(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.
In response to the Ministry of Public Security’s movement titled 'For the Homeland Security', since 2012, Bui Van Tuan, head of the Bao Hieu Commune Police, Yen Thuy district, has provided recommendations to different levels of leaders regarding the implementation of security and order tasks, peak periods of crime crackdown, and the quality enhancement of drafting and reviewing documents.
(HBO) - Senior officials of the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 18 had a working session with a visiting delegation of the Hanoi People's Committee led by Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, and Chairman of the municipal People's Committee.
The movement of "Public Security Force follow six teachings by Uncle Ho” has been attracting officers and soldiers in Hoa Binh province for years. Participating in the movement helps them improve their awareness, responsibility, political mettle, andloyalty to the Party, the nation, and the people.
Despite the age of 90, Mai Dai Xa, a war veteran in Dong Tien ward of Hoa Binh city, still expressed enthusiasm whenever recalling the days he joined his comrades in the attack against Hill A1 during the Dien Bien Phu Campaign 70 years ago.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a ceremony in Hoa Binh province’s Da Bac district on April 13 to launch an emulation campaign to do away with makeshift and ramshackle houses across the country.
Over the past years, Cao Phong district of Hoa Binh province has rolled out comprehensive measures to develop its contingent of officials and public servants with high quality, thus meeting the requirements in building the Party and political system, and serving the local socio-economic development.
