[bfl]

Could anyone recommend a school or course to assist a Filipina helper to improve her comprehension of English? Thanks.

[dicesix]

The YMCA in Hong Kong is offering Domestic Helper Programmes.
Their courses:
- Communication can be fun
- Speaking for communication

http://www2.ymcahk.org.hk/.../domestic_helper.pdf

[bfl]

many thanks for your suggestion of the YMCA. It looks like it might be a good place to start. Does anyone have experience with these courses?

[shilo507]

A Filipina who needs to improve her English?

Good Lord! Some of these people speak better English than a lot of Brits. The only Filipino I have ever met who did not speak English very well was a old guy living in Baguio City.

After the US and UK, the Philippines is the largest English speaking country in the world. It may just be that the Filipina has difficulty understanding non-Filipino English speakers (or at least those who don't speak with an American accent). My wife has big problems understanding any Brit with a strong regional accent.

[jayinhongkong]

Actually, with nearly a billion people, India's the largest English speaking country. If you can call it English that is...heh. I can teach her too, but I'm probably a tad more expensive than the Y.