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VIETNAM • EDUCATION
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EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVES PROJECT
The educator perspectives project highlights the life of educators through interviews and surveys. The following are a sampling of typical questions asked:
- How many subjects do you teach?
- How do you get to work?
- How long is your workday?
- Approximately how much do you earn monthly?
- What level of respect does an educator hold in your country?
- What level of education is needed to be a teacher in your country?
- How many students are in your class?
- How do you discipline your students?
Educators
Name: Pham Xuan Canh
Age: 39 years old
Grade level taught: High School
Years teaching: 13
Location: Krog Naij, Dalat Province, Vietnam
School Name: Phan Boi Chau High School
Salary: 2,500,000 dong/month (about US$145/month). Many teachers often also work as private tutors. Students get together in groups and pay the teacher about 1,000,000 dong/month for weekly lessons
Schedule: School is Monday through Saturday and teachers usually work the morning (from 7:30 am -11:00 am) or afternoon (1:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Number of students: 1605
Number of English teachers: 10
Number of students per class: 44
Courses students generally take: literature, english, biology, informatics, computer, physics, chemistry, history, geography, with an exercise break for 15 minutes between classes. Students take art and music only in primary school.
Academic Calendar: classes run from September to the New Year (2 week break) classes continue until summer holiday - 3 months (June, July and August). Teachers usually don' t work in the summer time.
School structure in Vietnam: Primary school: grades 1-5, Lower Secondary: grades 6-9, Higher/Upper Secondary: 10-12. Students then take leaving exams. Students take six leaving exams. Three of the exams are always in Math, English and Literature, while the other three exams vary every year.
Teaching methods used by Pham: To teach English, Pham uses a 4 step program: reading, writing, listening and speaking. He also constructs his lessons using power point and has a computer in his classroom and at home and uses a USB key to transfer his work at home to school.
How did you become a teacher? Pham attended Dalat University and studied English and tourism. At first he wanted to work in tourism, but his father wanted him to become a teacher. He likes his job very much and thinks the students are very clever, but feels the salary is not very high, although he is able to afford the necessities.
Do your students like English? Pham's students generally find English very hard. There are not many native speakers to listen to, especially in smaller towns. Students can watch movies on TV (HBO, Cinemax) but most students don't have this much free time.
STUDENTS PERSPECTIVES PROJECT
The student perspectives project describes personal perspectives of student life. Some topics which students may be asked to talk about are:
- How long is the school day/year?
- How far do you travel to school?
- What does your classroom look like?
- Are books provided for you?
- What subjects do you learn about?
- Do you have a different teacher every year?
- What is the average age student finish school?
- Do you enjoy going to school?
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Name: Toi
Age: 30 years old
Location: Buon Ma Thout, Vietnam
Home city: Bun Ho, Vietnam
University Education: Tourism Program, Saigon
Course: English and tourism
Length: 4 years
Language of instruction:Vietnamese and English
Schedule: 1st semester: September-New Year(10-15 day winter holiday), 2nd semester January to June, summer vacation June, July and August
Daily Schedule: Toi had classes Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 11:00 am and he usually studied and worked in the afternoon
Living arrangements:Since living in Saigon is expensive, many students try to live with extended family if possible. A shared room in Saigon to rent can cost about 500,000 dong/month (about US$30/month), while a private room can cost 1,000,000 dong/month (US$60/month). Students also try to live outside the city and commute in daily to help lower housing costs.
What are you doing now? It was hard for Toi to find a job in tourism after graduating. He moved back to his home village in the countryside and is working for a company in Buon Ma Thout.
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