TEACHING ENGLISH TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR ORAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AT VINHUNIVERSITY

The role of the university is to prepare students for their professional future life and career. In today’s globalized world and modern societies, English speaking is extremely important in a developing country as Vietnam. The issue is that, even though Vietnamese students spend 6-7 years learning English, they still cannot speak and communicate in English. Since it was established in 1959, Vinh University has become a major center for education, training and scientific research in the whole Vietnam. The University attempts to train students to become dynamic, creative and achieve excellence in both academic knowledge and social understanding, to meet the needs of today’s society. The volunteer's job is : • Teaching assistance in classrooms: Together with the Vietnamese teachers, volunteers teach oral skills of English to students. • Organization of English club activities: Volunteers are invited to participate as an animator in English Speaking Zone’s activities to improve participants’ English speaking skills and social understanding. • Participation in student assessment. • Organization and/or participation in workshops and other research activities. • Working hours/schedule: 20 hours/ per week • Acceptation of working on weekend and in the evening