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Description
The TeachingEnglish Localisation in Vietnam Project, developed through a collaboration between the British Council and VietTESOL, addresses the persistent challenge of limited access to professional development (CPD) for English teachers across Vietnam, particularly in remote and underserved areas.
The initiative seeks to build a more equitable, sustainable, and community-driven CPD model by applying the PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) framework to guide project management and continuous improvement. Throughout the project, over 1,500 teachers participated, with a 96.6% satisfaction rate and qualitative feedback indicating increased confidence, motivation, and professional connectedness.
This presentation will highlight key strategies used to foster scalable and sustainable teacher development communities, with a particular focus on the Act Phase—a follow-up initiative conducted in 2025, building on the foundations laid by the project in 2024. In this phase, four TeachingEnglish Ambassadors were selected to lead weekly Facebook discussions, quarterly livestreams, and thematic webinars. These activities cultivated a vibrant, teacher-led community with active peer engagement through comments, discussions, and shared practices, resulting in a community membership increase to 1,800 within just over a month.
Biography
The VMOOCs (Vietnam Massive Open Online Courses) team is an initiative under the VietTESOL Association with a mission to enhance English language teaching across Vietnam through MOOCs and online resources. The team brings together experts in teacher education, digital pedagogy, and open learning to deliver impactful and scalable professional development programs.
As the implementing body of the TeachingEnglish Localisation in Vietnam Project, in collaboration with the British Council, the VMOOCs team focuses on localizing high-quality teaching resources and building sustainable, teacher-led communities of practice—especially in remote and underserved areas.
