(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./.
In recent years, efforts to care for and support a contingent of ethnic minority officials have been prioritised to strengthen local leadership and foster development in ethnic minority areas in Hoa Binh province.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
