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The Enlightenment of ER in a Vietnamese Public University
This presentation first examines the current state of reading and especially extensive reading in the university context in Vietnam. This review shows that EFL reading classes in Vietnam almost exclusively teach reading intensively with little to no effort made to engage the students in systematic ER programs. We will then discuss the potential solutions to more smoothly implement an ER program in Vietnam by providing an example of one such ER program at our university. The particulars of our ERF supported ER program will then be explained followed by a review of its goals and achievements. In closing, we will propose some future steps we plan to take to not only embed ER more deeply into our curriculum, but mention ways to expand this model to other universities and schools in the region.
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Tram Nguyen is a university lecturer at the Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (EF, USSH-VNUHCM). With a Master’s in Linguistics with TESOL concentration, she has been teaching English language skills at EF to English-majored university students as well as adult learners wanting to obtain a second university degree. She is joining the ERWC7 with the hope to share her experience of implementing ER in her classes and learn from renowned experts and fellow teachers to put forward an ER initiative in her university in Vietnam.
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Dr. Rob Waring, is Emeritus Professor at Notre Dame Seishin University in Okayama and Visiting Professor at Thammasat University, Thaland. He is an acknowledged expert in Extensive Reading and vocabulary acquisition. He has published over 80 articles and has given hundreds of lectures, plenaries and featured speaker presentations in 32 countries. He is an Executive Board member of the Extensive Reading Foundation responsible for the promotion of Extensive Reading globally. He is also author and series editor of a six series of graded readers by various publishers and has recently published Teaching Extensive Reading in Another Language with Paul Nation.