In the AI ​​era, English becomes a second language: What do teachers need to prepare?

The Prime Minister has just issued Decision No. 2371/QD-TTg dated October 27, 2025 approving the Project 'Making English the second language in schools for the period 2025 - 2035, with a vision to 2045'. In the era of AI and integration, what do teachers need to prepare?

The goal of the Project "Making English the second language in schools for the period 2025 - 2035, with a vision to 2045" which the Prime Minister has just approved is that English is widely, regularly and effectively used in teaching, communication, management and educational activities of schools, forming an ecosystem of using English in educational institutions from level 1 to level 3.

In the new context, the teaching staff cannot stop making efforts to study and train.

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According to the Ministry of Education and Training, by 2030, it is necessary to add about 12,000 preschool English teachers, nearly 10,000 primary school English teachers, and train at least 200,000 teachers capable of teaching in English to implement the strategy of making English the second language in schools.

With the explosion of AI tools, teachers today also face a difficult problem: How to get students to use AI properly - that is, to use it to learn, not to escape?

In bringing up the above current events, we would like to raise a practical issue today, teachers always need to constantly strive to learn. And standing on the podium does not mean stopping learning, especially in foreign languages ​​and technology. So how can teachers learn effectively in foreign languages ​​and technology?

Guests discuss AI and English as a second language in schools

At 2:30 p.m. on October 31, Thanh Nien Newspaper organized an online consultation on the topic "In the age of AI and integration, what do teachers need to prepare?".

The program has the participation of 3 guests:

• Dr. Dinh Ngoc Thanh, Technical Director at OpenEdu;
  
• Master of Communication UK Pham Cong Nhat;
  
• Mr. Tran Thien Minh, IELTS and SAT teacher at DOL English.

The guests all have impressive achievements.

Dr. Dinh Ngoc Thanh, Technical Director at OpenEdu, was a guest on the October 31 afternoon program of Thanh Nien Newspaper.

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Dr. Dinh Ngoc Thanh, Vice President of the Global Forum of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals, is currently a visiting professor at Soongsil University, South Korea and an assistant professor at MIT, USA. He won the 2020 "Golden Globe" science and technology award and is also the author of more than 20 scientific research works.

Master of Communications Pham Cong Nhat is the first Vietnamese journalist to interview "Father of the Internet" Vinton Gray Cerf and is currently an international lecturer at many universities in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2005, he won first prize in the "English Bridge" English speaking contest for students across the city, with a full scholarship to the UK granted by the British Council.

Mr. Pham Cong Nhat (right) with "Father of the Internet" Vinton Gray Cerf

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Master Pham Cong Nhat also won first prize in the journalism contest "Vietnam - the integration journey 2017" and was the only Vietnamese journalist sponsored to attend the prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany seven times.

Mr. Tran Thien Minh is a person who has achieved a perfect IELTS score of 9.0 twice. Mr. Thien Minh was admitted to the English specialized class of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh City and the Gifted High School, Ho Chi Minh National University, then chose to study at the Gifted High School.

He won a high school scholarship in the US, then attended university in Australia and graduated with honors in this country.

Teacher Tran Thien Minh, the face who twice achieved a perfect IELTS 9.0

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Online consultation program on the topic "In the age of AI and integration, what do teachers need to prepare?"   at 2:30 p.m., October 31,   Reported live on Thanh Nien Newspaper website thanhnien.vn, via Facebook fanpage and via YouTube and TikTok channels of Thanh Nien Newspaper. We invite you to watch, ask questions and interact with the guests.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-ai-tieng-anh-thanh-ngon-ngu-thu-hai-giao-vien-can-chuan-bi-gi-1852510301007515.htm