SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the Oxford University Press organized a training workshop on the “Teaching Strategies for Solutions – 2nd Edition”, on September 20, 2014, at the Center’s premises. The training workshop was facilitated by Ms. Sadie Maddocks, Delta-qualified English language trainer, Oxford University Press. The workshop drew the participation of about 50 teachers at the Center. This workshop was
On September 06, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC held Mid-Autumn activities for 2,500 students of Kiddy programs. This annual festival attracted the students with several interesting activities. For levels from kids to youngsters aged 07-15, students took part in a lantern decorating competition with a variety of creative ideas and topics that they loved. For starters levels aged 04-06, students creatively assembled
On August 28-30, 2014, the 5th Annual International Conference on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on “New Trends in English Teaching and Learning” was held at the Center’s premises by SEAMEO RETRAC in cooperation with Curtin University, Australia. More than 240 participants attended 27 presentations and 4 workshops presented at the conference by eminent researchers, lecturers and
On August 27th, 2014, the Alumni meeting of the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics Program, jointly provided by Curtin University and SEAMEO RETRAC, organized at Palace Hotel Saigon, in Ho Chi Minh City. Participating in the meeting were about 100 MA graduates from Ho Chi Minh City and other areas. The purpose of the meeting was to maintain the
On August 27th, 2014, the training workshop on “Oral Corrective Feedback in Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition” was conducted exclusively for graduates of Curtin University Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics at the Center’s premises. Participating in the meeting were about 50 MA graduates from Ho Chi Minh City and other areas. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Rod
The English training courses and the teaching methodology training course for primary school teachers of English, jointly conducted by Vinh Long Department of Education and Training, started on April 26, 2014 in Vinh Long Province. The courses aim at helping primary school teachers of English improve their English language proficiency in order to achieve level 4 of Vietnam’s Foreign Language
From August 04 to 15, 2014, Unilead Vietnam – University Leadership and Management Training Course, co-organized by DAAD Information Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Oldenburg University in Germany and SEAMEO RETRAC was conducted at the Center’s premises with the participation of 24 selected researchers and lecturers from universities in Vietnam. The training course was facilitated by invited experts from
From August 07 to 08, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC conducted the training workshop on “The Practical Aspects of Doing Research: Problem to Publication, Module 4 – Publication – Proposal Writing” for 30 lecturers and research fellows from universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces. The workshop aimed to provide participants with the latest information about research, to
In cooperation with the RMIT Vietnam, SEAMEO RETRAC successfully conducted the International Conference on “Leadership and Management in Higher Education for Sustainable Development” on July 24-25, 2014, at the Center’s premises. The conference was held with the aims of providing the participants who were educational leaders and practitioners, researchers and professional experts the opportunities of sharing information, experience, research results
On July 16, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC organized a workshop on “Teaching TOEFL-iBT Speaking and Writing Skills” for teachers of English at the Center. The workshop aimed to explore in-depth techniques on how to teach TOEFL-iBT Speaking and Writing skills effectively. Conducted by Mr. David Persey, Training Specialist from National Geographic Learning (Cengage Learning), the session drew the participation of around