A Vietnamese language class for overseas Vietnamese community in the Netherlands has started the 2023-2024 school year, aiming to meet the community’s demand to learn the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the European country.
Teachers and learners at the Vietnamese language class opening ceremony in the Netherlands, October 15, 2023 (Photo: VNA)
Amsterdam (VNA) – A Vietnamese language class for overseas Vietnamese community in the Netherlands has started the 2023-2024 school year, aiming to meet the community’s demand tolearn🤪 the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the Europe🐷ancountry.
Speaking at the event held at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands on October 15,Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam hailed teachers and learners’ efforts in teaching and learning the mother tongue and shared with the class the latest policies of the Party, State, Government and Ministry ofForeign Affairs (MOFA) toassist overseas Vietnamese to learn the language. Accordingly, September 8 has been designated as the day for Vietnamese languageappreciation for communities abroad. The ambassador highlighted the significanceof maintaining the teaching and learning of Vietnamese as the language is a special bond connecting overseas Vietnamese, particularly young generation, and their roots. Besides, the language also plays a crucialrole in introducing the national cultural identity to international friends.Especially, the number of Vietnamese language foreign learners has increased asthey choose the S-shaped country to live and work, he added. However, Vietnamese language teaching andlearning abroad is facing challenges due to a lack of skilled teachers andfacilities. Therefore, the embassy will continue to ask the MOFA, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and relevant units to introduce measures to promote Vietnamese language study movement abroad. The Vietnamese language class in the Netherlands was started in 2017, gathering once a week at the Embassy's building. Learners are of various age groups, from children to students and foreigners married to Vietnamese. Vietnamese language lessons for overseas Vietnamese (OVs),especially young people, have been growingin popularity. For more than 5.3 million overseas Vietnamese living in morethan 130 countries and territories worldwide, the Vietnamese language is ameans for them to preserve their traditional culture and establish themselveswhile integrating in the local communities. The language is also a bridge toconnect OVs all over the world with their motherland./.
The preservation and dissemination of the Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese communities around the world not only help them improve language competency but nurture a pride and love for the homeland.
September 8 was designated as the Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad. It features the Party and State’s policies on overseas Vietnamese, reflecting the warm feeling and responsibility for Vietnamese communities abroad.
For the community of nearly 6 million Vietnamese people living, studying, and working abroad, the Vietnamese language is a source of pride, a bridge connecting them with their homeland, and a factor preserving traditional culture and confirming their position and confidence in international integration, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
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Teachers and learners at the Vietnamese language class opening ceremony in the Netherlands, October 15, 2023 (Photo: VNA) 
