(HBO) – Improving the quality of foreign language teaching and learning is of utmost importance for the education and training sector, especially when the country is in the process of wider and deeper integration into the global economy, and moving along the trend of the fourth industrial revolution.
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Hoang Van Thu high school for gifted students equips four rooms with
internet-connected computers for the online teaching and learning of English
using the English Discoveries programme.
As a leading
high school in Hoa Binh, Hoang Van Thu is the first and only school in the
province to engage in international cooperation and teaching English using the
English Discoveries programme. Attractive lessons and abundant materials help
local students improve their four skills of listening, speaking, reading and
writing.
From the success of Hoang Van Thu High School, the provincial Department of
Education and Training directed all schools to diversify curricula and teaching
methods to meet education targets and demand for foreign language learning of
local students.
The department has put in place training course on English teaching methods for
primary teachers. Meanwhile, those who achieved B2 level are arranged to give
four lectures per week.
With the emphasis on improving local students’ listening and speaking ability,
the department has invited native English-speaking teachers and volunteers to
teach at schools and organising English speaking contests and talent
competitions for English teachers and students.
The local education sector aims to have some 15 percent of kindergartens in the
province promote IT application and access English teaching by 2020, and at
least 30 percent of kindergartens access English teaching by 2025. In the
system of general schools, the sector is striving to have some 73 percent of
primary schools, 50 percent of junior high schools, and 61 percent of senior high
schools engage in the 10-year English education programme by 2020; and 100
percent of students grading 3-6 join in the 10-year English education programme
by 2025./.
The women's unions at all levels in Kim Boi district have been making significant contributions to the movement of building cultural life in the local community.
The movement helps improve rural look and the spiritual and material lives of local residents.
The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued an action plan to ensure food safety, promote processing, and develop the market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in 2025.
In recent years, the development of rural handicrafts has not only helped preserve and promote the traditional values but it has also created jobs and improved incomes for the local residents.
By harmoniously combining traditional medicine with modern medical practices, the Hoa Binh Traditional Medicine Hospital is strengthening its role in the province’s healthcare system.
