(HBO) – The issue of improving the quality of foreign language teaching and learning has been identified as one of the key tasks of the school year of 2018 - 2019.
An English lesson of 6th grade
pupils at Tan Thanh Secondary & High School (Tan Thanh commune, Luong Son
district).
In the school year of 2017 - 2018, the
Department of Education and Training concentrated on giving directions on the
organization of English teaching and learning for qualified schools in terms of
teachers and facilities. The whole province has 94.4% of primary schools
teaching English to pupils, of which 26.6% of primary pupils are learning
English 4 periods / week. 23% of secondary school pupils, 20% of high school
pupils are being taught the 10-year- English program according to the 2020
National Foreign Language Project. The Department guided to diversify the
programs and forms of training and fostering to meet the training objectives
and the need to learn foreign languages of pupils and students; taking care
of building and developing the environment of foreign language practice through
the development of foreign language learning communities. At the same time,
they continue fostering the teachers of English and foreign language teachers,
especially the foreign language teachers at high schools, to meet the
requirements of deploying the 10-year- English program. They also focus on
training about the teaching methods of teaching English to primary teachers who
have not met the standards of competence or have not been trained
professionally. 4 lessons / week is assigned for elementary school teachers
reaching grade 4 (B2) or higher according to the framework of foreign language
competence of Vietnam. At the same time, they increase the investment in
material foundations and teaching equipment; applying information technology,
renovating learning materials for teaching foreign languages; encouraging Hoang
Van Thu Gifted High School and some schools to offer bilingual English teaching
in math and natural subjects.
For general education, striving to 2020,
pupils at 73% of primary schools, 50% of secondary schools, 61% of high schools
will study the 10-year- English program; By 2025, 100% of students from grades
3 to 6 will have a chance to be studying the 10-year- English program.
For teachers, with the objectives set to
2020, 80% of primary teachers, 50% of secondary teachers and 30% of high school
teachers will meet the standardized English competence required by the level of
the schools.
A high-ranking delegation of Hoa Binh province on July 14 offered incense in commemoration of martyrs at the Truong Son National Martyrs’ Cemetery and the Road 9 National Martyrs’ Cemetery in Quang Tri province on the occasion of the 77th War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947-2024).
The Party committee of Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district is directing sectors and mass organisations to perform key plans and tasks, bringing resolutions of the communal Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure and the communal Party Committee into life.
Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Urawadee Sriphiromya on July 15 led a delegation to pay a working visit to Hoa Binh province. The delegation was welcomed by Bui Van Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, as well as leaders of provincial departments, sectors and Da Bac district.
Receiving the Party admission decision from the Secretary of the Mai Chau district Party Committee, new Party member Mua Thi Vang, of Pa Co commune, felt so proud and emotional. The district Party Committee held a solemn ceremony to hand over the decisions to Vang and 61 other new Party members on the occasion of the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-2024). The ceremony saw the participation of leaders of local Party organisations, representatives from political, social organisations, outstanding youth, and armed forces.
The People's Committee of Hoa Binh province recently organised the Determined to Win Emulation Congress of the provincial armed forces in the 2019 – 2024 period.
On July 5th, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee organized a conference to ask for the opinions from the former provincial leaders to contribute to the 1/10,000 scale urban master planning project of Hoa Binh City by 2045. Mr. Nguyen Phi Long, the alternate member of the Party Central Committee, and the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the conference.
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