English will be a compulsory subject from grade 1.

(NLDO) - The Ministry of Education and Training proposed to implement compulsory English teaching from grade 1 of the General Education Program, currently compulsory from grade 3.

Impacting about 50,000 educational institutions, nearly 30 million students

The Prime Minister has just issued Decision No. 2371/QD-TTg dated October 27 approving the Project "Making English the second language in schools for the period 2025-2035, with a vision to 2045".

The Ministry of Education and Training proposed to implement compulsory English teaching from grade 1 of the General Education Program.

For preschool education, the goal of the Project is to help children experience and become familiar with English; aiming to form and develop English communication skills, preparing well for learning English at the secondary school level.

For general education, helping students form and develop their capacity and skills in using English in developing their thinking and qualities, learning capacity of subjects, educational activities, exchanges, experiences inside and outside school, contributing to the comprehensive development of Vietnamese people in the era of deep international integration.

The project is applied in all preschool, general education, university, vocational education and continuing education facilities nationwide. It is estimated that the project will impact about 50,000 educational facilities with nearly 30 million children, pupils and about 1 million managers and teachers at all levels, fields of study and training.

The project implementation period is 20 years (from 2025 to 2045), implemented in 3 main phases.

In which, phase 1 (2025-2030) will build the foundation and standardize - ensuring a solid foundation for English to be used regularly and systematically in the educational environment; phase 2 (2030-2035) will expand and strengthen - promoting the use of English more frequently; phase 3 (2035-2045) will perfect and improve - English is used naturally, developing an ecosystem of English use in the educational environment, communication and school administration.

Need 22,000 more preschool and primary school English teachers

Regarding resource conditions, After the Project is issued, central and local agencies and organizations subject to the Project's regulations are responsible for implementation.

In particular, for preschool education, to successfully implement the Project, there needs to be 1 position of English teacher/1 preschool education facility. Thus, it is expected that there will be an additional 12,000 positions of English teacher in public preschool education facilities nationwide.

For primary schools, to have a solid foundation and ensure the success of the Project's objectives, the Ministry of Education and Training proposes to implement compulsory English teaching from grade 1 of the General Education Program (currently compulsory from grade 3). This will create an additional staff of English teachers in primary schools across the country, approximately 10,000 more English teachers.

In addition, it is necessary to train and foster English and professional and pedagogical skills for at least 200,000 English teachers from now until 2035 to meet the needs and goals of the Project.

For higher education, the goal is to develop an environment for effective English use in teaching courses, modules, and credits in training programs; in training and fostering teachers and lecturers. Develop higher education into a pillar leading the country in the English ecosystem with the capacity for deep integration, knowledge transfer, and innovation in English.

For vocational education, the Project aims to improve English communication and career orientation skills to meet the requirements of the domestic and international labor market. Develop an effective English-speaking environment in vocational education institutions.

For continuing education, the Project's goal is to help improve English proficiency for continuing education learners, diversify the forms and content of English learning to meet the diverse needs of society, and contribute to improving the quality of national human resources.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tieng-anh-se-thanh-mon-bat-buoc-tu-lop-1-196251029165508313.htm