Compulsory

The course is designed for junior students to introduce an overview of interpretation and consecutive interpreting, in particular, prominent theories and types of interpretation, especially emphasizing the code of ethics necessary for interpreters. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students will focus on practising the basic interpretation skills such as memorizing, taking notes, summarizing, etc. while interpreting sentences or short paragraphs (English and Vietnamese) with durations from 30 seconds to 01 minute on popular topics (education, culture, economy, society, science, etc.).

The course of Advanced English 2 is designed to enable English-majored students to obtain the C1 level of English proficiency. Particularly, students are provided with practical experiences on the four skills of English and international standardized tests (IELTS). The course also helps students develop their autonomy in learning as well as their ability to work in teams.

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

Senior students who satisfy all the requirements aforementioned can undertake a graduation paper with an experienced supervisor assigned by the faculty. They have to adhere to every step of the procedure to do a thesis such as choosing the topic, tailoring the research proposal, adopting certain methods of collecting and analyzing data as well as presenting their research paper. After the course, students’ skills in independent research, information searching, analyzing and synthesizing, critical thinking are reinforced.