British Council Vietnam has 50 teachers. All have specialist qualifications in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). They have different accents from across the English speaking world, but all share a familiarity with contemporary UK, and a strong commitment to intercultural dialogue and high quality English language teaching.
- Education to first degree level
- Certificate level qualification (eg Cambridge ESOL CELTA, Trinity CELTA or equivalent)
- Two years full time practical experience post qualification
- Familiarity with contemporary UK
- Cambridge ESOL Diploma in English Language Teaching
- Masters and PhD degrees in ESOL and related subjects
- Specialist qualifications in teaching English to Young Learners
- Extensive experience in Business English Skills training
- Teacher training experience
- Many years of teaching experience in Vietnam and other BC centres around the world
- Experience in UK schools and knowledge of the UK National Curriculum
- IELTS examiner trainer status
All British Council teachers are all involved in ongoing professional development. This includes studying for further qualifications, regular in-service training sessions, and formal observations with feedback by academic managers.
Teachers are evaluated before selection, and then each year according to the following technical criteria:
- Subject knowledge (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing)
- Classroom management (the ability to organise the class for maximum benefit to student learning)
- Course and lesson planning
- Understanding learners (understanding learner difficulties, evaluating progress, and giving feedback to individual students)
With 20 Teaching Centres in the East Asia region and more than 120 around the world, we are able to make use of the very best experience and good practice.
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