Thursday, 19/10/2023 16:32 (GMT+7)
An opening ceremony of a Vietnamese language class for overseas Vietnamese community in the 2023-2024 school year at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands was organized to meet the community’s demand to learn the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the European country.
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| At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) |
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Huong Nam highly appreciated teachers and learners’ efforts in teaching and learning the mother tongue and shared with the class the latest policies of the Party, State, Government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to assist overseas Vietnamese to learn the language. Accordingly, September 8 has been designated as the day for Vietnamese language appreciation for communities abroad.
The Ambassador highlighted the significance of maintaining the teaching and learning of Vietnamese as the language is a special bond connecting overseas Vietnamese, particularly young generation, and their roots.
Besides, the language also plays an important role in introducing the national cultural identity to international friends. Especially, the number of Vietnamese language foreign learners has increased as they choose the S-shaped country to live and work, he added.
Vietnamese language teaching and learning abroad is facing challenges due to a lack of skilled teachers and facilities. Therefore, the embassy will continue to ask the MOFA, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and relevant units to introduce measures to promote Vietnamese language study movement abroad.
The Vietnamese language class in the Netherlands was started in 2017, gathering once a week at the Embassy's headquarters. Learners are of various age groups, from children to students and foreigners married to Vietnamese.
Vietnamese language lessons for overseas Vietnamese, especially young people, have been growing in popularity.
The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands will continue to propose to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese to implement timely solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles, and continue to provide more support for the movement to study Vietnamese abroad./.
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