Programme name: Credit-based Undergraduate Programme
Level of training: Undergraduate
Field of study: English Language Teaching
Type of training: Full-time
Institution: University of Foreign Languages, Hue University
(Issued under Decision No 856, 21/09/ 2016 of the Rector of University of Foreign Languages, Hue University)
1. Training Objectives:
- General Objective:
Provide students of BA in English, Pedagogy strand with solid knowledge of fundamental sciences & educational sciences, pedagogical skills to meet the requirements of reform in secondary schools.
- Specific Objectives:
+ Ethical qualities:
Students will have basic qualities of a socialist teacher, who has deep understanding of Marxist-Leninist Worldview and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, who is patriotic with a love for socialism, who loves his/her students and career, and who has a high sense of responsibility, good ethics and exemplary style of a teacher.
+ Knowledge:
Students will have relative breadth and depth in knowledge of languages, cultures-literatures of foreign countries, developing mastery of communicative skills in target foreign language, producing graduates with solid professional expertise.
Students will have adequate knowledge of theories of English language teaching, of English education programmes & realities of English language teaching at schools.
+ Skills:
Skills in applying knowledge of language and culture to solve problems encountered in English language teaching
Ability to teach English, carry out the tasks required of an English language teacher, adaptability to innovative changes in education
2. Training duration: 4 years
3. Volume of knowledge: 141 credits including 7 credits for non-specialised language, but not including the content of Physical Education (4 credits) and Defence Education (165) periods).
4. Candidates for Recruitment: Based on the recruitment regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
5. Training process and Graduation condition: In accordance with the Regulation 43 of the Ministry of Education And Training.
6. Grading Scale: In accordance with the Regulation 43 of the Ministry of Education and Training.
7. Programme Content:
7.1. Programme Structure
7.1.1. General Knowledge: 7.1.1.1. Theories of politics 7.1.1.2. Natural Sciences 7.1.1.3. Social Sciences 7.1.1.4. Humanities 7.1.1.5. Non-specialised language 7.1.1.6. General 2nd foreign language 7.1.2. Professional knowledge: 7.1.2.1. Linguistics: 7.1.2.2. Culture - Literature: 7.1.2.3. Practical Language Skills 7.1.2.4. Knowledge of Specialised field 7.1.2.5. Practicum and Internship 7.1.2.5. Thesis (or alternatives) |
41 credits 10 credits 05 credits 08 credits 04 credits 07 credits 07 credits 100 credits 08 credits 10 credits 48 credits 26 credits 05 credits 07 credits |
7.2. List of courses:
No. |
Subject Code |
Subject |
Number of credits |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
A |
1 |
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE |
41 |
I |
1 |
Theory of Politics |
10 |
1 |
LCT1012 |
Basic principles of Marxism and Leninism 1 |
2 |
2 |
LCT1063 |
Basic principles of Marxism and Leninism 2 |
3 |
3 |
LCT1022 |
Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology |
2 |
4 |
LCT1033 |
Revolutionary Strategies of Vietnamese Communist Party |
3 |
II |
1 |
Natural Sciences |
05 |
|
Compulsory: |
05 |
|
5 |
KTN1013 |
Basic informatics |
3 |
6 |
KTN1022 |
Environment and Human beings |
2 |
III |
1 |
Elective: |
08 |
|
Social Sciences |
08/10 |
|
7 |
KXA1022 |
Compulsory: |
2 |
8 |
KXH1012 |
Vietnamese in use |
2 |
9 |
KHA1072 |
Contrastive linguistics |
2 |
10 |
KXH1042 |
Research methodology |
2 |
IV |
1 |
Introduction to linguistics |
04 |
|
Humanities |
04 |
|
11 |
KNV1012 |
Compulsory: |
2 |
12 |
KNV1022 |
History of World civilisation |
2 |
V |
NNT5 |
Introduction to Vietnamese culture |
7 |
|
Compulsory (7 out of 11 credits to be chosen) |
7/11 |
|
16 |
NNC1042 |
General second foreign language 1 (Listening) |
2 |
17 |
NNC1052 |
General second foreign language 2 (Speaking) |
2 |
18 |
NNC1062 |
General second foreign language 3 (Reading) |
2 |
19 |
NNC1072 |
General second foreign language 4 (Writing) |
2 |
20 |
NNC1083 |
General second foreign language 5 (Grammar / Translation practice) |
3 |
|
1 |
Non-specialised Foreign Language |
7 |
VI |
1 |
Physical education |
5 |
VII |
1 |
National Defence Education |
5 weeks |
B |
2 |
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE |
100 |
VIII |
ANH2 |
Linguistics |
08 |
|
Compulsory: |
6 |
|
21 |
ANH2012 |
Phonetics and Phonology |
2 |
22 |
ANH2022 |
English grammar |
2 |
23 |
ANH2032 |
Semantics |
2 |
|
Elective: |
2/6 |
|
24 |
ANH2042 |
Discourse Analysis |
2 |
25 |
ANH2052 |
Pragmatics |
2 |
26 |
ANH2062 |
Stylistics |
2 |
|
ANH3 |
Culture- Literature |
10 |
27 |
ANH3012 |
British literature |
2 |
28 |
ANH3022 |
British culture |
2 |
29 |
ANH3032 |
American literature |
2 |
30 |
ANH3042 |
American culture |
2 |
31 |
ANH3052 |
Cross-cultural communication |
2 |
IX |
ANH4 |
Practical Language Skills |
44 |
|
Compulsory: |
36 |
|
32 |
ANH4012 |
Listening 1 |
2 |
33 |
ANH4022 |
Speaking 1 |
2 |
34 |
ANH4032 |
Reading 1 |
2 |
35 |
ANH4042 |
Writing 1 |
2 |
36 |
ANH4052 |
Listening 2 |
2 |
37 |
ANH4062 |
Speaking 2 |
2 |
38 |
ANH4072 |
Reading 2 |
2 |
39 |
ANH4082 |
Writing 2 |
2 |
40 |
ANH4092 |
Listening 3 |
2 |
41 |
ANH4102 |
Speaking 3 |
2 |
42 |
ANH4112 |
Reading 3 |
2 |
43 |
ANH4122 |
Writing 3 |
2 |
44 |
ANH4132 |
Listening 4 |
2 |
45 |
ANH4142 |
Speaking 4 |
2 |
46 |
ANH4152 |
Reading 4 |
2 |
47 |
ANH4162 |
Writing 4 |
2 |
48 |
ANH4172 |
Translation Practice I |
2 |
49 |
ANH4182 |
Translation Practice II |
2 |
|
Elective (Students select 2 credits from each group) |
8/32 |
|
|
Group 1: |
2/8 |
|
50 |
ANH4192 |
Listening 5 |
2 |
51 |
ANH4202 |
Listening to lectures |
2 |
52 |
ANH4212 |
Listening to news |
2 |
53 |
ANH4342 |
English for Tourism |
2 |
|
Group 2: |
2/8 |
|
54 |
ANH4222 |
Speaking 5 |
2 |
55 |
ANH4232 |
Interviewing |
2 |
56 |
ANH4242 |
Communication and social relations |
2 |
57 |
ANH4332 |
English for Business |
2 |
|
Group 3: |
2/8 |
|
58 |
ANH4252 |
Reading 5 |
2 |
59 |
ANH4262 |
Critical reading |
2 |
60 |
ANH4272 |
English for academic purposes |
2 |
61 |
ANH4322 |
English for IT |
2 |
|
Group 4: |
2/8 |
|
62 |
ANH4282 |
Writing 5 |
2 |
63 |
ANH4292 |
Thesis writing |
2 |
64 |
ANH4302 |
Writing for specific purposes |
2 |
65 |
ANH4312 |
Translation Practice III |
2 |
|
|
||
|
ANHB |
Specialisation Knowledge for Pedagogy |
26 |
|
Compulsory: |
22 |
|
66 |
GDHS012 |
Educational studies I |
2 |
67 |
GDHS022 |
Educational studies II |
2 |
68 |
TLHS032 |
Psychology I |
2 |
69 |
TLHS042 |
Psychology II |
2 |
70 |
QLNS052 |
Governance and educational administration |
2 |
71 |
ANHB014 |
Teaching Methodology 1 Teaching & Management Skills |
4 |
72 |
ANHB022 |
Teaching Methodology 2 (Materials Development & Adaptation) |
2 |
73 |
ANHB032 |
Teaching Methodology 3 (Language Testing & Evaluation) |
2 |
74 |
ANHB042 |
Teaching Methodology 4 (Theory of Learning & Teaching) |
2 |
75 |
ANHB052 |
Teaching Methodology 5 (Technology in Language Teaching) |
2 |
|
Elective: |
4/10 |
|
76 |
ANHB062 |
Teaching Methodology 6 A (Teaching Large Classes) |
2 |
77 |
ANHB072 |
Teaching Methodology 6 B (Teaching Practicum) |
2 |
78 |
ANHB082 |
Teaching Methodology 7A (Using Textbooks) |
2 |
79 |
ANHB092 |
Teaching Methodology 7B (Designing Tests) |
2 |
80 |
ANHB132 |
Critical Thinking in Language Teaching |
2 |
|
|
|
|
81 |
ANHB122 |
School-based Teaching Observation & Teaching Practicum |
5 |
|
Undergraduate Thesis and Alternatives |
7 |
|
|
Group 1 |
3/6 |
|
82 |
ANHA113 |
Functional grammar |
3 |
83 |
ANHA123 |
Psycholinguistics |
3 |
|
Group 2 |
2/4 |
|
84 |
ANHB062 |
Teaching Methodology 6 A (Teaching Large Classes) |
2 |
85 |
ANHB072 |
Teaching Methodology 6 B (Teaching Practicum) |
2 |
|
Group 3 |
2/6 |
|
86 |
ANHB082 |
Teaching Methodology 7 A (Using Textbooks) |
2 |
87 |
ANHB092 |
Teaching Methodology 7 B (Designing Tests) |
2 |
88 |
ANHB132 |
Critical Thinking in Language Teaching |
2 |
|
** Students opting for alternatives to the thesis will choose one of the three courses in each of the groups above that s/he has NOT attended before. |
|
|
89 |
ANHB123 |
Undergraduate Thesis |
7 |
|
Total number of credits |
141 |
|
|
|
||
90 |
ANHB |
Specialisation Knowledge for Pedagogy in Primary English Teaching |
26 |
|
|
Compulsory: |
22 |
91 |
GDHT012 |
Foundational education studies (primary level) |
2 |
92 |
GDHT022 |
Theory of education studies & Theory of primary education |
2 |
93 |
TLHT032 |
Foundational psychology (primary level) |
2 |
94 |
TLHT042 |
Age and pedagogical psychology |
2 |
95 |
QLNS052 |
Governance and educational administration |
2 |
96 |
ANHT062 |
Principles of Language Teaching to young learners |
4 |
97 |
ANHT072 |
Developing Listening and Speaking Skills for young learners |
2 |
98 |
ANHT082 |
Developing Reading and Writing Skills for young learners |
2 |
99 |
ANHT092 |
Language Assessment for young learners |
2 |
100 |
ANHT102 |
Primary Teaching Practicum |
2 |
|
Elective: |
4/8 |
|
101 |
ANHT112 |
Practical Techniques for teaching languages |
2 |
102 |
ANHT122 |
Designing Tests for young language learners |
2 |
103 |
ANHT132 |
Teaching Grammar to young learners |
2 |
104 |
ANHT142 |
Teaching Vocabulary to young learners |
2 |
105 |
|
School-based Observation & Practicum for Primary English Teaching |
5 |
106 |
|
Thesis and Alternatives |
7 |
|
|
Compulsory: |
3/3 |
107 |
ANHT152 |
Material Adaptation for Primary English teaching |
3 |
|
Elective: |
2/4 |
|
108 |
ANHT132 |
Teaching Grammar to young learners |
2 |
109 |
ANHT112 |
Practical Techniques for teaching languages |
2 |
|
Group 2 |
2/4 |
|
110 |
ANHT142 |
Teaching Vocabulary to young learners |
2 |
111 |
ANHT122 |
Designing Tests for young language learners |
2 |
|
** Students opting for alternatives to the thesis will choose two courses from the Elective groups above that s/he has NOT attended before. |
|
|
112 |
ANHTTN7 |
Undergraduate Thesis |
(7) |
|
|
Total number of credits |
141 |