In the recent years, the hotel industry has been higher and higher developed
in Vietnam. People working in the hotel industry are required to be efficient in
English so that they can communicate confidently with a great number of foreign
visitors to Vietnam every year. They need to know what to say when dealing with
sensitive situations such as dealing with customers’ complaints. However, it is
questioned whether their ability to communicate efficiently in English can meet
the demand of the hotel industry as well as foreign visitors or not. The lack of the
competence of using English appropriately to convey their goodwill in dealing
with customers’ complaints may lead to the misunderstanding between the serving
staff and the customers. To make the matter worse, this may cause a not very nice
image of Vietnamese servants in the eyes of foreign visitors.