The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a decision promulgating a training and certificate granting programme for foreigners teaching English language at foreign language and information technology centres in Vietnam.

For the past four years, a special English class has been held in Hai Ba Trung District in Hanoi for students 60 to 90 years old.

The British Council’s English Programs are designed to have lasting and meaningful impacts on education systems in countries such as Vietnam

Following a three-month long nationwide contest, “Speak to Inspire, Vietnam”, the first English public speaking and debate competition in Vietnam, has unveiled its Top 15 tournament champions.

The 'fever' for getting an IELTS certificate has reached even rural areas as many families are sending their children to Hanoi to attend IELTS courses. Many parents see ILETS as a passport to enter the top universities in Vietnam.

Three Vietnamese students are named in the list of 26 candidates across East Asia to win the IELTS Prize 2021, presented by the UK's international educational and cultural organization - British Council.

Volunteers from many countries in Tina’s free English classes made a strong impression on Ralph Schopen – an American teacher, a volunteer accompanying Tina’s free English classes for Vietnamese people in Singapore, which are organized by Tina Yuan.

At an interview for the post of lecturer at Flinders University, Ngo Tuyet Mai, when asked why the university should choose her, said in addition to her knowledge and experience, she also has empathy and understands international students.

Vietnamese proficiency in using English has continued to drop this year, being listed among countries in the low-proficiency category.

English continued to be the subject which saw the lowest scores in the national final exams this year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to remove the ABC foreign language testing system used at local language training centres from January 15.

Most schools require IELTS 4.5 English skill level for their graduates in non-linguistics majors, but this is seen as too low by many educators.

Globalisation is driving multinationals across the world to review and innovate their production methods based on industry 4.0, experts said.

The efforts to improve English teaching and learning quality have been disappointing. English was one of two subjects with the lowest scores at the 2019 high school final exam.

Teaching English in primary and secondary schools in Can Tho under a Government project called Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the National Education System between 2008 and 2020 still faces hurdles,

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been told that it will put a heavy burden on students by including multiple foreign languages in the curriculum at general schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City parents and students are frustrated that the city’s education department has made many new decisions related to English teaching and learning. 

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha said the textbooks for teaching English at Vietnamese schools will be textbooks of a certain country that will be ‘localized’ to fit Vietnamese conditions, rather than ones compiled by Vietnam

  One Brit in Nha Trang provides free English classes to anyone who's interested, after recognizing how important language skills are in the beach city.