- General Information
In 2023, Vietnam Association for Non-Public Preschool Education (VANPPE) worked with Fluent Education, an Australian training organisation with unique experience in providing teachers’ training to Vietnamese teachers, to develop the first online learning program “English for Vietnamese for Pre-school Teachers”. Watch the welcome video by Lyn Scott, author and lead trainer in this program here.
Training and English courses developed by Fluent Education are truly “by teachers and for teachers”. These courses provide practice exercises, instructional videos, webinars and resources that empower teachers to study English and teaching skills at their own pace.
Fluent Education has generously offered VANPPE members full tuition fee waiver for the 1st course (Welcome to the Classroom) and 50% tuition fee discount for the 2nd course (Crafts, Songs and Games) to all Vietnamese preschool teachers during the school year 2023-2024. For fee waiver and discount vouchers, please contact VANPPE at: banthuky@mamnonvietnam.vn.
Why use English in the classroom?
Using English to manage lessons will help learners to get used to listening to English and they will become familiar with new vocabulary more quickly. Students will understand more and feel more confident when speaking in English.
How the online training “English for Vietnamese for Pre-school Teachers” is different?
The course developers worked closely with experienced preschool teachers in Australia and Vietnam, to develop a unique course for Vietnamese preschool teachers.
All courses are engaging and practice-focused. Courses include Vietnamese translation, so they are suitable for teachers with any level of English proficiency.
Teachers will improve their English for the classroom and their confidence in speaking English as well as acquiring new great teaching ideas that are intentionally integrated into the courses’ content.
There is a final test at the end of each course and teachers will receive a certificate of completion from Fluent Education if successfully completing the course and the test.
2. Introduction to the courses
There are 3 courses in a series of English for Vietnamese for Pre-school Teachers. The first course focusses on language for basic classroom management while course 2 and 3 focus on activities, language and skills.
Course 1: Welcome to the classroom
The first course focusses on English for classroom management including:
- Giving instructions & managing activities;
- Greeting students & managing their behaviour;
- Talking about preschool activities & routines;
- Organising your classroom & the things in it;
- Encouraging & praising your students.
Course 2: Craft, songs and games
The second course has a focus on activities specifically listening, songs and games. You’ll learn English for:
- Giving instructions and explanations for activities;
- Vocabulary for arts & crafts activities & describing what you’re doing;
- Setting up listening activities;
- Teaching English through songs;
- Managing games.
Course 3: Stories, words, letters & sounds (to be launched in October 2023)
In Course 3 you will focus on using stories & pictures to develop students’ vocabulary and skills including:
- Language & techniques for teaching new words;
- Asking questions about pictures & stories;
- Reading stories with appropriate pronunciation;
- Supporting students with sounds & letters;
- Talking to students about what they are doing and did in the lesson.
3. About Lyn Scott, the author of Fluent Education’s “English for Vietnamese Pre-school Teachers”
Mrs. Lyn Scott has the Cambridge Diploma in English Language Teaching (DELTA) and MA Applied Linguistics. Lyn has 30 years’ experience in English language teaching and training in 10 different countries including 3 years in Vietnam. She is also a Cambridge university CELTA trainer and a coursebook writer.
Lyn developed the intensive teacher training program and led the team of Australian trainers to successfully deliver this training program to 200 public school teachers from Hanoi DOET in December 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
200 Vietnamese teachers from Hanoi, DOET visited Australia for training in December 2022
