Module 2: An overview of the new Tieng Anh textbooks- Reflection

1. What do you think is the most outstanding difference between the new and the old series? 

The old series The new series

-Viewpoint: According to the content-oriented, - Viewpoints: According to the orientation of
teaching according to the required level of capacity development and quality. These
knowledge and skills. competencies and qualities are concretized by
-Directing in the direction of concentration and the requirements to be achieved in each subject
unity. and grade level.
-Objectives: To help students develop Comprehensive and synchronous innovation,
comprehensively in morality, intelligence, from curricula, textbooks, teaching methods and
physical, aesthetic and basic skills, develop assessment.
personal capacity, dynamism and creativity, form - Directing in the direction of increasing
Vietnamese human personality Socialist South, autonomy for localities, educational institutions
building citizenship and responsibility; prepare and teachers.
students to continue their studies or go into - Objective: To help students master general
working life, participate in the construction and knowledge, know how to effectively apply
defense of the Fatherland. learned knowledge and skills to life and lifelong
self-study, have orientation to choose
appropriate career, know how to build and
develop harmoniously develop social
relationships, have a rich personality, personality
and spiritual life, thereby having a meaningful
life and making positive contributions to the
development of the country and mankind.
Educational content and duration
- There are 14 educational contents: Language - There are 14 educational contents: Language
education; Mathematics education; Moral and literature education; Mathematics education;
education; Natural and social education; Social science education; Natural science
Scientific education; Art education; Technical education; Technology education; Informatics
education; Physical education; Informatics education; Civic education; National defense
Education; National defense and security and security education; Art education; Physical
education; Collective education; Education education; Vocational education; Study topics;
outside of class time; Vocational education; Experience Activities and Local Experiential
General vocational education. Activities, Career Guidance and Educational
Content.
- New educational and subject contents:
Experiential activities, career guidance; Local
Education

Teaching methods
- Orientation to equip knowledge and skills. - Students are self-reliant in acquiring
- Innovating teaching methods to switch from knowledge to develop their competencies and
traditional teaching methods to active teaching qualities (through learning activities and
methods, but basically, it is still heavy on applying knowledge).
equipping knowledge and skills to do exercises - Implement active teaching methods: active
according to exam requirements. learning activities; focus on organizing learning
activities in order to form and develop students'
self-study ability; implement the motto
"Learning by doing".
The role of textbooks
-Textbook content (textbook) is considered as a Textbook content acts as "learning materials"
"source of knowledge", is the sole basis for (not the only source of knowledge) to organize
teaching, testing, assessment and examination; teaching activities; teaching according to the
The whole General Education Program has only content and requirements of the Program; Each
one set of textbooks. subject has many textbooks.

The teacher's role

- Organize basic teaching according to the -The "open" program (stipulate only the number
defined program distribution (according to the of periods/school year) requires teachers to
number of periods/week specified in the participate in the development of program
program); do not have to rebuild the program distribution, together with the school and the
distribution (basically according to the order of professional team to develop an educational
content already in the textbook; the adjustment, plan, a subject teaching plan. .
if any, is not much).
- Implemented innovation of teaching methods -There are a number of new subjects that require
but still basically aimed at equipping knowledge teachers (with appropriate professional
and skills; there are not many requirements to qualifications) to participate in teaching; there is
apply knowledge into practice, especially in local some new educational content in the subject that
practice. requires teachers to update; There are
requirements on applying knowledge to practice
in the locality that require teachers to be more
creative than what is written in textbooks
(generally for the whole country).
Requirements for students
Mainly learning according to the content, the - Regarding teaching methods: The role of the
level to be achieved in terms of knowledge and teacher is to change strongly from the position
skills of the General Education Program has been of "teacher" to the position of "organizer, check,
shown in the textbooks. and orient" students' learning activities.
- All students study the same Implement more effectively and thoroughly the
subjects/educational activities (the Division only requirements of teaching methods "learning by
regulates the severity/lightness of the subject doing".
according to the Department).
- The requirement for self-study and application
of knowledge to solve practical problems is still
light.
 Requirements for students' parents
Mainly schools and teachers contact/request -In addition to learning according to the content
parents to cooperate in general education and requirements of the General Education
contents on ethics and conduct; have not set Program, students are encouraged and facilitated
many requirements to support students in to expand their knowledge, participate in
learning knowledge and skills according to the activities to apply knowledge into practice.
curriculum of subjects and educational activities. - At the high school level, students have the
right to choose subjects according to their own
career orientation. The educational program is
divided into two phases that will guide and
allow students to choose a career right from the
school years at the secondary school level.
The active role of educational institutions
Implement the Education and Training Program In addition to complying with the National
according to the contents of the Program and the Education Program and the direction and
direction and guidance of the Ministry of guidance of the Ministry of Education and
Education and Training, ministries and superior Training, ministries and superior agencies,
agencies. educational institutions have the right and
responsibility to take the initiative in
formulating educational plans and teaching
plans. study and implement.
Local Responsibilities
- Developing the scale and network of schools to - Developing the scale and network of schools to
meet the learning needs of students and the local meet the learning needs of students and the local
socio-economic development orientation. socio-economic development orientation.
- Prepare conditions to ensure education quality - Prepare conditions to ensure education quality
(CSVC, teaching equipment, teachers, funding) (CSVC, teaching equipment, teachers, funding)
and direct the implementation of the program. and direct the implementation of the 2018
Education Program.
- Selection of textbooks; preparation of local
educational materials; supporting experiential
and career-oriented activities as required by the
2018 Program.
The 2018 program requires students to be more
self-directed; there are more tasks that require
applying knowledge to life, especially daily life
at home and in the community. Therefore,
parents must be asked to facilitate and support
students in learning and applying knowledge
outside the school campus.
2.  What benefits and challenges might you and your students have with the new Tieng Anh
series? 
3. Which series do you prefer, and why? 
I MYSELF PREFER THE NEW POINT OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
2018 BECAUSE SOME SEVERAL MAIN POINTS

New point of the General Education Program

The new educational program 2018 has many differences compared to the old one from
educational objectives, educational mottos, educational content, subject system, to teaching
duration and educational methods, specifically. :

1. Regarding educational goals:

The 2018 National Education Program continues to be built on the view that the goal of
general education is to educate the whole person, helping students to develop harmoniously
in virtue, intelligence, body, and beauty.

2. Regarding the motto of education:

The 2018 National Education Program inherits the basic educational principles such as
“Learning goes hand in hand with practice”, “Theory associated with practice”, “Education
at school combines with education in family and society”.

3. Regarding educational content:

In addition to some updated knowledge to match the new achievements of science -
technology and the new orientation of the program, the basic knowledge of the subjects in
the 2018 National Curriculum is mainly the core knowledge. , which is relatively stable in
the fields of human knowledge, inherited from the 2006 National Curriculum but reorganized
to help students develop their qualities and competencies more effectively.

4. About the subject system:

In the 2018 National Curriculum, there are only a number of new educational subjects and
activities or new names: Informatics and Technology, Foreign Languages, Experiential
Activities at the primary level; History and Geography, Natural Science at the lower
secondary level; Music, Fine Arts, Economic and Legal Education at High School Level;
Experience and career guidance activities at the middle and high school levels.

The change of the name of Engineering subject at the primary level to Informatics and
Technology is due to the addition of the Informatics section of the 2018 National Curriculum
and the reorganization of the content of the Engineering section. However, in the 2006
National Curriculum, Informatics was taught from grade 3 as an elective subject. Foreign
language is a new subject at the primary school level, but it is a subject that has long been
taught at other levels; have even been acquainted by many students since preschool.
At the lower secondary level, the Natural Science subject is built on the basis of integrating
knowledge from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and earth science; History and
Geography subjects are built on the basis of integrating knowledge of the disciplines of
history and geography. Students who have studied Science, History and Geography at the
elementary level have no difficulty continuing to study these subjects.

This two-subject program is designed according to the content circuits suitable to the
expertise of today's single-subject teachers, so it does not cause difficulties for teachers in
implementation.

Experiential activities or Experiential activities, career guidance at all three levels is also a
familiar content because it is built on the basis of collective educational activities such as
saluting the flag, class activities, Sao Nhi activities. Community, Ho Chi Minh Youth Youth
Union, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Youth Union and activities of
sightseeing, labor, career guidance, volunteering, community service,... in the current
program. .

5. About teaching time:

Although the 2018 National Education Program has reduced the load compared to the 2006
National Education Program, the correlations in teaching time between subjects are not
disturbed.

6. Regarding educational methods:

The 2018 National Curriculum is oriented to promote the positivity of students and overcome
the disadvantages of the one-way transmission method. For many years now, the Ministry of
Education and Training has popularized and directed the application of many new
educational methods (such as the new school model, the hands-on method, STEM education,
etc.). Therefore, most teachers at all levels have been acquainted, many teachers have
mastered the use of new educational methods.

=> The 2018 National Education Program has both inherited and developed the advantages
of the 2006 Program, while overcoming the limitations and inadequacies of this program.

New versions are always created to overcome the disadvantages of the old version. The same
goes for the GDPT program. With the desire to innovate learning methods to develop the
country's education, the new general education program is gradually becoming more stable.