Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Dong Nai (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the southernprovince of Dong Nai plans to implement a project to teach Vietnamese to pre-schoolchildren and primary students from ethnic minority groups in 2018-2020 with avision to 2025.
According to the committee, most of the ethnic minority children do not haveadequate Vietnamese language skills when they enter the first grade.
Therefore, strengthening Vietnamese teaching is necessary for them tocomplete pre-school and primary education programmes, while contributing toenhancing the living quality of the groups, the committee added.
The project also aims to improve the capacity of officials and teachersat education facilities, supply more teaching tools to them and fostercoordination between schools and parents as well as the community to enhancethe quality of Vietnamese teaching.
From now to 2020, the province will call for at least 25 percent ofethnic minority children in nursery ages and 65 percent of children atpre-school ages to attend the classes.
The province targets all local ethnic minority children being able tocommunicate in Vietnamese fluently but still maintain their mother languages.
In 2025, the province expects 40 percent of ethnic minority children atpre-school ages and 85 percent of ethnic minority children at nursery ages toattend the classes, along with all primary school children.
All pre-schools and primary schools of Dong Nai are also expected toreceive support in equipment and teaching tools.
The project will be paid for by the State budget.-VNA
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