About
Hi, I'm Vân.
I teach English and Vietnamese. I help learners turn what they know into what they can say.
I am a bilingual teacher based in Ho Chi Minh City. I teach English to Vietnamese and international students. I teach Vietnamese to foreigners, including international school students, expats and working professionals. Lessons run online and in person.
I have been teaching since 2008. My students include children in international schools and learners abroad, in the US, Canada and China.
Why "Architect"?
A house stands because someone drew it first. Language works the same way. Sounds, words and sentence patterns need a plan. Without one, you keep adding bricks and the wall never closes.
So I start with the drawing. Then we build, one floor at a time.
How I teach
- Patient.You set the pace. I do not rush you past a gap.
- Flexible.Goals change and so do schedules. The plan bends with you.
- Short intensives for exams.When the date is close, we work in focused blocks on what the exam asks for.
- Mind maps.We draw a topic on one page, so you can see how the parts connect.
Background
- Bachelor of English Language, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (2004-2008).
- TESOL certificate (2025).
- Teaching since 2008.
- Academic Manager at Trio English (2017-2019). I looked after teaching quality and teacher training.
- Designed and taught a Summer Camp at FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City (2021).
- Wayground Super Trainer, with Trôi Academy. I train teachers to use AI in teaching.
- Editor and author on book projects, including Trở Thành Tác Giả and Xứ Sở Lạ Lùng.
Selected results
Some outcomes from my students and clients. Every learner is different, and these are not promises.
- A Grade 7 student at a public school won a Gold Award (74/105) at the FMO 2026-2027 national round. The exam was taken entirely in English.
- A Grade 9 student won a Bronze award in the 2026 ASMO English exam, Grades 9-10 category.
- Students in my Flyers and Movers classes earned the full 15 out of 15 shields in Cambridge exams.
- A student I coached passed the entrance exam to Trần Đại Nghĩa school with 82.25 points, against a cut-off of 73.25.
- A student at band D reached A* in the official IGCSE ESL exam.
- A student earned an A in IGCSE Literature.
- A student won a place in the top selected class at Trần Đại Nghĩa school.
- A student took third prize nationally in IOE.
- After one month of IELTS preparation, a student reached the score needed to study abroad.
- I helped foreign teachers publish Vietnamese editions of their books and write bilingual articles.