Vietnam: English-language schools mushroom out of control

[Francis Hult]

Vietnam News

 

English-language schools mushroom out of control

 

With English language centres seemingly on every street in HCM City, local educators and officials question the quality of instruction available at many of these schools.

Each of these English language centres often has two or three branches in the city, and some have as many as 20, such as the Dong Au Foreign Language Centre.

 

Most call themselves "international centres" and say their certification is internationally recognized.

 

According to Nguyen Van Cuong, an official with the city's Education and Training Department, many of these centres exist not to meet pedagogical requirements but to make big profits.

 

Full story:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02EDU141108

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