Category Archives: English in Vietnam

Students get nothing from 7-years of English learning at general school

Pham Thanh Tam, Headmaster of the Hong Duc High School in Binh Thanh district in HCM City, said that many times he examined the English skills of 12th graders to prepare them for the final exams, and found out that … Continue reading

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Vietnam demands English language teaching ‘miracle’

More than 80,000 English language teachers in Vietnam’s state schools are expected to be confident, intermediate-level users of English, and to pass a test to prove it, as part of an ambitious initiative by the ministry of education to ensure that … Continue reading

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English in Vietnam: “I am English teach”

This article discusses the difficulties for primary school teachers to develop their English ability in Vietnam where all primary school students must study English but many teachers do not meet the level of English set by the government. The Economist, … Continue reading

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Vinish

An article from Wikipedia encyclopaedia on Vietnamese English. Read the whole article…

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Teachers for Vietnam

We are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the teaching of English in Vietnamese colleges and universities. Teachers for Vietnam brings teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) into classrooms which otherwise would not be exposed to native speakers. … Continue reading

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Indian English ready for export

Usha Rai reports on India’s plans to open its first English teaching centre in Vietnam. Guardian Weekly, Thursday October 25, 2001. Read the whole article…

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Education in Vietnam

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Courses in English Flourish in Vietnam

An article from the 1990s looking at the boom then in English education. International Herald Tribune, February 14, 1995. Read the whole article… 

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