New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air

A ceremony to launch a TV programme “ Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnamese language) and a contest to seek ambassadors of Vietnamese language aboard was held in Hanoi on March 31 by the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Television (VTV).
New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air ảnh 1TV programme “Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnamese language) has been launched to promote Vietnamese language teaching abroad. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –  A ceremony to launch a TV programme “Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnameselanguage) and a contest to seek ambassadors of Vietnamese language aboard was held in Hanoi on March 31 by the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Television (VTV).

The programme aims to implement the Project "Honouringthe Vietnamese language in the overseas Vietnamese community between 2023 and2030" and the Plan on Day for the Vietnamese language in 2023 approved bythe Prime Minister, contributing to honouring the national language andindividuals who have made contributions to preserving and spreading theVietnamese language in the overseas Vietnamese community, as well as improvingthe effectiveness of Vietnamese language teaching and learning for overseasVietnamese.

“Chao Tieng Viet” is designed for overseas Vietnamesechildren in two age groups - from 6 to 10 and from 10 to 15, teachers, and parents who teach Vietnamese in classesor at home.

The weekly 15-minute programme is on VTV4 andits social network platforms.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of theState Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Mai Phan Dung believed that theprogramme which is easily accessed on TV and digital platforms would be welcomedby overseas Vietnamese and generate positive results in Vietnamese teachingfor overseas Vietnamese children.

On this occasion, the committee launched a contest toseek ambassadors of the Vietnamese language abroad. The contest is held for the first time,targeting 5.3 million overseas Vietnamese and foreigners who love and useVietnamese fluently.

The contest takes place inthree phases from April 1 toAugust 10, 2023. The five best candidates will be awarded the title of"Vietnamese language ambassador abroad in 2023" at the closingceremony of Vietnamese language Honouring Day 2023 scheduled for September 8./.

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