This bulletin points out the differences between the sound systems of Vietnamese and English that will be likely to cause difficulties for the Vietnamese student of English, and outlines the most effective ways of helping the student overcome these difficulties. The guide also includes a section on how to adapt existing ESL materials and a listing…

This paper presents some thoughts on teaching listening and speaking skills in second language learning. Both teacher and student roles are discussed along with learning devices. Teacher and student share active and productive roles in the development of listening and speaking skills; the breadth of each of their roles encompass both self-analysis…