(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.
Throughout his revolutionary life, Uncle Ho visited Hoa Binh province four times. He also sent dozens of letters, telegrams, greeting cards, and heartfelt messages to local officials, Party members, and people of all ethnic groups, urging them to remain united, support one another, strive for progress, and actively engage in both production and resistance efforts to build a prosperous homeland.
To unlock the full potential of its forest resources, the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on July 30, 2020 issued a Resolution on the sustainable development of production forests through 2025, with a vision toward 2030.
In recent years, the education and training sector in Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province, has actively integrated its tasks with the promotion of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, ethics, and style. This approach has contributed significantly to improving the overall quality of education across the district.
The Hoa Binh provincial museum on May 16 opened a thematic exhibition "Under the flag of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam" with more than 200 documents, images and objects featuring the glorious 95-year journey of the Party.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, on May 14 chaired a meeting of the provincial steering committee for its programme to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated housing for the poor. The session reviewed the programme’s outcomes to date and discussed forthcoming tasks.
