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This paper provides an account of a project undertaken at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University (ULISVNU) to institute an English fast‐track program for students majoring in teaching English foreign language (TEFL) since 2001. | VNU Journal of Science Foreign Languages 23 2007 65-75 Changing for the better Challenges and Opportunities Nguyen Hoa Tran Hoai Phuong College of Foreign Languages Vietnam National University Hanoi 144 Xuan Thuy Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam Received 1 June 2007 Abstract. This paper provides an account of a project undertaken at University of Languages and International Studies Vietnam National University ULISVNU to institute an English fast-track program for students majoring in teaching English foreign language TEFL since 2001. Specifically it gives insights into the change we initiated and how we have managed it once we started in order not to be overwhelmed by the process set in motion. This program can be described as a sea change in the local context which has helped generate creative ideas for course organization learning activities and assessment methods. With great efforts by all stakeholders the program has gained encouraging success improving the teaching and learning and rendering a better quality of University of Languages and International Studies ULIS graduates. This paper provides an account of a project undertaken at University of Languages and International Studies Vietnam National University ULISVNU to institute an English fast-track program for students majoring in TEFL since 2001. In particular it gives an insight into the change we initiated and how we have managed it once we started so that we would not be overwhelmed by the process set in motion. This program can be described as a sea change in the local context. When we started the process the whole team involved was fully aware that this change was a tender and vulnerable affair prone to derailment diminution and abandonment in the given context. 1. Rationale for the change English language teaching ELT has had quite a long history spanning a period of more than half a century in Vietnam. Many methods were tried with varying degrees of success. The Corresponding author. Tel. 84-4-8582630. old .