(VNF) - The recruitment season for Vietnamese host institutions interested in the English Teaching Assistantship Program (ETA) in the 2015 - 2016 school year was officially announced by the US mission to Vietnam on January 12th.

The deadline to submit application is by 17:00 pm on February 28th.

Aiming to support English teaching and learning at Vietnamese educational institutions, this program invites gifted high schools, universities, and colleges outside Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, throughout Vietnam to apply to host a native English language speaking teaching assistant for one academic year, from September 2015 to May 2016.

ETAs responsibilities include teaching English through listening and speaking lessons, as well as cultural exchange programs.

First launched in Vietnam in 2008, the ETA program seeks to foster English learning in Vietnam and provide a cultural exchange between Americans, Vietnamese students, and host institutions, to foster mutual understanding and cooperation.

Besides, ETAs are US college graduates eager to teach English overseas and serve as cultural ambassadors of the US./.

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