The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has asked local teachers to study and arrange time to take IELTS tests.

Vietnam has continued slipping in the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) for the four consecutive years.

VietNamNet Bridge - The shortage of teachers of English in Vietnam has become so serious that some language centres are employing native English speakers without qualifications.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Thi Hang, known as the “Queen of Sauce”, is a prominent name on the domestic market with her brand of the product. But she has also become known for her revolutionary teaching methods.

Teaching and learning a foreign language is not easy. If the teachers themselves began learning the language late in their lives, and if they learnt it from non-native speakers, the task becomes even more difficult.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many new regulations regarding school personnel have made it hard to ensure safety and quality in teaching,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior expert of the Ministry of Education and Training's National Foreign Languages Project 2020, Nguyen Lan Trung, speaks to Kinh te&Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) about English teachers.

 Local education experts have pointed out widespread failuresin the teaching of English, explaining the currently poor results among Englishlanguage students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national foreign language teaching program will not succeed unless the targets and implementation are changed, the component projects are redrawn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) proposal on foreign language requirements has been criticised as “utopian” and impractical.

Educators believe that the best solution to help improve the qualifications of English teachers is to renovate the way English is taught and learned at schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Refresher courses cannot help English teachers improve their listening and speaking skills. The lack of qualified teachers may lead to the failure of the national English teaching program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has signed two cooperation agreements on January 16 in Hanoi for implementation of the National English Teaching Project 2020.