This course is designed for second-year English-majored students at HCMC University of Technology and Education to improve the Chinese language proficiency of those who have completed the course Chinese Language 2.

The subject aims to equip students with knowledge related consecutive interpretation. Via interpreting topic-based news such as environment, society and business, students have opportunities to improve speeding note-taking, memorizing skills, etc.

This course provides students with knowledge about method and technique to compare English and Vietnamese as well as knowledge of the trans-cultural perspectives between the East and West. Structural analysis is also another focus of this course and this emphasis helps students to recognize the mistakes in English language learning. This course in general strengthens students with necessary skills to conduct comparisons among different languages, to describe language from a critical perspective, to synthesize aspects of linguistic varieties, and to evaluate the English learning materials for language learners.

This course is designed for English majored students to achieve high upper-intermediate level (equivalent to B2+ – CEFR) in writing. This course provides students with a practical and efficient approach to acquire critical writing skills. For students involved in the academic world, the ability to write critically is crucial as it enables students to raise their voice and shapes their critical thinking. This in turn has a profound effect on their ability to conduct secondary research and write academic papers, which is one of the most essential skills that university students need to develop. The course, therefore, aims to develop students’ language competences required at advanced level. Lastly, the course equips students with soft skills namely presentation skill, interpersonal skill, teamwork skill and ability to work independently.

This is one of the courses which helps students to combine their knowledge of English with their technical knowledge and develop their four skills through varied activities. Authentic reading and listening passages from a wide variety of sources, and a large range of topics, e.g. basic electric electricity, electric circuits, electric motors, electronics in the home, data transmission, and many more will not only enlarge students’ knowledge of electrics and electronics but increase their technical terms as well. The emphasis of the course is on learning how to read technical texts dealing with electrical and electronic engineering and to read and describe diagrams, graphs, electrical and electronic values of components, etc. The course fosters students’ capability of independence in employing the available sources recommended to develop their technical English and working in technical English fields.