Vietnamese language classes maintained in Czech Republic despite pandemic
A Vietnamese language course for the 2020-2021 academic year was recently opened for children of Vietnamese people in the North Moravia region of the Czech Republic.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung (third, right) presents textbooks to students at the course's opening ceremony in Ostrava city (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – A Vietnamese language course forthe 2020-2021 academic year was recently opened for children of Vietnamesepeople in the North Moravia region of the Czech Republic.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic ThaiXuan Dung spoke highly of efforts by the Vietnamese People Association in theregion to resume the teaching of Vietnamese amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teacher Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen said Vietnameseclasses have been maintained in North Moravia for many years.
Teachers have also been sent back to thehomeland to receive training in standardised Vietnamese teaching methods heldby the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese, aiming to help younggenerations of Vietnamese expatriates to learn more about the homeland’straditions, culture and history.
She added besides support from Vietnamese peoplein North Moravia, this year’s course has continued to receive infrastructureand financial assistance from local authorities, especially the Czech Ministryof Education, Youth and Sports.
Due to COVID-19, the number of classes has beenlimited to three with about 60 students and nearly 10 teachers.
According to the course’s organisers, thepandemic disrupted the teaching of Vietnamese for a certain period of time.However, as this is an activity connecting generations of Vietnamese in theCzech Republic, classes have been reopened.
Over the past years, in spite of numerousdifficulties, students of those classes have begun to speak Vietnamese fluentlyand gain better understanding of the homeland’s history, culture and customs.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung (third, right) presents textbooks to students at the course's opening ceremony in Ostrava city (Photo: VNA) 
