understanding Food Menu

Intermediate

  1. Talking with friends in casual setting
  2. Read simple news article from NHK
  3. Elaborating your daily activities

What do you have to bring for our exchange event?

  1. Your own writing materials
  2. A keen learning attitude

Disclaimer

We are not professional language experts nor teachers. However, we strive our best to help you learn your favourite language in a fun & interactive way.

Event Etiquette

To ensure that all participants will have an enjoyable experience, we will appreciate that the community observes the following rules:

  1. Please be respectful to others as you would treat yourself.
  2. Should participants experience harassment from any parties, please inform the organiser/event host immediately.

* The organising community reserves the right to ban members from attending future events.

Event Details

When: 10 March 2019
Time: 4:00 – 6:00PM
Where: HubQuarters
Address: Level 4, *SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, Singapore 237978

Admission Fees: $5 inclusive of drinks
Notes (optional): $5 per copy (limited quantites available, payable during the event)
Contact: (+65) 85315609 (via Whatsapp)

Refund Policy:

In the event that participants are unable to turn up for the event, they may opt for a refund with a minimum of 5 days’ notice in advance. To ensure that the facilitators and other participants are not affected by others pulling out and funds to run the workshop, our refunds are as follows:

  • 7 days prior to event: 100% Refund
  • 5 days prior to event: 50% Refund
  • 4 days or less prior to event: 0% Refund
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