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[vabeckele]

This from a language centre in Hanoi:

** Before any of the candidates are officially offered a place at the Academy, they have to go through the following stages:

Stage 1: The interview

Stage 2: Voluntary observation

Stage 3: Compulsory observation

Stage 4: Partial teaching and leading in class

Stage 5: Official training

Stage 6: Evaluative teaching

Before each stage the candidates will have a meeting with the management for discussions and updates on the details, regarding responsibilities of each of the parties during the stage, benefits and remuneration.

The time it takes for a candidate to go through the stages will vary from candidate to candidate, with factors such as energy, enthusiasm, devotion….

[Mushroom Druid]

[cb400]

the only worthwhile position there is the 'senior observation analyst'

Full job advert:

English Teachers for 4 year olds and above.
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** Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching English in class. Teachers at the academy would be required to be zealous about kids & helping their parents, excellent in training and role-modelling
- Pre-class preparation (lesson plans, flashcards, story cards, books, cut-outs, games, printouts and a variety of other instruments for teaching in class)
- Monitoring, assessing as well as reporting students’ progress, with a variety of methods including carrying out formal class tests and preparing student's progress reports
- Active participation and attendance of out of class and external events (picnics, exhibitions, sales and promotions)
- Fill-in for someone else if there is a need
- Attending meetings with management, other teachers, parents, as well as students
- Assisting other teachers in class if there is a need
- Delivering exciting, engaging and valuable lessons to the students, following the already prepared lesson plans and using teaching material provided by the Academy
- Maintain high level of interactions (discussions/debates) inside/outside class as well as ability to contribute to the "Haven free reading" community
- Contact and assist parents to help them understand their students’ performances
- Be up-to-date in knowing what are latest best methods of teaching in the market
- Make dedicated efforts to help improve quality of teaching and students
- Pro-actively give constructive feedback on lessons and a variety of matters to management and other teachers
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** Requirements:
- Foreign teachers as well as native English speakers are preferred
- Vietnamese individuals that have lived abroad or have great pronunciation and dialect are also welcomed
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- At least a Bachelor's Degree (General Degree) or equivalent (the doors are still open to those that do not have such qualifications but have the devotion and heart for teaching kids)
- Teaching and Education related degrees are preferred, although other degrees are still welcomed
- Experience in teaching and training is an advantage, but not essential
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** The job will be a great fit to those that are:
- Willing to devote time and effort to support and stimulate Academy's growth and expansion
- Seeking long-term mutual cooperation
- Seeking great opportunities for personal future development and improvement, in terms of experience, skills, self-esteem, self-actualisation (realisation) as well as social status and financial situation
- Structured and well-organized
- Robust, outgoing and communicative personality, good motivator
- Creative and self-motivated team player
- Flexible and hard working
- Eager to learn
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** This job might not be suitable for those that are:
- Primarily interested in personal financial gain
- Do not seek long-term cooperation and attachment to the academy
- Are not ready to wait and invest time and effort into Academy’s, everyone’s and resultantly personal growth
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** Before any of the candidates are officially offered a place at the Academy, they have to go through the following stages:
Stage 1: The interview
Stage 2: Voluntary observation
Stage 3: Compulsory observation
Stage 4: Partial teaching and leading in class
Stage 5: Official training
Stage 6: Evaluative teaching
Before each stage the candidates will have a meeting with the management for discussions and updates on the details, regarding responsibilities of each of the parties during the stage, benefits and remuneration.
The time it takes for a candidate to go through the stages will vary from candidate to candidate, with factors such as energy, enthusiasm, devotion….

[vabeckele]

Many that have stayed in Hanoi have left teaching altogether and entered a different 'career' path. More have left, either to HCMC or out of the country.

Hanoi, over the past 6 months or so is showing how NOT to implement change in policy. Again, in theory it is a good idea, but as we can see, in a couple of years, maybe earlier, we will be back to business as usual.

What gets me is some naive and eager native speaker has actually written that ad for this language centre.

In the end I just gave up and my interview became: 'Do you want a job?" "Please take the job."

[1st Sgt Welsh]

[cb400]

[Mushroom Druid]

[vabeckele]

[bobpen]

This is a good, accurate thread report with some excellent replies as well. Good to see we're getting quality posters lately.