On August 28, 2013, the ninth batch of students of the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics Program, jointly provided by Curtin University and SEAMEO RETRAC, celebrated their graduation. Enrolled in this intake were 43 teachers of English from Vietnam and the USA. The program has so far recruited 466 candidates. The tenth and eleventh intakes are now in progress
To implement the goals of the Vietnam’s National Foreign Languages 2020 Project, in July and August 2013, SEAMEO RETRAC conducted five courses of English language proficiency for teachers of English in Can Tho, Tay Ninh, Long An, Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan. These courses aimed at helping school teachers of English improve their English language proficiency in order to achieve
SEAMEO RETRAC organized a training workshop on “Designing Interactive e-Materials” for teachers of English for universities/colleges on August 02, 2013. The objective of the training workshop was to infuse teachers with basic ICT skills for designing interactive lectures in their English teaching. Over 30 teachers of English participated in the training workshop.
After four weeks in operation, the Summer Fun 2013, co-organized by Queens College, City University of New York and SEAMEO RETRAC, concluded on July 26, 2013. A closing ceremony was organized for more than 200 students who attended the course from July 01 to 26, 2013 at the Center’s premises. This special four-week English course was designed for children from
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and Imagine Learning Company organized an information session on “Imagine Learning – English Software for Vietnam” on July 27, 2013 at the Center’s premises. Imagine Learning is currently being utilized in 47 states in the United States and some countries in the world. The information session
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press organized a training workshop on “Teaching Methods for ‘Complete IELTS’ Series” on July 22, 2013 at the Center’s premises. The training workshop was facilitated by Mr. Stuart Vinnie, Senior Training Consultant, Cambridge University Press. The workshop drew the participation of about 25 teachers teaching IELTS program at the Center.
At the invitation of University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Director, facilitated at two cohorts of Global Executive Doctor of Education Program from July 19 to 20, 2013. The theme focused on matters relevant to educational policy, integration and globalization in higher education in Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries. On this occasion, Dr. Phuong
SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the National Geographic Learning – Cengage Learning organized a training workshop on “Teaching Strategies to Prepare for the TOEIC Exam” on July 18, 2013 at the Center’s premises. The training workshop was facilitated by Mr. David Persey, Training Specialist, National Geographic Learning. The workshop drew the participation of about 30 teachers teaching TOEIC program at
The annual SEAMEO Center Directors Meeting took place on July 01-03, 2013 at Bangkok Marriot Sukhumvit Hotel, Thailand with the purpose to review the organization’s operation within FY 2011/2012. The meeting was attended by more than 80 participants including the Center Directors and key staffs of SEAMEO Centers and the Secretariat, representatives of Associate and Affiliate Members, and invited partners
To implement the goals of the Vietnam’s National Foreign Languages 2020 Project, SEAMEO RETRAC has closely cooperated with the departments of education and training (DOETs) in different provinces in assessing the levels of English proficiency and conducting different training courses on English proficiency and English teaching methodology for the school teachers of English.