Participants in the training course pose for a group photo. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A training course on Vietnamese language teaching opened inHanoi on 🐎Augu🐠st 16 for over 60 Vietnamese teachers from 17 countries andterritories.
Theannual event, which wasfirst held in 2013, aims to enhance the teaching capacity for professional andnon-professional teachers in community language facilities and update them withthe latest knowledge in training techniques. Todate, more than 800 overseas teachers have participated in such courses. In 2020 and 2021, due to the impact of COVID-19, thecourse was held online with the participation of more than 400 overseasteachers.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang addresses the opening ceremony of the training course on August 16. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang appreciated theefforts and responsibilities of non-specialised teachers in teaching theVietnamese language, thus preserving traditional cultural values of the nation tothe overseas Vietnamese community. Living,studying, and working in different countries and territories, the teachers areenthusiastic about preserving national values, especially the mother tongue,for the younger generations. Currently,more than 5.3 million overseas Vietnamese are living in over 130 countries andterritories around the world. Teaching and learning the Vietnamese languagehave been an essential need of the overseas Vietnamese community. Thecourse will run until August 31./.
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Participants in the training course pose for a group photo. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang addresses the opening ceremony of the training course on August 16. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
