Deploying Project 2020 foreign language at universities

On 23/12, Ministry of Education and Training has organized workshops deployment schemes in the 2020 Foreign Language University 2011-2020.
On 23/12, Ministry of Education and Training has organized workshops deployment schemes in the 2020 Foreign Language University 2011-2020.
Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien said the two-year implementation of the National Foreign Language Scheme 2020, the quality of teachers to teach foreign languages ​​at school is weak, only about 10% satisfactory. This shows the need to look at the responsibilities of universities to train teachers to teach foreign languages, especially in English.
To successfully implement the project, according to Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien stage to solve the capacity of teachers and foreign language teaching methods. The implementation of the series but can not universities be more proactive.
Currently, foreign language teaching and learning in universities is still restricted. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung, head of the permanent national language Scheme 2020 that the actual teaching and learning foreign languages ​​in universities does not work, time frame of not more foreign language, foreign language is taught subject knowledge as a subject rather than skills, teaching methods have not learner-centered. Teaching and learning process for major exams, focusing on grammar, reading and translation.
Teaching approach in the training institutions are not effectively taught many theories that ignore the practice, too focused on the text that neglected local languages. English teachers from various sources, many are not qualified teachers. In addition, many schools do not have modern equipment for teaching and learning, there is no suitable software ...
At the workshop, some also mentioned the situation of foreign language teaching and learning in their schools. Dr. Bach Duong Japan - Dean of Foreign Languages ​​(Duy Tan University), said that foreign language teaching at first difficult due to the input of foreign languages ​​of different students. Most students major in the listening-speaking-writing.
According to Dr. Bach Duong Japan, the curriculum level 2 and 3 have been compiled meticulously four skills but by the middle and end of test period, even the graduation exam and college exam will focus on critical reading and writing, grammar, so students do not need to practice the skills of listening speaking, writing.
Some universities also said that besides difficulties from the student has difficulties from the faculty, teaching materials and equipment to support teaching. This is also the difficulties of universities in teaching and learning foreign languages.
To address these difficulties and overcome weaknesses in teaching and learning foreign languages, some have proposed such measures as enhanced document exchange in English with international schools, foreign teachers in combination with Vietnam teachers, teacher training for Vietnam, the change in schools to achieve high efficiency.
In 2012, the national language project will implement the main content as established scientific language training at the universities and colleges are eligible to develop the network of training foreign language teachers colleges and universities in the Northwest, Northeast, Central Highlands, the Mekong Delta, Southwest, building the policy to encourage and attract people to participate in foreign language teaching institutions create, build and issue the investment policy, the criteria for facilities construction for foreign language training institution building programs in English 15 subjects from several sectors; open Short-term training and retraining of teachers and certified language .../.