Back to English Comments News - September 13, 2018 | 07:44 am GMT+7 Every step many Vietnamese students take to school tells them something about the society and country they live in.From idyllic to horrificPhong Khe Commune, Bac Ninh ProvinceTien, Hieu and Dung are secondary school students in Phong Khe Commune, Bac Ninh Province, which lies 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Hanoi.Every day, the three boys ride their bicycles for three kilometers along an embankment, then cross a river.The path they take is a peaceful, beautiful painting of the countryside, with cows munching grass, clear blue skies and a quietly flowing river. Well, it should be.What the boys actually see is cows burying their heads in piles of plastic bags and paper, a stinky river with thick half-black, half-red water, and the sky hidden by hundreds of chimneys spewing out smoke as plastic burns.“It’s Phong Khe, so it’s natural that you see smog and dust,” Dung said.Phong Khe has … [Read more...] about The roads to school and what they teach Vietnamese children – VnExpress International
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Party official asks for daily application of Uncle Ho’s teachings
Photo: VNAVo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission on Popularization and Education, on August 21st worked with Kien Giang province on the implementation of the 4th PCC (term XII) meeting resolution on Party building and rectification, as well as the Politburo Directive 05 on following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style. During the working meeting, Pham Cong Kham, Head of the Kien Giang provincial Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education, said that the provincial Party Committee had issued programs and plans; and organized online conferences to disseminate central documents. The review of work, self-criticism and criticism towards collectives and individuals have been carried out annually, according to Mr. Kham. “In 2017, Kien Giang dealt with the responsibilities of 11 agency heads that reports corruption,” he said. “Accordingly, 9 individuals bear … [Read more...] about Party official asks for daily application of Uncle Ho’s teachings
63 teachers honored for teaching disabled students
The organizers said that the program will honor 63 teachers who are teaching students with disabilities in educational facilities under the ministries’ management. As a part of the program, the organizers will pay visits to young teachers nationwide in September. Especially, the program will run an online competition named “ Thinking about special teachers of disabled students” to create a chance for all people to send encouragement to these teachers through www.facebook.com/chiasecungthayco. The program organizers said that each young teachers honored this year will get a bank account of VND10 million ($430.8), certificates of merit and other rewards of the ministries. It is scheduled that the award-giving ceremony will be held in Hanoi on November 20. During three years the program has honored 166 teachers who have been working in 64 poor districts and island districts as per the government’s No. 30a/2008/NQ-CP.By NGUYEN QUOC – Translated by UYEN … [Read more...] about 63 teachers honored for teaching disabled students
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program offers at least 3 awards
(CPV) - The 2018 competition for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program begins on May 19th. This is a nine-month, fully-funded, non-degree program for early career English teachers or professionals in related fields (American Studies, American/English Literature…). Participants have the opportunity to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the US society and culture, while being teaching assistants for their native language to US students and strengthening foreign language instruction at US colleges and universities. The Fulbright Program in Vietnam will coordinate to nominate up to 03 primary and 02 alternate candidates from Vietnam. It is anticipated that at least 03 awards will be made. Details on the eligibility requirements, expenses covered and application process can be seen at the website at http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/fulbright_flta.html, or contact Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, the … [Read more...] about Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program offers at least 3 awards
New IT teaching program launched for the blind
New IT teaching program launched for the blind Bao Uyen An IT teaching program for the blind jointly held by a talking books charity for the blind and Microsoft Vietnam will be carried out in District 1, HCMC from now until March 25, 2018. The project will take place at a talking library for the blind at 18B Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1. A highlight of the program is a curriculum composed by visually-impaired scholars, with advice and support from Microsoft Vietnam. There are 10 sight-impaired lecturers who graduated from university and attended a training course of the talking library to teach blind students. The purpose of the program is to teach the blind to use the Internet and search for helpful information online. The project will help provide vocational guidance and job support for blind participants in HCMC. There are 15 students in each course which has 144 hours over a period of three months. Each week, they will have classes in three days. At the end of the course, … [Read more...] about New IT teaching program launched for the blind