Category: Sharing English lessons

On November 17, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with the Managing Board of the National Foreign Languages Project in 2020 held a seminar on “Sharing Experiences in Organizing English Training Programs Using Communicative Approach”. Attending the seminar were about 100 faculty members from universities and training centers, leaders, English specialists and teachers from Departments of Education and Training in 27 cities and provinces in Southern Vietnam.

The seminar aimed to provide an opportunity for teachers, professionals, and organizers from training …

On November 17, 2014, the delegation of high officials from the Lao PDR. Ministry of Education and Sports, headed by Mr. Sisamone Sitthilavongsa, Chief of the Office and Ms. Chanhthvone Phandamnong, Director General, Department of International Cooperation paid their visit to SEAMEO RETRAC.…

On November 03-07, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC in cooperation with the Institute for Educational Administration Development (Lao PDR Ministry of Education and Sports) conducted the in-country training course in educational leadership and management for basic education trainers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Attending the training workshop were 31 managers and lecturers in basic education who are currently or will be master trainers in educational leadership and management. The participants came from various areas and provinces in Lao PDR. The training course was …

SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Center in Indonesia (SEAMEO SEAMOLEC) and SEAMEO Regional Center for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel (SEAMEO QUITEP) in Science in Indonesia organized the training course on “Applying the Inquiry-based on Science Subjects through Information and Communication Technology” from November 03 to 07, 2014 at the Center’s premises for more than 40 science lecturers and teachers from universities, colleges and/or high schools in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces. …

At the invitation of SEAMEO Secretariat, Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, SEAMEO RETRAC Director, headed the delegation from the Center to attend SEAMEO Congress with the theme on “Southeast Asia in Transition: Re-Thinking Education, Science and Culture for Regional Integration” from October 21 to 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a big event co-organized by SEAMEO Secretariat, the British Council and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, Thailand. SEAMEO Congress was attended by more than …

On October 17, 2014, SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with Worldbank Group organized a seminar on “Higher Education Reforms: Successful Stories from Korea and Malaysia” at the Center. Dr. Ju-Ho Lee, former Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Korea and Prof. Dato’ Dr. Morshidi Sirat, Director General, Department of Higher Education, Malaysia presented at the seminar.…

SEAMEO RETRAC’s 17^th Governing Board Meeting was convened from September 25-26, 2014 at the Center. The Meeting was held back to back with the Educational Forum, namely “Innovations in Teaching Life-skills and 21^st Century Skills at Basic Education: Best Practices from Southeast Asia”.

Attending the Meeting were Dr. Witaya Jeradechakul, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, Governing Board Members and representatives coming from Southeast Asian countries, and observers. In his opening remarks, Dr. Witaya Jeradechakul congratulated on the Center’s achievements for …

SEAMEO RETRAC successfully conducted the Educational Forum, namely “Innovations in Teaching Life-skills and 21^st Century Skills at Basic Education: Best Practices from Southeast Asia” on September 25, 2014, at its premises. The Forum was held back to back with the Center’s 17^th Governing Board Meeting and served as a platform for the exchange and discussion of ideas and experiences in relation to best practices in innovations in teaching life-skills and 21^st century skills at basic education from …

In pursuance of the Ministry of Education and Training project of reforming and improving the effectiveness of teaching and using English in Vietnam’s national education system, the National Foreign Language 2020 Project has collaborated with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Training Center (SEAMEO RETRAC) to conduct a training of the trainers (TOTs) program for lecturers/teachers of English in Vietnam.

The training program aims to build a core teaching faculty who are capable of delivering annual professional development …