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The organizers said that the competition attracted 1.5 million participants from 3,263 higher education institutions, the high senior schools, the vocational schools and the continuous education schools across over the country. The competition is the first of its kind adopting man-made intelligence technology. Ten students of the category 1 for senior high school students and ten students of the category 2 for higher education institutions with highest score in shortest time were selected for the final round. In the final round, students had to compete with each other in multiple choice test in computers, answering questions in video situations and delivering a speech on a theme. Le Hong Dang from the Ministry of Public Security’s Youth Communist Union won the first prize of the category 2 for higher education institution while Doan Tien Manh in the northern province of Quang Ninh earned the first prize of the category 1 for senior high school. The first winners each received an … [Read more...] about Ministry awards prize to winners of nation Olympic English 2018

An inspection by Nghe An Provincial People's Council has showed various problems in the operation of foreign languages teaching centres in the area. An English centre in Vinh City in  Nghe An Province According to the inspection team, there are 76 training facilities in the central province with 616 teachers and 78,768 students who are mostly teaching and learning English. However, many facilities are operating without licenses or expired licenses like the Scots English Australia, Happy Kids DT, and Kids Today, the inspection report said. Besides some training centres do not have proper classrooms and teaching and learning equipment. Local homes, warehouses, libraries are being transformed into temporary classrooms which lack of proper teaching equipment and do not ensure fire safety. The inspection also revealed lax management from local education authorities in monitoring the operation of foreign languages teaching centres in the area. The provincial Department of … [Read more...] about English training centres poorly managed in Nghe An

Some national assembly deputies questioned why the Ministry has not imported curriculum and textbooks in teaching English, Minister Nha explained that the expensive cost of textbook will prevent poor Vietnamese students from buying it. He suggested mobilizing Vietnamese experts to design curriculum and compile textbooks for Vietnamese students instead. Moreover, “imported” curriculum and textbooks include some improper with Vietnam, said Mr. Nha. He announced that curriculum and textbooks will be designed on the alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference for Language standards; accordingly, Vietnamese students’ English proficiency is equal to their European peers. The project “ Teaching and Learning foreign languages in schools in the period 2008-2020” was approved by the Prime Minister. It aims at implementing English teaching and learning program at all grade building capacity to increase students’ English proficiency by 2025. … [Read more...] about MoET affirms not to import curriculum, English textbooks