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A current situation of English training in universities is that teachers speak English that students do not understand even though the English entrance standards are very high.
Nguyen Hung, a first-year student at a university in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, said that after finishing high school, Hung had an IELTS 6.0 certificate, so he was confident in studying the English-taught program. However, in many subjects, Hung and many students in the class could not listen to the English lectures, so teachers and students had to agree to teach and learn in Vietnamese. This situation occurred not only when studying online but also when studying at school.
High input standards
In Vietnam, many universities offer programs taught in English. To enter this program, universities have regulations on the minimum English proficiency of students.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology requires students admitted to study programs taught in English to have an international English certificate IELTS 6.0 and other equivalent certificates. Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Thang, Head of Training Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of TechnologyHo Chi Minh, believes that basically, for students entering an English-taught program, IELTS 5.5 is sufficient, but depending on conditions and requirements, schools can set higher levels.
Professor Nguyen Minh Ha, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City Open UniversityHo Chi Minh, said that for the high-quality program with 20% of the program duration taught in English, the school arranges to organize training from year 3. Before that, the school must design the program so that students can learn a lot about English, and they have enough capacity to study.
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With a program taught entirely in English such as an international joint program, students must meet the English proficiency requirements. Therefore, students with an international English certificate IELTS 5.5 are eligible, if they do not have a certificate, they must pass the test.
Representatives of some other universities said that each school will have its own regulations on English entrance standards for English-taught programs. However, it is not impossible that there are schools that set low English entrance standards, making it difficult for students to study.
Teacher said, student heard?
Dr. Phan Hong Hai, Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of IndustryHo Chi Minh, said that there are many reasons why students complain that it is difficult to understand the lectures of lecturers, such as students' weak English ability, especially when studying a major, and there may also be factors from the teacher.
According to Dr. Phan Hong Hai, lecturers who teach in English are carefully selected by the school, but not all lecturers speak English with British or American accents... but are also trained in English from many other countries such as Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Philippines... When trained in different countries, lecturers are influenced by the accent of that country, so their pronunciation is different... this surprises students because they have long been familiar with British or American accents.
Professor Nguyen Minh Ha believes that students must accept the diversity of English accents of lecturers. In addition, the regional factor of teachers also affects pronunciation, so there are many lecturers who teach in English, making it difficult for students to understand. "However, this is normal because in this case, students are studying a major, not a language. Students also have to adapt so that when they work in a multinational environment, they will no longer be surprised," Professor Ha explained.
Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Thang said that teachers saying students do not understand or students saying teachers do not understand is a common situation not only in Vietnam but also in countries where English is not the mother tongue. Even when students study abroad, they encounter this situation when the lecturers come from many different countries. The diversity in the environment forces students to adapt.
Have to learn by yourself! According to Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Hoai Thang, there are teachers who are very good at their subject but not good at English. Therefore, the problem lies in the system created by the school, which is a self-study system. At school, students study the curriculum in English with teaching assistants. In addition to the main time of the subject, there is an additional 1/3 of the time for teaching assistants to work with students to help students complete the training program well. |
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