At a Vietnamese-language class, First Secretaryof the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico Lam Quoc Thanh presented an overview of theorigin, formation and development of the Vietnamese language.
Nearly 50 students learned Vietnam’s alphabetcharacters, pronunciation and basic greetings. They expressed wish that moreVietnamese classes will be opened.
Head of the Russian, Asian and contemporaryGreek language faculty Ricardo Cornejo said the school will consider addingVietnamese language into its curricula in the near future to meet students’demand.
International and Mexican students were alsointroduced to Vietnam’s rice paper – a specialty of the wet rice civilization.They learnt how to make fresh spring rolls using rice papers.
On the occasion, they gained an insight into theunique culture of H’Mong people, one of the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups via thefilm “Story of Pao” by director Ngo Quang Hai.
The day was part of the Vietnam Week held byUNAM with a series of activities such as seminars and photo exhibitions.-VNA
