New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony to launch a TV programme “Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnamese
language) and a contest to seek ambassadors of Vietnamese language aboard was held in Hanoi on March 31 by the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Television (VTV).
The programme aims to implement the Project "Honouring
the Vietnamese language in the overseas Vietnamese community between 2023 and
2030" and the Plan on Day for the Vietnamese language in 2023 approved by
the Prime Minister, contributing to honouring the national language and
individuals who have made contributions to preserving and spreading the
Vietnamese language in the overseas Vietnamese community, as well as improving
the effectiveness of Vietnamese language teaching and learning for overseas
Vietnamese.
“Chao Tieng Viet” is designed for overseas Vietnamese
children in two age groups - from 6 to 10 and from 10 to 15, teachers, and parents who teach Vietnamese in classes
or at home.
The weekly 15-minute programme is on VTV4 and
its social network platforms.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of the
State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Mai Phan Dung believed that the
programme which is easily accessed on TV and digital platforms would be welcomed
by overseas Vietnamese and generate positive results in Vietnamese teaching
for overseas Vietnamese children.
On this occasion, the committee launched a contest to
seek ambassadors of the Vietnamese language abroad. The contest is held for the first time,
targeting 5.3 million overseas Vietnamese and foreigners who love and use
Vietnamese fluently.
The contest takes place inthree phases from April 1 to
August 10, 2023. The five best candidates will be awarded the title of
"Vietnamese language ambassador abroad in 2023" at the closing
ceremony of Vietnamese language Honouring Day 2023 scheduled for September 8./.