Why aren't Japanese and Korean students more proficient in speaking English? Some teachers in Vietnam are blaming TOEIC standardized testing, which focuses more on listening and reading skills. TOEIC mimics other English as a Second Language products, like ETS and the old TOEFL version (before 1995), which was almost boycotted in US universities in the 1990's, until it updated to its current version.
Vietnam's education development strategy for 2008-2020 plans to implement English as a compulsory subject in primary schools...
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Vietnam Slams TOEIC
Monday, March 17, 2008
New Regulations: Thailand
The Thai Ministry of Education has declared that all foreign teachers must have a Teacher Profession Certificate in order to legally teach in the country. The non-immigrant B visa needed for work permits for foreign teachers will no longer be enough to obtain a work permit. To receive a certificate, teachers will have to...
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http://blog.esldaily.org/2008/03/17/new-regulations-thailand.aspxSunday, March 2, 2008
Misdirected Encouragement in Vietnam
Discipline in the classroom is always a difficult issue to tackle, and sometimes it can have catastrophic results. Such is the morale recently learned by one Vietnamese teacher...http://blog.esldaily.org/2008/03/02/misdirected-encouragement-in-vietnam.aspx
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
New English Tests for Korean Children
The Korean public education system is renowned for placing special importance on English proficiency tests. And it seems the government of incoming President Lee plans to follow in that tradition. This week, the President Transitional Committee announced plans to reform the English proficiency tests for all levels of education to take effect between 2012 and 2014. Some grades will see more lenient tests, like Middle schoolers, who will only be expected to take a listening and reading exam and forego the intense pressure of a major written exam. This format closely resembles a TOEFL style test. University entrance exams will also being revised along the same lines as the TOEFL, although a writen component will remain for these tests.
For further information please read:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200801/200801290025.html
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