Love for English at the happy school
(Baonghean.vn) - One of the difficulties in learning English today is the lack of an environment for students to "bathe" in English every day, practice listening, speaking, reading, writing skills, and practice what they have learned. With their passion and creativity, teachers at Phuong Hoang High Quality High School (Vinh City) have created such an environment.
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Stepping into Phuong Hoang High School, anyone will be attracted by the posters quoting meaningful sayings about studying, training,philosophyeducation, philosophy of life attached along all the corridors. All of those quotes are printed in Vietnamese - English. This orientation comes from the concern of training a young generation to integrate, can be confidentuse Englishas a second language of school leadership.
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| Students of CLC Phuong Hoang High School are very confident when communicating and presenting in English. Photo courtesy of the school |
To realize that wish, Phuong Hoang High School has invested and prepared for students a modern physical environment and teaching methods.advancedand excellent teaching staff. All teachers of the school, regardless of the subject they are in charge of, in addition to solid professional requirements, must ensureEnglish platformgood. Explaining this, Ms. Nguyen Thi Duyen - Vice Principal of the school said:“Most of the school's activities and events are in English, many instructors are foreigners, and many professional documents are updated from developed countries., exchange and cooperation activities take place regularly.Therefore, school teachers need toHaveEnglish levelGoodto ensure job requirements. Currently, most teachers have achieved the levelB2 according to the European reference framework”.
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| The leadership team and teachers of Phuong Hoang High Quality High School. Photo provided by the school. |
The school's English group currently has 12 teachers, all of whom are young, dynamic, creative and dedicated to their profession; among them are foreign teachers with pedagogical certificates, international English teaching certificates and teaching experience in Vietnam. With the school's orientation, one of the most important qualities that English teachers at Phuong Hoang Primary School need to have is initiative, creativity and flexibility. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hien - Head of the English Group, shared: “We understand that, in addition to imparting knowledge, we are also the ones who inspire our students to learn English. Inspiration only comes when teachers put all their heart into their lessons, love their students and constantly innovate teaching methods.”
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With a team of quality teachers, Phuong Hoang High School can implement an English teaching and learning program with its own unique advantages.
The official English program follows the innovative curriculum framework of the Ministry of Education and Training, and is combined with the school's own enhanced program. Students learn English from grade 1 and learn English every day (8-10 lessons/week). Advanced content is designed in each lesson aimed at each student, establishing language, science and calculation skills similar to the international program. This not only helps students gain basic knowledge, but also familiarizes them with test-taking skills.international english certificatebut also optimizes investment costs in children's education for parents and schools.
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| Teaching English to students through drawings. Photo archive |
Not only that, students of Phuong Hoang High School also learn English every week with foreign teachers to practice quick listening and speaking reflexes, form the habit of using English as a communication tool, and eliminate shyness when speaking English.
Linking English with reading culture, the school has equipped the library with many Vietnamese - English bilingual books for students to freely explore the treasure trove of knowledge. Or simply let them listen to English songs and stories at noon before bedtime at school... to increase their vocabulary, feel the intonation, and practice pronunciation. In such natural ways, English has not only become a simple subject but has become close, attached to school life and become a favorite of every student of Phuong Hoang Primary School.
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| Exciting atmosphere in an English Math class in class 4A1. Photo courtesy of the school |
Pioneering innovation, for many years now, Phuong Hoang High School has been teaching and learning English according to the Steam educational orientation, integrating English with mathematics, science, fine arts, music, life skills... to form creative thinking and the ability to apply English in real life in students. In particular, teaching English through Mathematics and Science is the direction that the school has focused on. Attending an English math class of primary school, anyone will want to immerse themselves in the exciting and interesting atmosphere here. The dry shapes, calculations and numbers become more vivid through English intonation, through fun songs and colorful pictures. Although English is the only language used in a Math class, the children are very proactive in asking questions, volunteering to answer, and participating in games with great confidence and excitement.
Applying information technology is also a teaching method that is regularly implemented by the school."Recent,IT teamPhoenix has successfully designed the E-Phoenix application..This “learn while playing, play while learning” application is atcold mansupportvery positivefor workteachingEnglish in school,online teaching,helppupilmore interested in learning,Use what you have learned fluently and naturally, increase your reflexes, vocabulary, and confidence...”- Ms. Thu Hien - Head of English Group said.
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| Students of Phuong Hoang High School have the opportunity to participate in many events and organize many extracurricular activities to practice soft skills. Photo courtesy of the school |
In addition to the main curriculum, Phuong Hoang High School also regularly organizes creative experiential activities related to English. Monthly themed meetings of the English Phoenix Club, competitions, events on major holidays, field trips, summer programs... are not only playgrounds to foster young people's love for English but also ideal opportunities for them to express, explore themselves and perfect necessary life skills. Particularly for middle and high school levels, students of Phuong Hoang High School have been able to organize school-level English events such as Halloween, Christmas, Happy New Year,... The success of these programs bearing the "made by Phuong Hoang" mark has contributed to creating the brand ofa young generationconfident, self-reliant
Moreover, in line with the direction of teaching English anytime, anywhere that Phuong Hoang is aiming for, parents have always worked together with the school to create a positive learning environment for their children, not just limited to the school campus. Such as joining their children in English groups and gathering places in the city community so that their children can interact and learn from friends all over the world who are using English as a global language of communication.
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| Awarding prizes to students at the Amazing Voice Contest 2021. School photo |
Notably, in the 2019-2020 school year, course 1, Phuong Hoang School had 13 students admitted to the English specialized class of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and Vinh University High School for the Gifted. Most recently, Nguyen Khanh Chi (7A1) won the first prize in the TOEFL Junior International English Competition in Nghe An in the 2020-2021 school year with an absolute score of 900/900. Currently, Khanh Chi is actively preparing for the National Final Round of the competition which will take place in Hanoi next June. Khanh Chi confided:“I really like learning English and the school activities have created conditions for me to use and practice this language. During the recent exam, the teachers enthusiastically reviewed my knowledge and encouraged me.spiritme so much
More than the achievements and awards, big and small, the most important thing is that Phuong Hoang High School has created a positive environment for students to learn and use English fluently in life. Visiting the school, talking in English with any student, they can all answer in English. The complexity and richness of the sentences depends on each student's ability, but the common point is that they all respond very confidently and quickly. We can also easily see groups of friends of the same age chatting enthusiastically in English with natural intonation like native speakers.
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| English class is one of the most favorite classes of students at Phuong Hoang Primary School. Photo: Diep Thanh |
Not only do they use communication tools, students, especially older classes, also know how to use English to create and present their own and their team's learning projects. Some issues that young people are interested in are school violence, environmental pollution, career orientation, etc. These learning products in English not only help them think seriously about themselves and the life around them, but also train their thinking and skills needed in the integration period, including English language skills.global language.
Phuong Hoang High Quality School is a general school with levels from Primary to High School. The school's goal is to build an educational environment where students are developed in a comprehensive and harmonious way in terms of physical and mental health, personality and intelligence; have the ability to be self-reliant, think positively, know how to apply the knowledge learned to life, choose suitable careers, adapt to changing circumstances and become good citizens, global citizens. The core values that Phuong Hoang strives for are: Love - Responsibility - Respect - Solidarity - Creativity - Autonomy.