A training course for teachers of Vietnamese and those eager to become teachers of Vietnamese opened in Paris on May 10.

The 2-week course, jointly run by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France , will provide the necessary knowledge and modern teaching methods to enable trainees to become competent teachers of the Vietnamese language.

The lecturers on the course are experienced trainers from the MOET who have a depth of experience in teaching Vietnamese and who are also the authors of two Vietnamese textbooks called “Funny Vietnamese” and “The Vietnamese Homeland”.

After the course, the trainees will receive certificates issued by the MOET.

On addressing at the course’s opening ceremony, Thérèse Nguyen Van Ky, the Chairwomen of the Society of Vietnamese Expatriates in France, said that she hoped that the trainees will use what they have learnt during the course to teach Vietnamese in France, which will also help to strengthen ties between Vietnamese expatriates who live in France and their homeland.

Keeping Vietnamese alive in Overseas Vietnamese communities, especially in those who were born and grew up overseas has become an issue of concern to the Vietnamese Government. At present, speaking Vietnamese in the third and fourth Vietnamese generations overseas is in decline as few have the chance to practice.

To deal with the situation, the Vietnamese Government has assigned the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese to design a scheme to promote the teaching of Vietnamese to Overseas Vietnamese communities between now and 2020./.