MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOL

Orientation
Academic year: 2022-2023

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 Welcome to EF

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 Objectives of the meetings
Session 1A: Introduction to USSH and EF

Session 1B: Introduction to EF MA in TESOL program

Session 2: Teacher professionalism in TESOL

Session 3: Study skills at graduate level

Session 4: Achieving your short and long-term goals

Session 5: Guidelines & regulation on thesis defense & assessment

Session 6: Library orientation

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 SESSION 1A:
Introduction to USSH & EF

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 VNUHCM

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 HCMUSSH

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 FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS & LITERATURE
EF

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 EF website:
https://hcmussh.edu.vn/nva

EF facebook:
Faculty of English Linguistics & Literature

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 History

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 EF organizational structure
Assoc. Dean for
Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs, Assoc. Dean for
BOARD OF DEANS Dean Research & External Relations & Undergraduate
Graduate Studies Communications Studies

Chair, Dept. of Chair, Dept. of Chair, Dept. of Chair, Dept. of Chair, Dept. of
BOARD OF English English English American-British English
EXECUTIVES Linguistics Language Translation & Culture & Language Skills
Teaching Interpreting Literature

Academic Affairs Student Affairs

SUPPORT STAFF Secretary Assistants Assistant ERC Assistants

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 EF staff
58 full-timers

31 currently teaching staff (8 PhD holders and 23 MA holders)

8 studying abroad

19 support staff
~70 visiting lecturers

~3500 enrollees per school year

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 EF vision
A leading learner-centered and
research faculty building up competent
life-long learners and global citizens.

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 EF missions
To provide learners with knowledge and professional
competencies needed for future employment, further
studies and research into the areas of English language
teaching, translation and interpreting, literature, cultural
studies and related fields.
To provide learners with transferable skills and attitudes
needed for professional development and international
integration.
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 EF core values
• Excellence: Striving for the highest personal and
professional achievement in all aspects of schooling and
individual and community action, work and life-long
learning
• Flexibility: Being flexible in training students no matter
what career path they choose for themselves; a flexible
educational scheme can ensure that students are capable
of proceeding in their future career
• Aspiration: Being aspired to become one of the best
Faculties of English Linguistics and Literature in the region
which provides distinguished quality learning and teaching
• Integrity: Being consistently fair, honest and trustworthy
• Responsibility: Being accountable for individual and
community actions towards themselves, others and the
environment
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 Task 3a: Synthesis

As a group, write a synthesis (max. 2-page) to systematically combine the

main ideas you remember and understand about EF. Use the controlling
ideas below:

ü names, acronyms
ü history
ü people
ü VMS & core values
ü others

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 SESSION 1B:
Introduction to EF MA in TESOL program

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 EF Programs
BA in English Linguistics & Literature
• Full-time program
• Honors program
• Second-degree program
• In-service program
• Transfer program

MA in TESOL

PhD (in-progress)

Certificate in TESOL
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2013 2019
(BA) (MA)

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EF professional
development
opportunities
• Certificate in TESOL
• MA in TESOL
• MA in Linguistics Joint
Program with Benedictine
University, US
• Conferences & seminars

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 6th ICELT 2022

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 SESSION 2:
Teacher professionalism in TESOL
Principles of professional learning
Career orientation

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 Why principles?
Outcomes
Needs
Principles

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 SESSION 3:
Study skills at graduate level

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 SESSION 4:
Achieving your short and long-term goals

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 Task 3b: Professional Development Plan (PDP)

• Individually, propose a PDP to track 20 action steps that help reach your short-
and long-term goals you expect to achieve as aligned with EF core values. Use the
table below:
EF core Action steps Short-term Long-term
values goals goals
E Taking a TESOL certificate X
E, F, A, I, R Participating in EF ICELT 2024 as X
a presenter

• Reflect on how your PDP helps gain your competitive advantages on becoming a
TESOL professional.

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 SESSION 5:
Guidelines & regulation on thesis defense & assessment
Academic integrity/ research ethics

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 SESSION 6:
Library orientation
Searching materials in TESOL and related fields

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 English Resource Center
• ERC
• USSH Library
• VNU-HCM Central
Library

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 EF Learning
Management
System

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