Local solutions

English is a subject with quite a big difference between regions. Even in Hanoi , there is a difference between teaching foreign languages in the inner city and the suburbs.

English class of teachers and students at Trung Vuong Primary School (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi). Photo: NTCC.

According to Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong, there are still many gaps in the quality of foreign language teaching and learning between the inner city and suburban areas of the capital. In particular, in the inner city areas, thanks to favorable socio -economic conditions, students have access to advanced training programs, experienced teachers and rich learning materials. Meanwhile, in suburban schools, although teachers have made great efforts, conditions are still limited, from facilities, teaching staff to supporting materials. This makes it difficult for students in the suburbs to improve their foreign language skills, reducing their opportunities to compete and integrate.

Therefore, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training has developed a plan to narrow the gap in the quality of foreign language teaching and learning between inner and outer Hanoi areas with the specific goal of 100% of foreign language teachers being trained in modern teaching methods; synchronously deploying technological solutions in teaching at primary, secondary, high schools and vocationaleducation - continuing education centers; building a model of "twin schools" to exchange, share and support in teaching and learning English and other foreign languages.

Accordingly, the plan will be implemented in two phases, including from January 2025 focusing on piloting the model of twin schools, model classes and foreign language self-study movements. Then, from June 2025, the model will be expanded throughout the city, ensuring that suburban students have the opportunity to access the same quality of education as in the inner city.

In addition, Hanoi also built a "Self-study Month" movement to encourage students to self-study foreign languages through technology platforms, develop self-study skills and creative thinking; conduct sample teaching sessions, share resources between teachers in and outside the city, build online document repositories; actively invest in facilities in schools, strive to have means, technological equipment and accounts, software... to teach and learn foreign languages, especially accounts to help students self-study.

In Nghe An, the "land of learning", but before 2020, English was still considered a "low point" here when teaching and learning English still faced many difficulties and shortcomings. The level and capacity of using foreign languages of Nghe An's human resources were assessed as not meeting the requirements of regional and international integration. The project "Improving the quality of teaching and learning foreign languages in educational institutions in Nghe An in the period of 2020-2025, with a vision to 2030" was born in this context with many specific solutions such as implementing capacity building for English teachers. The education sector also organized an English proficiency survey according to international standards for more than 2,600 English teachers, building a roadmap for training English teachers to meet international standards; retraining hundreds of English teachers according to international standards with IELTS from 7.0 and above... From here, the results of teaching and learning English in Nghe An have clearly improved with positive changes such as for the first time this locality had an average high school graduation exam score of over 5 points.

Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh said that in the coming time, the provincial education sector will continue to strengthen communication work in many forms, to widely disseminate to the whole society about the benefits and importance of teaching and learning English. At the same time, implementing solutions such as diversifying English training programs; developing a team of English teachers and lecturers with sufficient quantity and quality assurance...

Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW of the Politburo on gradually introducing English as a second language in schools has received special attention from the education sector with many solutions, in which the proactive role of localities is indispensable. There needs to be close coordination between management levels, schools, teachers, parents and the community to improve the quality of human resources, meeting domestic and international requirements.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/dua-tieng-anh-thanh-ngon-ngu-thu-2-trong-truong-hoc-giai-phap-tu-dia-phuong-10298466.html