Recent Events
Closing ceremony for the intensive English Pre-Departure Program of Project 322
The closing ceremony for the intensive English preparation course was held on June 11, 2010 at SEAMEO RETRAC. The course was designed to help Government’s sponsored scholarship post-graduate candidates to improve their English skills and proficiency as well as academic skills such as research skills, presentation skills and so on. After 10 weeks (from 5/4/2010 to 11/6/2010) of studying at
Workshop on critical thinking in teaching and learning
As many as 60 teachers and lecturers from high schools, colleges and universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta’s provinces participated in the workshop entitled “Critical Thinking in Teaching and Learning” at SEAMEO RETRAC on May 23-25, 2010. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Ian Frank and Dr. Malcolm H. Field from Future University-Hakodate, Japan. The workshop provided
Secondment of SEAMEO RETRAC Staff
To further strengthen the collaboration between SEAMEO RETRAC and SEAMEO INNOTEH Mr. Dinh Gia Bao, and Mr. Vo Tan Dung were sent to SEAMEO INNOTECH for a 3 week secondment to learn the Instructional and Curricular Excellence in School Leadership for Southeast Asia (ICeXCELS). It is also a way to promote the online training model, especially in educational management and
Opening a new annex in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
The Center has just opened a new annex, located at 205- 207 Tran Hung Dao St., District 5, HCMC on May 15, 2010. All English programs (Adult and Kiddy) are going to be offered at this annex.
Parent Forum
A forum for parents of the Kiddy Programs to share their experiences in helping their children learn English at home was held on Saturday 24 April, 2010. The topic for discussion focused on the strategies that parents use to motivate and help their children to learn English at home through different activities like reading books, telling stories, singing English songs,
Seminar on Scholarships at IPC, New Zealand
On March 20, 2010, SEAMEO RETRAC held an information session for nearly 40 students and parents. At the session, the participants were provided with useful information about SEG scholarships at International Pacific College, New Zealand (IPC), offered by Sushi Education Group, a Japanese non-profit organization. Tuition subsidies vary from $NZ 8,000 to $NZ 14,000 per year for those choosing to
Opening Ceremony of the MA inApplied Linguistics Program – Intake 1
The opening ceremony of the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics Program – Intake 1, jointly conducted by Curtin University of Technology, Australia, and SEAMEO RETRAC, was organized at SEAMEO RETRAC on March 08, 2010, with the participation of 51 students. This program is designed for English language teachers in Vietnam and the region. The first one-week workshop was conducted
Short Training Course on Educational Management and Leadership for Open University at NIE, Singapore
EO RETRAC in cooperation with National Institute of Education, Singapore (NIE), organized a training course on “Educational Management and Leadership” for leaders and administrators from HCMC Open University at NIE from February 24 – March 1, 2010. The course brought the participants new leadership and management skills in education as well as good experience sharing from the presenters on real
Workshop on Teaching English to Young Learners
The five-day workshop on “Teaching English to Young Learners” conducted at SEAMEO Regional Training Center (Vietnam) and supported by the Regional English Language Office in Thailand and the the US Conculate General in Ho Chi Minh City commenced on March 1, 2010. Attending the workshop are 36 English teachers in primary schools, teacher trainers at colleges and universities, and English
The graduation ceremony of the English Language Teaching
The graduation ceremony of the English Language Teaching – International Certificate – Intake 1, jointly conducted by Camosun College (Canada) and SEAMEO Regional Training Center (Vietnam) was organized on February 01, 2010 at SEAMEO RETRAC. The program was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, and qualifies foreign graduates to apply for a work permit to work as
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