'Preschoolers get acquainted with English, but must maintain their mother tongue'

This morning (November 4), at Tan Phong Kindergarten, Tan Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, the Kindergarten Festival with English took place.

In the context of the Prime Minister's recent Decision No. 2371/QD-TTg approving the Project "Making English the second language in schools for the period 2025 - 2035, with a vision to 2045", the festival received the attention of many parents. Many parents went to school together, participating in English familiarization activities with preschool children (3-6 years old).

'Trẻ mẫu giáo làm quen tiếng Anh, nhưng phải giữ vững tiếng mẹ đẻ' - Ảnh 1. — Preschoolers make spider robots and practice communicating in English with teachers.

'Trẻ mẫu giáo làm quen tiếng Anh, nhưng phải giữ vững tiếng mẹ đẻ' - Ảnh 2. — Preschoolers get acquainted with English through the game "Little Chef"

The festival is organized into 6 fun stations, in the school yard, hall, library lobby, smart classrooms... At the stations with different experiences, such as smart explorers; pinwheel park; spider robot; yummy builders; ring the golden bell; who's faster?, children can practice communicating in English with foreign and Vietnamese teachers.

Preschoolers also practice memorizing new vocabulary, singing familiar English songs such as "You are my sunshine" and "Hello - I can see animals - Goodbye song".

Preschool children perform in English on stage during the festival

Ms. Pham Bao Hanh, Principal of Tan Phong Kindergarten, said that implementing Circular No. 50/2020/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training on introducing preschool children to English, preschool children have many activities to get acquainted with English, through fun educational activities, learning through play... , the preschool festival with fun English is a useful activity, helping children to be bolder and more confident when using English in communication, forming a love of learning foreign languages right from preschool age.

'Trẻ mẫu giáo làm quen tiếng Anh, nhưng phải giữ vững tiếng mẹ đẻ' - Ảnh 3. — Preschoolers compete in ringing the golden bell with English riddles

'Trẻ mẫu giáo làm quen tiếng Anh, nhưng phải giữ vững tiếng mẹ đẻ' - Ảnh 4. — Children learn English vocabulary about food through games

'Trẻ mẫu giáo làm quen tiếng Anh, nhưng phải giữ vững tiếng mẹ đẻ' - Ảnh 5. — Preschool children get acquainted with English and must maintain a solid foundation in Vietnamese - their mother tongue.

Ms. Pham Bao Hanh emphasized that in the context of the Project to make English the second language in schools, a task that preschool education cannot ignore is to give children the best foundation in Vietnamese - their mother tongue. Because preschool age is the age when children are learning to speak and developing their language thinking.

Therefore, the task of preschool teachers is to implement well the current preschool education program of the Ministry of Education and Training, which includes 5 areas of preschool children's development: physical, cognitive, language, emotional and aesthetic.

Thus, in the contents of the current Preschool Education program, children must develop their mother tongue - Vietnamese, must be able to speak their mother tongue clearly, and the foundation of Vietnamese must be built solidly. This is taught and practiced by teachers through conversation and communication; through nursery rhymes, poems for preschoolers, stories, children's songs...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tre-mau-giao-lam-quen-tieng-anh-nhung-phai-giu-vung-tieng-me-de-185251104103600226.htm