The national project on teaching and learning foreign languages in the 2008-2020 period is moving ebulliently as more providers of English teaching solutions have joined the playground.

Nguyen Hoai Chuong, deputy director of the HCMC Department of Education and Training, said that primary schools in the city have applied some programs of both local and foreign providers on a trial basis. They are still seeking most suitable programs for local pupils.

A pupil of an international primary school makes a presentation in English. There have been many English teaching service providers in the country so far.

The most popular is the Cambridge’s English teaching program with monthly tuition at over VND3 million each pupil. However, this level is rather high compared to financial capability of most local households. 

A survey of iSmart Education Joint Stock Company shows that only 1-4% of households in HCMC can afford to pay VND 4-10 million a month for their children’s education.

These families usually send their children to high-quality international schools such as British International School, RISS and CIS with tuitions from VND 20-40 million a month.

Meanwhile, around 4-5% of households can spend from VND 4.5 million to VND 10.5 million per month and send their children to international bilingual schools with tuitions from VND 3-20 million a month. Some 13% of families can spend VND 2.2-4.5 million a month and the remaining pay VND2 million or less.

Given this situation, English teaching solution providers have stepped in, offering various programs such as Cambridge, i-Learn and Langmaster.

(Source: SGT)