Times Edu Teacher
Ms Pham Thi
Phuong
A Level Economics, Economics & Finance
A Level Economics marks are rarely lost through not understanding — they are lost in the writing. Ms Pham Thi Phuong teaches in that order: understanding first, then paragraphs the mark scheme rewards.
Programmes taught
TIMES EDU
Ms Pham Thi Phuong
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Foreign Trade University
International Economics · Very Good
Lecturing in Economics & Finance
Began teaching A Level Economics
Cambridge AS & A Level Economics
Edexcel Unit 1–4 · WEC11–WEC14
IELTS
01 · Why Ms Phuong
Understood it,
but how to write?
In Cambridge 9708, the two essay papers make up 66% of the A Level, and their bands depend on analysis and evaluation, not on memorised definitions.
Analysis and evaluation
Understanding is step one. Students must turn it into paragraphs of analysis and evaluation for the mark scheme, not restated definitions.
Answering the command word
Explain and Discuss need different structures; use the wrong one and correct content still loses marks.
From understanding to essays
Understand first, then turn it into paragraphs the mark scheme rewards.
02 · Key experience
From university
to A Level
4+ years teaching university Economics and Finance in international programmes; A Level Economics since 2024, with her own materials per syllabus code.
Cambridge · 9708
Cambridge AS & A Level Economics
Four components · From AS to A Level
Teaching all four components, from AS Topics 1–6 to A Level Topics 7–11.
Edexcel · WEC11–WEC14
Edexcel International A-Level Economics
Unit 1–4
Teaching Edexcel International A-Level Economics, Units 1–4 (WEC11–WEC14).
University level
Economics & Finance
Microeconomics · Macroeconomics · Finance
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Finance at university level.
Research methods
Thesis supervision
Topic choice, structure, literature review and data analysis.
Experience · 4+ years
Teaching in international programmes
4+ years teaching university Economics and Finance in international programmes: Vietnam, UK, Australia, Canada.
A Level · Since 2024
Materials per syllabus code
A Level Economics since 2024, with her own materials per syllabus code instead of general textbooks.
03 · Teaching approach
Five principles
in her lessons
Lesson format
One-to-one, bilingual: core ideas explained in Vietnamese when needed, essays and answers in English to exam standard.
Start with a diagnostic, not Chapter 1.
Lesson one is a marked diagnostic that decides what comes first and what to skip.
Every concept tied to a hand-drawn diagram.
Axes named with units, curves labelled, equilibrium traced to both axes — missing any of these costs marks.
Writing practice by levels marking, not right/wrong.
Work comes back with notes per paragraph: where it scores and what the next band needs.
9708’s 19 command words: 19 task types.
Explain and Discuss need different structures; use the wrong one and correct content still loses marks.
Log and recheck errors.
Recurring errors go into an error log and are rechecked weeks later, not just fixed once.
04 · Qualifications
International Economics,
Foreign Trade University
Bachelor’s in International Economics (Very Good); IELTS 7.5; knows the Cambridge and Edexcel A-Level frameworks.
Education
Bachelor’s in International Economics
Foreign Trade University
Language certificate
IELTS
English
Curriculum frameworks
Cambridge 9708 · Edexcel WEC11–WEC14
Skills
- Study planning
- Economics essay coaching
Teaching format
- One-to-one
- Vietnamese – English
Essays and answers in English to exam standard.
- Taking AS or A2 Economics at an international school, fine in class but stuck on essay marks.
- Self-studying or homeschooled and needing a syllabus-based plan with milestones.
- Just moved up from IGCSE to AS and new to Cambridge band marking.
- Needs core ideas explained in Vietnamese first, then moves on to writing in English.
- Resitting one paper and wanting to practise just that, not redo the year.
06 · Learning plan
Syllabus-led,
progress measured
Understand first, then turn it into paragraphs the mark scheme rewards.
Ms Phuong, with 4+ years teaching university Economics & Finance in international programmes, has taught A Level Economics since 2024 with her own materials per syllabus code, not general textbooks.
The plan starts with a marked diagnostic. Work is returned with notes on each paragraph; recurring errors go into an error log and are rechecked weeks later. This is how she combines study planning with Economics essay coaching.
each syllabus code
Book a lesson
One-to-one
with Ms Phuong
Contact Times Edu to schedule lessons with Ms Phuong for Cambridge, Edexcel or university Economics and Finance, around the student’s goals.
