The course will take place in three months (Photo: VNA) Addressing the event, Phan Minh Chien, Counsellor at theVietnamese Embassy in Laos, said that over the years, many such courseshave been held at a hope to keep the mother tongue of the Vietnamese communityin Laos and maintain the national cultural identity.
He hailed the organising board’s efforts to resume thecourse after a period of interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, askingteachers to promote their enthusiasms in teaching activities and givingstudents a better insight to the culture and traditional customs of Vietnam.
Dinh Thi Phuong Loan, an overseas Vietnamese in Vientiane whoserves as a volunteer teacher of the course, said she hopes that throughthe three-month course, children from Vietnamese families in Laos can communicatein their mother tongue and understand more about the Vietnamese traditional culture.
Xukanya, a sixth grader, said that she is excited to learn the language and hopes to study at a university in Vietnam.
At the ceremony, the Vietnamese bookcase was launched at Phat Tich Pagoda to serveVietnamese and Lao readers. It includes Vietnamese-Lao bilingual booksfeaturing the great friendship, special solidarity and the comprehensivepartnership between the two countries./.
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