Current status of English teaching management activities in high schools in Tra On district, Vinh Long province

Abstract

After two years of implementing the 2018 General Education Program at high school level, English in high schools initially has certain advantages such as: English teachers often participate in training courses on programs and textbooks; the program has been innovated, inherited and developed in a concentric spiral; teachers and schools are given the opportunity to proactively choose textbooks to ensure that they are suitable for the practical situation of the locality. Besides the above advantages, high schools still face many difficulties in the initial stages of applying the 2018 General Education Program for English, specifically: due to the habit of teaching heavily on vocabulary and grammar, when approaching teaching English according to the 2018 General Education Program with the goal of forming and developing communication skills, it is a big challenge for many teachers; the management of teaching activities in some high schools still focuses on content management without paying attention to management according to the goal of developing students’ capacity; has not met the requirements of current general education reform. Therefore, innovating the management of English teaching activities according to the objectives of the 2018 General Education Program in high schools is an urgent task to improve the quality of English teaching.