This open access book examines the teaching and learning of English for employability in
Vietnamese higher education. Its content is framed within one country to better examine the
research issues within the influence of contextual factors. This book investigates how English
can contribute to the development of students' employability capitals particularly in the
aspects of human capital social capital cultural capital identity capital and psychological
capital. It presents employers' and employees' perspectives of how and why English is
increasingly important for career development. This book is a collection of discussions and
viewpoints from teachers students and other stakeholders like employers graduates and
course coordinators on current practices and their proposed improvements to prepare students
for their future education work and life. Based on empirical evidence this book calls for
repositioning English language education within the employability agenda to elevate its status
and increase stakeholders' engagement. This book contributes to current debates on advancing
the effectiveness of English language education in non-English speaking countries as a
response to internationalization and globalization.
