1. RESEARCH CONTEXT HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY ( HUI )...

2.1. Research context

Ho Chi Minh city University of Industry ( HUI ) is originated from College of Industry

IV, which dated in 2004 with six different branches from Thai Binh province to Ho Chi

Minh city. HUI in Nghe An province is one of its branches. With the same training

programs as in HUI in Ho Chi Minh city and other provinces , HUI Nghe An campus

with the principle objective is to train students with varieties of faculties such as:

accounting and auditing, information and technology, mechanic engineering, banking…

At HUI Nghe An campus, English is not regarded as the main subject. However, it is

considered as a means to communicate and complete the students‟ certain activities at

work in their future career. ESP at HUI Nghe An campus consists of three different

fields such as: English in Economics, English in Electrical Engineering, English in

Petrochemical engineering and English in Automotive engineering technology . Before

taking part in ESP course, students had experienced General English in the first year and

they had been equipped with certain knowledge of their major.