International Students

Westfield Shoppingtown Excursion

The newly arrived international students recently went on an excursion to Westfield Shoppingtown to practise their English speaking in a real-life scenario. They designed interview questions in class and interviewed a few shop assistants in the shopping centre, where their emotional roller coaster went from ‘I am so nervous’, ‘How do I even start the conversation’ to ‘Yes I did it!’ and ‘I feel proud’.

STUDENT REFLECTIONS

“I felt very nervous. What if I said something incorrectly?” – Andy Lian

“Today I felt happy because this is my first time to interview someone in a shopping centre. This is a brand new thing for me. “ – Suey Ng

“The shop assistant said fiercely, ‘Have you got the boss’ permission? If you don’t, you can’t do it.’ We left in disappointment.” – Olivia Fang

“Finally, we stopped feeling upset because the experience is really meaningful to us.” – Darren Liu

“Although it was exhausting, I was happy to experience the joy of teamwork.’ – Cathy Jing

Zhewei (Katrina) JING

EAL teacher

Interview with Year 8 International Student Representative 

International student Berry EAIN has been selected as Year 8 student representative. 

1. What made you want to apply for Y8 representative position?

The reason why I wanted to become a year 8 representative is that the school has given so many opportunities to be part of the community. I thought this was the perfect opportunity for me to give back to the school.

2. What will you do as Y8 representative at DSC?

I believe that as a year 8 representative, I will be able to help another year 8 student, as well as the international students. I hope that they can have as many opportunities and fun experiences as I have had so far.

3. How will you help internationals to integrate to school community?

I, myself is an international student  know how challenging it can be to settle into a new school so I will try my best and to help everyone feel welcome and warm.

Shin Thant (Berry) EAIN 8F