The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will officially teach theBahnar and Jrai languages for primary students of these ethnic minoritygroups from the 2014-2015 school year as part of its effort to preservetheir cultural identities.
As many as 819 Bahnar students and 255Jrai ones will learn their mother tongues during this academic year asthese languages are added to the curriculum at primary schools in KonTum city and Kon Ray and Sa Thay districts.
With four lessons a week, native teachers will help them acquire listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Morethan 14,000 students from nursery to high school education levelsacross Kon Tum have entered the new academic year with pleasure as theprovince recently inaugurated eight more schools, mostly in rural areas,bringing its total school number to 404.
For the 2014-2015school year, the province sets to focus on improving education qualityin ethnic minority communities while stepping up the teaching ofVietnamese for ethnic minority students besides their mother tongues.
Accordingto the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands, 1.4 millionstudents throughout the region have registered for the new school year,with 461,000 belonging to ethnic minority groups.
The Central Highlands comprise the five provinces of Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Kon Tum.- VNA
As many as 819 Bahnar students and 255Jrai ones will learn their mother tongues during this academic year asthese languages are added to the curriculum at primary schools in KonTum city and Kon Ray and Sa Thay districts.
With four lessons a week, native teachers will help them acquire listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Morethan 14,000 students from nursery to high school education levelsacross Kon Tum have entered the new academic year with pleasure as theprovince recently inaugurated eight more schools, mostly in rural areas,bringing its total school number to 404.
For the 2014-2015school year, the province sets to focus on improving education qualityin ethnic minority communities while stepping up the teaching ofVietnamese for ethnic minority students besides their mother tongues.
Accordingto the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands, 1.4 millionstudents throughout the region have registered for the new school year,with 461,000 belonging to ethnic minority groups.
The Central Highlands comprise the five provinces of Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Kon Tum.- VNA
