相信許多人都懷抱著體驗海外生活的夢想吧！在不同國度裡，不僅能深入了解各國家的文化風情、拓展個人視野、培養國際觀外，提升自我能力與競爭力更是許多朋友選擇出國留遊學的最終目標。

這次福利講堂特別針對有興趣到日本留遊學的朋友，舉辦「日本留遊學輕鬆GO」免費講座，由GogoJapan留遊學顧問千仁，分享自身赴日學習、尋找打工、住宿等在日本留遊學時所遇到過的問題，讓欲前往日本留遊學的朋友們能更有規劃地計畫自己的留日藍圖。

'No man's land' by belgium-born, manchester-based photographer and artist mishka henner is a collection of google street view images that  capture what appear to be women soliciting sex in the outskirts of large european cities. exploring 'the margins of urban and rural environments', the locations of the google street coordinates have been sourced from the online forums where men share local knowledge on the whereabouts of sex workers.

近年來，報考全民英檢(GEPT)的專業人士不斷攀升，英檢證照已成為許多知名學府與大型企業公司做為升學與選才的評量工具。福利講堂這次特別邀請到菁英國際語言教育中心Gary老師，針對GEPT考試必考題型破解，以及分享全民英檢高分秘訣。

GEPT測驗內容分為四大項目，聽力部分是許多人認為最好拿分的一個項目，但Gary老師提醒，這部份雖然較易得分，相對的同學注意力也很容易分散，務必要抓緊時間，先看題目，抓住關鍵字；閱讀則分為三種題型，增加單字量及多背片語是不二法門，除此之外，還需要熟悉詞類變化，接著看上下文辨認題意；寫作為大多數台灣學生最害怕的部份，Gary老師說：「保持平常實力，有耐心的把題目看完，一定能突破寫作關卡！」除此之外，中譯英大題，除了要注意主詞及相對應代名詞的關係，最重要的是時態要保持一致，英文作文大題，一定要達到規定的字數，文章一開始先表明自己的立場，接著寫出三個原因並解釋，最後再總結，形成頭尾呼應。最後的口說測驗，在台灣能練習的地方不多，若以自學的同學來講，與外國人面對面練習的機會，幾乎是沒有，若預算夠的同學，Gary老師則建議可以選擇英文補習班做為練習的管道。

「行萬里路勝讀萬卷書」當你勇敢的跨出第一步，踏上陌生的國土，真正精彩的部分才正要開始！澳洲打工度假不再只是單純侷限於增進語言能力，或是賺到人生第一桶金，而是透過國外生活的經驗，結交來自世界各國的朋友，在訓練自己英語能力的同時，也讓自己人生回憶更加充實！

隨著全球化競爭時代的來臨，如何因應國際化所帶來的挑戰，已是全世界各國正面臨的問題。多益TOEIC考試不僅是英語能力的評量，抑是提升自身國際溝通力的工具。

福利講堂免費講座以舉辦優質英日文、英美澳日打工遊學度假為服務宗旨，本場講座「TOEIC考試一把罩」特別邀請到菁英國際人氣老師Patrick，講解如何準備多益、多益測驗題型和考試流程，也針對TOEIC考試對職場帶來的附加價值更進一步的探討。

想與格列佛一同前進愛爾蘭體會一場難忘的冒險旅程嗎？

本次福利講堂「前進愛爾蘭，一點也不難！」講座特別邀請GogoEnglish與愛爾蘭愛蒙路學院資深經理Cari為大家解說赴愛爾蘭打工度假所需具備的工作條件與注意事項。

台比度假打工計畫於2013年3月29日起正式生效，

每年有200個名額供18至30歲我國青年前往比利時一年邊度假邊打工。

In recent years, working holidays have become an increasingly popular option for travelers, giving young people opportunities to meet people from around the world, try out different kinds of work, and maybe even find their vocation.

Young Taiwanese can take advantage of the various working holiday agreements between Taiwan and other countries to experience life overseas, while young people coming into Taiwan from abroad can exchange physical or creative energy for free board and enjoy the sights and sounds of Taiwan without having to fork over too much money. It’s not hard to see why this has become such a popular alternative travel plan!

The French say that travel is the best teacher a young person can have, and it is the spirit of this saying that has motivated countless young Westerners to pack their bags and head overseas to work for a while and experience life in another land. Over the past few years, Taiwan has begun to get on board with these “working holiday” plans as well.

In June 2004, the Taiwanese and New Zealand governments signed a working holiday agreement, with New Zealand offering some 600 opportunities for Taiwanese between 18 and 30 years of age to spend a year working and traveling around the country.

The origin of hot dogs actually dates back to over five hundred years in the past. It is believed that hotdogs were made in Germany first and it was definitely not named hotdog back then! The sausage was actually named by a butcher in Frankfurt, Germany as "dachshund sausage", after his pet dachshund. Perhaps the shape of the dachshund, which is a small dog with a long and slender body, caused the butcher to see the resemblance between his sausages and his dog. Thus the name "dachshund sausage" came to existence. How the name changed from dachshund sausage to hotdog is another, highly controversial story.

Douglas B. Smith mentioned in his book that the credit of the name should go to the cartoonist T.A. Dorgan of the "New York Journal". According to the story that Smith wrote in his book "Ever Wonder Why", T.A. Dorgan was enjoying a baseball match back in 1901, when he heard vendors yelling to sell their "hot dachshund sausages". The situation drew the attention of Dorgan and being a cartoonist by profession, he made a cartoon sketch of the whole situation but being unsure about the actual spelling of the term "dachshund", he gave it the name of "hotdog". This is the most popular theory about the origin of the name hotdog.

Hotel Workers 飯店的工作人員 

Depending on tips to augment their usually small salaries. Rather than being annoyed at having to tip the doorman who greets you, consider it part of the cost of travel and be prepared with the dollar bills you will need to hand out before you even get to your room.

主要靠小費來增加他（她）們平時微薄的收入。不要對付給服務員小費感到憤憤不平，而應該把它看作是旅遊消費的一部分，並應做好準備在進入飯店之前就隨時掏出鈔票。

打工遊學哪一個國家才適合我呢？？

澳洲？紐西蘭？英國？加拿大？？

獎學金名額50名，每名獎金30,000元

‧申請資格

英國文化協會IELTS雅思獎學金是什麼?

英國文化協會設立此獎學金，是用來幫助更多人接觸國際教育經驗與網絡。將有五位欲離開台灣到海外攻讀碩士及碩士以上學位的學子各獲得新台幣十萬元的獎學金。獎學金將會直接發放給就讀的學校，作為學費補助的一部分。

誰有資格申請這個獎學金？

以下為申請人所需具備之資格：

同學們還記得上一篇「成功英文履歷，帶你走進夢想工作」

分享了許多英文履歷表上需要注意的小細節嗎！

今天則是要針對履歷表的結尾做補充，

讓每位同學都能順利寫出一份漂亮的英文履歷結尾喔！

學生和家長都應該重視美國留學生租房的問題，

因為這是直接關係到你在美國是否能有一個溫馨的家。

租房主要涉及到以下五個關鍵問題，就讓我們一起來詳細了解吧！

英國台灣求職方式大不同

人力資源公司稱道

台灣的徵才者大部分都是自己到104、1111等著名人力銀行刊登職缺，然後由企業內部的人資專員或用人單位主管直接篩選履歷並進行面試。

’Tipping’, ’gratuity’ or ’service’ is handled very differently in the UK and America. It’s important to get this right when you visit each place as it can affect whether the staff in bars, cafe, restaurant, hotels, hairdressers, and the drivers of taxis or buses think that you are lovely, rude, strange, or whether they chase you down the street!

  In the UK...

In the UK the reason for tipping is to show that you really liked the service. In the UK we have a high minimum wage, and no-one can be paid below this amount for any work, so when you tip, it is mainly showing politeness to the service person, and to acknowledge that they did an excellent job.

You can tip more or less depending on how good you thought the service was, and the average tip is around 10-20%. So if you loved your new 50 pound haircut, you should add another 5-10 pounds onto your bill, and this will go directly to the hairdresser! If you didn’t like the service, don’t tip! This is the case even if ’service’ has been added to your bill. If you didn’t like the service, you can always refuse to pay. Or if you are a student, traveller on a budget, or simply can’t afford to, it’s also ok not to spend the extra money.

一份好的英文履歷成為職場新鮮人，是否被公司錄取的必備條件之一。這次福利講堂與菁英國際語言教育中心一同舉辦第一場《職場英文履歷怎麼寫》的講座，特別邀請到曾在英國面試過五份工作經驗的Evita老師，與同學們分享一份好的英文履歷該如何寫？面試時該注意哪些你從未發現的小細節，也清楚讓同學知道，除了TOEIC、TOEFL、IELTS、全民英檢等證照外，了解自己在這份欲應徵的工作上是否有絕對的優勢，是很重要的關鍵。

Evita老師指出從面試官的角度看每封CV(Curriculum Vitae)時，最常看到的五大錯誤為：

1.求職者的在職時間有誤

「單字」是成功學習英語的基礎，沒有單字的基礎，有關於「會話、文法、閱讀、寫作」都將無法順利進行。因此在英語的學習中，「如何背單字」是絕不可忽略的首要任務。有些人背單字是「每背必忘、每忘必背」，永遠離「成功背單字」有段距離；為破除這個魔咒，提供下列幾個背單字的絕招，讓你在面對TOEIC、TOEFL、IELTS、全民英檢等各種英文考試時皆能輕鬆應對唷！

絕招一：蠶食鯨吞法
準備一本字彙書或筆記，該書的結構應該是：英文在最左邊的位置，中文在最右邊；中間則要空下來寫「提示」，提示這個字「該怎麼背」。背單字的方法依每個字彙的不同，可能是依據字根、諧音、形狀、例句等。以此表單為例，我們在下面整理了「蠶食鯨吞法」的基本背法及步驟：