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The course is designed for English major freshmen in order to achieve reading ability at the elementary level (B1). Specifically, the course helps students develop reading skills such as reading for main ideas, reading for detail information, distinguishing topic and key words, critical thinking skills, guessing meanings of words in context, and word analysis. In addition, to help students become familiar with the self-study and standardized PET exam format, this course provides important reading strategies and skills in preparation for this exam.

Translation Theories provide students with basic principles in the field of translation types of translation-interpreting, methods and techniques of translation, the difference between translations English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English. In addition, the module also provides learners with an overview of the general concepts and information on translation history, translation and interpreting, and practical exercises. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to apply translation theories into practice translation and interpretation and promote their passion for translating.

Advanced English 1 is designed for English majored students of Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Technology and Education, who are in the first semester of their fourth year to achieve the Advanced level of English Proficiency or level C1 in the CEFR

This module is to help second-year translation students understand the basics of translation types, translation techniques and mistakes to be avoided. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply translation theory into practical exercises at gradual levels of improvement: practice translating basic sentence patterns, translating clause types and translating short informative paragraphs such as newsletters, articles, etc. on many different topics including culture, entertainment, basic science, tourism, etc. In addition, students will be able to translate standard texts, improve their reading comprehension ability and develop grammar knowledge, vocabulary, and rhetorical measures.