Since Vietnam has started its open door to the world and to foreign investment, the English language has gained more significance. At the Central Party Committee meeting on education in December 1996, English was confirmed as the first language to be taught at schools in Vietnam. The government of Vietnam has stressed the importance of English as it is considered to play a significant role on the country’s path of modernization and industrialization. The command of English may offer learners an entrance to the world of academy, trade, aviation, music and sport. .
The English language has rapidly become the most popular first foreign language among Vietnamese people, especially at schools, colleges and universities. For learners of English, the English language surely brings about a better career prospect. Needles to say, writing is amongst the most prominent skills that language learners need to learn as an essential component of their academic practice and later on in their professional life, which partially explains why teaching writing has prompted a good deal of research that covers various aspects of its broad instructional contexts. Teaching/learning how to write successfully gets even more complicated and challenging for both language teachers and students when it comes to ESL/ EFL environments compared with teaching L1 writing. For many Vietnamese students, presenting written work is a substantial challenge. They may have little experience of writing since leaving secondary schools or colleges, and may be very anxious about having to write essays marked by a tutor. There is no doubt that having one’s work assessed by another is a daunting experience, but there are techniques, which can be adopted and make this skill easier.