Reading aloud a piece of text is not a very popular ESL/EFL activity. Many ESL teachers say that reading aloud is unrealistic because it is never done in real life, we never read aloud in real life. That might be true, but the situation is quite different when we are talking about learners of English.
It is well known that in Vietnam everybody prefers to study English with a foreigner who is Caucasian, not Asian. After so many years of teaching English in Vietnam I am still amazed of the discrimination in hiring English teachers based on their race. I already wrote an article on this matter and today, based on a request from one of my YouTube viewers I want to talk about the pros and cons of being Vietnamese foreigner in the ESL world in Vietnam.
There are many things to consider when evaluating academic writing. Of course, different teachers and schools will use their own evaluation system; most will include categories similar to those presented below.
Non-native speakers of English who are English teachers make mistakes. Yes, that is true. Now, we are going to look at two aspects of this matter: why they make mistakes and how bad is that.
This is a question that comes from one of my YouTube subscribers and I know for sure that there are many people out there with the same question in mind (actually he has two questions).
This article tells you everything you have to know about the necessary documents, particularly criminal record and university degree, needed for working as an ESL teacher in Vietnam. One of my viewers asked me the following questions through email and below you can read the original email.
This is a question that comes from one of my YouTube viewers and I am pretty sure many of the prospective teachers were thinking about.
The question is:
Is it important to learn Vietnamese language as English teacher in Vietnam ? where can someone take Vietnamese language course in Vietnam and how long will it take to learn the language?
If you are Indian and you are looking for an English teaching job in Vietnam then this article might be interesting for you. I have just got an email from a person from India who is interested in teaching English in Vietnam. The mail says:
If you are an Indian and looking for a teaching ESL job in Vietnam then you might have the same questions as this YouTube viewer of ESL Saigon Channel. If that is the case then probably you will find this very useful.
If you live and work in Vietnam then you probably need a motorbike driving licence. The bad news is that the driver licence from your country of origin is not valid in Vietnam (Update: Now, in 2015, it should be fine driving a motorbike in Vietnam with the driving licence issued in your country of origin). The good news is that based on your driving licence from your country of origin you can get a Vietnamese driving licence.