HCMUE English Department's Learning Management System

This course consists of 20 modules, and mainly aims at helping in-service English language teachers at lower-secondary schools in Vietnam to teach effectively within the new English language curriculum for Grade 3-10 in Vietnam.

Specifically, by the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Understand the structure, contents, approach and methods employed in the new English language curriculum for Grade 3-10 in Vietnam;
• Deliver their English language classes effectively within the new English language curriculum;
• Conduct proper testing and assessment the new English language curriculum;
• Adapt their teaching within the new English language curriculum to different contexts, learners, needs and for their own professional development; and
• Apply different methods and techniques in English language teaching, especially at the level of ELT techniques.

To participate in this course, participants should have the English competence of C1-CEFR (or equivalents) and above.

For illustration purposes, examples and practice within this training course mainly draw on the new Tieng Anh 6-9 textbook series (published by Educational Publishing House and Pearson). However, the knowledge and skills acquired from this course could be easily transferred to the use of other textbooks and materials as well.  

Hello and welcome to the online course Language Assessment for Teachers of English. This is an important course in the Program for English Language Teacher Training not only in Vietnam but also in many other countries. This course introduces learners to common tasks in the language assessment process.  You will surely have many opportunities to practice what you learn in the course because we aim to promote students’ autonomy, self-assessment, and critical thinking skills via analyzing the problems and performing major assignments. We hope you will find this online course fruitful for the assessment and testing activities in your English classes. Goodbye and see you.

This course consists of 12 modules, and mainly aims at helping pre-service or in-service English language teachers at primary and secondary schools in Vietnam to use English as a language of communication in the classroom.

Specifically, at the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Remember varied English expressions and structures to facilitate their English language teaching, especially in terms of managing the classroom, understanding and communicating lesson content, and providing feedback;
• Use these expressions and structures accurately, resourcefully and confidently to conduct various classroom activities before, during and after the lesson;
• Demonstrate their communicative competences in using these structures and expressions in the context of their own English language classroom; and
• Perform a range of ELT teaching techniques for managing the classroom, giving instructions, facilitating classroom activities, and providing feedback.

To participate in this course, participants should have the English competence of B1-CEFR (or equivalents) and above.

• Understand principles of CA: history, objectives, methodology and applications 
  
• Develop sound knowledge of both target and native language systems 
  
• Apply CA in different ESL areas: teaching, testing, translating and course designing