Astra Bien Hoa Foreign Language Center: Equipping foreign language skills to confidently enter the new era

Foreign teachers inspire students to learn English effectively at Astra Bien Hoa. Photo: Cong Nghia

Unlike many language centers that focus solely on English language training, Astra Bien Hoa offers training in a variety of languages, including English and Chinese, and is gradually expanding its curriculum to include languages from economically developed countries with diverse cultures, such as Korean and Japanese. This aims to meet the increasingly diverse foreign language learning needs of students in the era of globalization and international integration.

Ms. Tran Duyen Duyen, founder and director of Astra Bien Hoa Foreign Language Center, shared: “Having lived and studied abroad for many years, I am very eager to accompany young people in Dong Nai in improving their foreign language skills, because in the context of the country's increasingly strong integration into the global community, success is impossible without foreign language skills.”

The students learn English using a play-based learning method. Photo: Cong Nghia

To ensure the most effective foreign language training for students, Astra Bien Hoa has focused its resources on investing heavily in facilities, developing training programs, training faculty, and methods for assessing students' foreign language proficiency during their studies at the center according to international standards.

Specifically, Astra Bien Hoa has invested in a modern classroom system, applying information technology in a synchronized manner, combining digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to serve students in their learning process. Furthermore, Astra Bien Hoa has also invested in a modern system of functional rooms to facilitate the organization of exams and the issuance of foreign language certificates according to international standards.

The center's English and Chinese language teaching curriculum is in cooperation with Taiwan's leading public university of education (China), helping students not only enjoy learning foreign languages, but also quickly perfect basic and important skills such as: listening - speaking - reading - writing.

High school students in Dong Nai participated in the IELTS international English proficiency assessment and certification exam, organized in collaboration with the British Council, right at Astra Bien Hoa. Photo: Cong Nghia

Astra Bien Hoa Director Tran Duyen Duyen further shared: "Astra Bien Hoa's strength also lies in its team of teachers who possess the qualifications, skills, experience, and enthusiasm for teaching foreign languages. To ensure a high-quality team, the center has conducted recruitment with the strictest criteria. Especially for foreign teachers, in addition to professional expertise, they must also fully comply with all legal procedures as stipulated by Vietnamese regulations when teaching at Astra Bien Hoa."

With substantial investment and a strong desire to become a leading and reputable foreign language center in Dong Nai, Astra Bien Hoa has partnered with National Taiwan Normal University, the British Council, and other organizations. Notably, shortly after its opening, the center received approval from the Ministry of Education and Training for a partnership with the British Council to organize and administer international English language assessment and certification exams such as IELTS and Aptis ESOL directly at the British Council.

Astra Bien Hoa participated in a job fair alongside students from Lac Hong University. Photo: Cong Nghia

Sharing about Astra Bien Hoa's significant achievements in its journey of supporting students, Director Tran Duyen Duyen said: "To date, Astra Bien Hoa is the only center in Dong Nai to become a partner of the British Council in organizing international English language certification exams such as IELTS and Aptis Esol right at the center. This is not an easy feat to achieve, because the British Council always has very high standards for approving cooperation in IELTS and Aptis Esol exams."

Students from Phan Chu Trinh Primary School in Tan Trieu Ward confidently participate in experiential activities organized by Astra Bien Hoa in collaboration with the school. Photo: Cong Nghia

With its capabilities and reputation, Astra Bien Hoa is not only teaching English at its center but also actively participating in the Dong Nai Department of Education and Training's Enhanced English Teaching Project at various educational institutions. Accordingly, the center has collaborated with numerous preschools, primary schools, junior high schools, and high schools to provide enhanced English instruction using advanced curricula and a combination of Vietnamese and foreign teachers.

In addition, Astra Bien Hoa also supports schools in organizing various playgrounds and extracurricular activities related to robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), developing a reading culture, and training life skills. The center is also ready to support schools in training and improving English teaching skills according to international standards, and implementing the teaching of subjects in the new 2018 General Education Program in English. Furthermore, the center is ready to support students in participating in international certification exams such as IELTS and Aptis ESOL right at the center.

Astra Bien Hoa donated bicycles to underprivileged students in Phu Hoa commune. Photo: Cong Nghia

Mr. Le Van Tho, Principal of Tran Dai Nghia Primary, Secondary, and High School (Ho Nai Ward), shared: "This school year, the school has begun cooperating with Astra Bien Hoa Foreign Language Center to implement enhanced English teaching with foreign teachers for students. This is a very new step in improving the quality of English teaching and learning at the school. We are very pleased with the center's dedicated, reputable, and high-quality cooperation, which has inspired students to learn very well."

Southern

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/giao-duc/202510/trung-tam-ngoai-ngu-astra-bien-hoa-trang-bi-ky-nang-ngoai-ngu-tu-tin-buoc-vao-ky-nguyen-moi-d9659c7/