The shortage of English teachers for the program on teaching English to primary school students, which was warned before when the program was launched, has become more serious. According to the Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien, the recent examination over primary school English teachers' capability has found that the percentage of teachers who can meet the standards (B2 level, which is equal to 500 points of TOEFL) is low. Hien has admitted that Vietnam not only lacks English teachers for primary schools, but also faces the problem in the foreign language ability and pedagogical skills. English teacher shortage anticipated, but nothing done A survey conducted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) found out that prior to the 2011-2012 academic year, there were only 100 primary school English teachers out of the 150 surveyed teachers, who could meet the English qualifications. The representative of the Quang Nam provincial Education and … [Read more...] about MOET admits it’s difficult to find English teachers for pilot training program
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TOEFL 550 requirement frightens English teachers
Vietnam has been following the national strategy on teaching English at general schools. However, the lack of standardized teachers has been hindering the strategy implementation. In an effort to standardize the English teaching in the new 2011-2012 academic year, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has stipulated that only the teachers who get 550 TOEFL marks will be eligible for teaching English at grammar schools. However, very few teachers can meet the requirement, which spells that Vietnam will seriously lack standardized teachers. TOEFL 550 requirement causes headaches to teachers 506 English teachers in Soc Trang province will have to pass the important test to be held in late September, to be able to continue teaching English at their schools. The test has made the teachers worried stiff. Nguyen Thu Nga, an English teacher of the Le Loi High School, said that for the last many years, English teachers mainly teach two basic skills of reading and writing. … [Read more...] about TOEFL 550 requirement frightens English teachers
English teaching program may fail ‘cause of the lack of teachers’
A lot of primary schools in HCM City still dare not approach the pilot program on teaching English to primary school students, because they do not have English teachers.Different curricula for different schools Primary schools in HCM City are following different English teaching curricula â optional English, intensive English, CambridgeâÂÂs English teaching program and extracurricular programs such as DynEd and Phonics. The tuitions and teaching hours also vary: 30,000 dong per month for optional English (4 hours per week), 50,000 dong per month for intensive English (with native English speakers, 8 hours per week), 150 dollars for CambridgeâÂÂs program (6 hours per week, foreign teachers appointed by Cambridge University). Besides the curricula chosen to be applied by the schools, students of the schools are also following the pilot English teaching program set up by the Ministry of Education and Training. Parents have complained that the curricula and teachers … [Read more...] about English teaching program may fail ‘cause of the lack of teachers’
K must share broadcast right of English Premier League
The Ministry of Information and Communications met companies related to the broadcast right of some elite European football events last week to find out a solution for this case. After the meeting, Deputy Minister Do Quy Dan announced that related sides agreed to add channels provided by K+ into other paid TV systems in Vietnam, including the Hanoi Cable Television (HCTV) and HCM City Cable Television (SCTV). Related sides will negotiate the charges reasonably but not violate regulations on copyright that K+ signed with its partner. "We assigned Viet Nam Television (VTV) to hold discussions and negotiations with other TV stations regarding football broadcasts. The television stations should negotiate with bidders based on reasonable subscriber costs, which provide the best service to the masses," said Doan. "K+ should share the English Premier League broadcast with other stations. Provisionally, K+ will provide other stations with payment subscriptions, which includes the … [Read more...] about K must share broadcast right of English Premier League
English Champion 2018 for students launched in Hanoi
With theme “Liberate your talents", the competition will cover different fields such as humanity, social sciences, natural sciences and arts. Students must use English to gain new knowledge of different subjects.Candidates will take part in four rounds. The first round will be on February 3 and 4. Competitors will answer questions online within 45 to 60 minutes. A total of 400 candidates will be chosen to participate in the second round, which will take place online on March 3 and 4. In this round, the candidates will answer English questions on Science and Math.As many as 50 candidates will be chosen to the third round, which will be organised on March 18 to find the 10 best ones who will compete on speaking and giving talks in English. The five best will be chosen for the final round which will take place on April 1 to search for the most outstanding candidate.Nguyen Thi An Quyen, director of the IvyPrep, said: “We hope to provide a useful competition to the students, … [Read more...] about English Champion 2018 for students launched in Hanoi