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FACULTY OF ENGLISH
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INTERNSHIP REPORT
Company: THU AN TUTORING CENTER
Class : K55N1
HANOI, 2022
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENT................................................................................................................
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Student
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Vietnamese Meanings
No Terms English Meanings
2 No Number Số
Nhân sự
4 HR Human Resources
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Image 1.1 Image of Thu An Tutoring Center Hình ảnh của Trung tâm
Gia sư Thu An
Image 1.4 Teacher and students in class Giáo viên và học sinh
trong lớp học
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PART 1: OVERVIEW OF THU AN TUTORING CENTER
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1.1.1. General information of Thu An Tutoring Center
Address: No.45, Pho Gach Street, Phuc Tho Town, Phuc Tho District, Ha Noi City,
Viet Nam.
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Image 1.2: Group of teachers of Thu An Tutoring Center
To grow a generation who are capable of adapting to the changing world and
changing the world themselves, the center promises to build a future-ready
education platform that aligns with the modern workplace, developing local and
global citizenship values.
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Research and monitor business activities and sales monthly and
quarterly.
Field of activity
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Image 1.3:Group discussion activity Image 1.4: Teacher and students in
class
Teaching Method
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- Attend all tutoring sessions and fail to pass the 3rd final exam.
- When there is something unsatisfactory in the learning process, students
have responded to the Academic Advisor but still not received
satisfactory support from the Center.
Transfer policy: Students can completely transfer to a third party when
the following conditions are met:
- Consent from Thu An Tutoring Center.
- The student has completed the full tuition fee of the course that he/she
wants to transfer.
- Students who have not participated in the course. If enrolled, the course
is non-transferable.
Reservation Policy: Students can reserve their courses when they meet the
following conditions:
- Students who have not yet started participating in the course are allowed
to reserve that course.
- Students who study less than 1/3 of the course duration, have a valid
reason (with proof) for their absence from their course.
- The maximum period of storage is 6 months. If the reservation expires,
students do not actively contact the center to arrange to continue their
studies, students pay an additional fee of 100,000 VND / month (from the
date of reservation expiration) to continue the course.
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The center's current staff is 26 people, including 24 officers and employees who
graduated from University or more. For each specific activity, the center has a
team of professional, creative and enthusiastic staff. At the top is the Director
who directly runs all activities of the center, decides on the development strategy
of the center, followed by Accounting Department, Academic Department and
Enrollment Department.
Director
Academic
Staffs
Teachers Teaching
Assistants
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Director: is the person with the highest authority who holds full decision-
making power and is responsible for the entire operation of the center.
The committees are responsible for assisting the director in formulating
operational plans and strategies, and are directly in charge of the center's
work.
Accounting Department: manage the budget, monitor the revenue and
expenditure of the center, manage all bills and vouchers of the center, be
responsible for reporting the budget situation to the director when
necessary.
Academic Department: responsible for accurately capturing data on the
training situation of the center in a certain period, developing a strategic
plan for training, teaching and student development.
Enrollment Department: consult courses and arrange class schedules;
assist students in determining their English level and participating in the
course.
1.2. Overview of the Academic Department
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Academic staff: is in charge of sending course information and timeline to teachers
and teaching assistants via Gmail before these classes are officially opened. By
monitoring cameras, they will check if teachers strictly follow the courses or
teaching assistants complete all assigned tasks well and whether there are serious
class issues so that they can have immediate solutions. Moreover, academic staff’s
frequent attendance is required in order to follow and inform new teachers of any
inappropriate matter.
Teaching Assistant: with students needing extra help in keeping track of lessons,
they are responsible for assisting them with more exercises. In addition, their
responsibilities include notifying students’ parents the test date, designing the test
format and invigilating students doing both midterm and final tests, then sending the
results to them.
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PART 2: INTRODUCTION ABOUT INTERNSHIP PROCESS AT THU AN
TUTORING CENTER
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2.1.2. Internship Diary
Office time:
INTERNSHIP DIARY
(11/07/2022 - 08/08/2022)
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- Being given directions about my work.
- Familiarizing myself with the class, software of the
center and colleague.
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2.2. The difficulties and learned lessons in my internship
2.2.1. The difficulties
This is the first time I have worked in a real center, so I felt unfamiliar at first.
I know that internship is important because it helps students get used to the real
working environment. I learned a lot and had memorable experiences. Although I
read and learned about the teaching assistant interns' work before the internship, I
still got some difficulties.
Firstly, it's psychological worries. For the first time, I was not confident that I
could do everything well. I feared of not doing well enough, doing wrong, not being
able to get along with colleagues, etc. But, after a few working days, I felt
everything was fine and I thought that I could do well and removed my worries.
Thirdly, one of the biggest challenges I had faced during my time in the
classroom was working with children with behavioural difficulties and
hyperactivity, who found very difficult to follow rules and stick to them. Most of
the time they refused to do the assigned tasks and caused disruption among the class
or got involved in any sort of fight or exhibited rude behaviours towards me,
teachers and classmates. When these situations happened I tried to give them a time
out in a different place or environment in order to thought over their behaviours.
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In addition, the time pressure to complete tasks is also one of the difficulties. I
usually spent a lot of time studying materials or updating new teaching methods, so
I took much time to complete tasks. Some of the tasks that I find the most difficult
are helping programmes of learning activities according to the plan. I also got a
little difficulties with some tasks such as what material needs to be adjusted with the
students, tracking learning progress, correcting homework for students, etc. Trying
to get things done on time sometimes made me stressed.
Firstly, one of my lessons is being proactive. At the center, everyone has their
own job. They do not have time to care about what you are doing, whether you
understand and do it or not. So, I always actively find and do the assigned tasks. If
there are problems, I have to ask my colleagues or my supervisor to get the best
solution.
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Thirdly, this internship made me improve my soft skills. Soft skills are one of
the important factors that help us succeed in career. Apart from gaining a lot of
major knowledge and teaching skills from the teachers, I picked up some of their
valuable soft skills such as time management and communication skills as well.
Surely, this opportunity will be helpful to my future jobs.
The last skill I learned from this internship was teaching skill. I had a time
working as a teacher and teaching assistant. When teaching, explaining the grammar
structures for students, I realized that my English grammar, vocabulary and
pronunciation were improved a lot. By observing teachers’ teaching process, I am
acquainted with how to use appropriate words for students in a proper way. Besides,
ways to have conversation with students and how to design PowerPoint to convey
the lessons productively are essential manners I learnt and applied.
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PART 3: THE REALITY OF USING ENGLISH IN THU AN TUTORING
CENTER
3.2. Proposing solutions to improve the quality of using English in the center
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confidence in their English prevents employees from speaking up, especially in the
workplace. So, I propose some solutions for the center.
First of all, ensure the candidate's English level when recruiting. In addition to
the professional test, the applicant's English skills must also be tested. The center
need to set appropriate level for each position.
Secondly, promote all the departments to use English more and create more
opportunities for employees to work with foreigners. Communicating with
foreigners more will help employees improve their English skills and also help them
communicate more confidently.
Thirdly, the center can organize more teambuilding sessions with the theme of
improving English skills. This not only creates a comfortable atmosphere, but also
creates opportunities for employees to learn from each other. So, their English skills
can be significantly improved.
Finally, the most important thing is the attitude of each person. If they have a
positive attitude, they will always try to improve their English. The center should
have small gifts to reward those who always make such efforts.
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PART 4: SUGGESTED THESIS TOPIC
I realize that students also have some mistakes on grammar, word choices and
so on in Vietnamese- English translation. Thus, I would like to propose a topic for
my graduation thesis entitled: "A study on common errors in Vietnamese- English
translation made by third-year students of English Faculty at Thuong Mai
University."
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CONCLUSION
After about one month of training process at Thu An Tutoring Center, I finished my
internship successfully with the whole-hearted help and careful guidance of my
supervisor Ms. Hoang Thi Anh Tho, the training guide Ms. Dao Hong Ngoc and all
employees of Thu An Tutoring Center. Once again, I would like to express my
sincere gratitude to my training guide Ms. Dao Hong Ngoc for her constant
guidance and Thu An Tutoring Center as well as all of the center staff for
supporting and creating favorable conditions for me to complete my training
process and this report. Thank you very much!
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