Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hien (27 years old, teacher at Tay Tra High School, Quang Ngai) is preparing to go abroad to study for a master's degree in education, majoring in English teaching methods, with a full AAS scholarship from the Australian Government.
Ms. Minh Hien connects to apply for scholarships to support students passing university and college entrance exams - Photo: NVCC
In 2023, when she was assigned to teach at Tay Tra High School - where many students are ethnic minorities, Ms. Hien said she was deeply aware of the educational gap between urban and remote areas. Wishing to narrow that gap, Ms. Hien decided to seek opportunities to study abroad.
Ms. NGUYEN THI MINH HIEN
Actively participate in international conferences
With that determination, even though she lives in the mountains, she still actively conducts scientific research and participates in international conferences. From her experience, Ms. Hien wrote about Internet applications in English learning at Tay Tra High School (Students Perceptions of Using Internet Applications for English Learning at Tay Tra High School) which was published in the proceedings of the VietTESOL 2022 International Conference.
Recently, with the topic of applying AI in teaching reading skills, she became a young speaker at the TESOL Elevate 2024 Conference organized by the US Embassy.
Sharing about her scholarship application journey, Ms. Hien said that this was a long and arduous journey, she had to balance between teaching and participating in seminars, research and social activities related to her expertise...
Failing the Fulbright (US) and Chevening (UK) scholarships twice left her disappointed and questioning whether she was on the right track. However, she did not give up and later applied for the Australian Government scholarship. This time, with her experience and good health, she performed well in the interview.
According to Ms. Hien, to have the opportunity to compete for a full government scholarship, she herself maintained a high GPA since university, participated in scientific research, academic competitions and social activities related to her field of study...
"I hope my journey can inspire young people who are still struggling to find scholarships like I did before to have more confidence and strive to reach their goals," Ms. Hien shared.
Ms. Minh Hien guides her classmates to use technology applications to learn English - Photo: NVCC
Desire to improve English for students
At the school where Ms. Hien teaches, most of the students are ethnic minorities. Vietnamese is the second language for the students and having to use Vietnamese to teach English - the third language - to them causes her many difficulties.
"This has posed many challenges for me to overcome. From my own experience, I want to apply technology in education to support ethnic minority students here," Ms. Hien shared.
In 2022, with the project "Students' Awareness of Using Internet Applications in Learning English at Tay Tra High School", she helped significantly improve students' learning outcomes.
Accordingly, the rate of students achieving good or better grades increased by 17.51%, the rate of weak students decreased, and one student achieved excellent grades. This is also one of the first studies on the use of Internet applications in teaching English to ethnic minority students in disadvantaged areas in Vietnam.
At the same time, she connected 12 ethnic students who passed university and college entrance exams with Mr. Robert Vos - a Vietnamese Canadian - to receive support for scholarships to encourage them to go to school. Due to difficult circumstances, many of them cannot afford to go to school, she believes that they will be the human resources to develop the district in the future.
Ho Su Ra - a former student of the school, currently a second-year student at Pham Van Dong University (Quang Ngai) - shared that Ms. Hien is very friendly and always helps students in all situations. Many students really like the way she teaches, easy to understand and enthusiastic with students, not only during class but also outside of class, she is always ready to help.
Invest heavily in the subject
Commenting on Ms. Minh Hien, Mr. Vo Hong Truong - Principal of Tay Tra High School - said that although she has only worked at the unit for two years, Ms. Hien is always enthusiastic about the English subject. In particular, she is always creative and invests a lot in the subject, many students are very interested and have made clear progress when studying with her.
"Ms. Hien is an active and enthusiastic person. I highly appreciate her spirit in teaching. She regularly participates in English seminars at the provincial and national levels. In addition, she is also very close to the students," Mr. Truong shared.
Gift from a teacher in the highlandsSource: https://tuoitre.vn/co-giao-vung-cao-nhan-hoc-bong-chinh-phu-uc-20250221110751102.htm
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