Teaching, learning foreign languages to be strengthened

Under Prime Ministerial Decision No. 2732/QD-TTg, signed recently by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, a project on strengthening the teaching and learning of foreign languages for the period 2025–2035, with a vision to 2045, has been approved.

The project, as cited by the Government News, aims to enhance foreign language proficiency of learners to meet the needs of studying, communication and international integration, thereby improving the competitiveness of the workforce at domestic and international labor markets.

During the 2025–2030 period, language teaching programs of several ASEAN countries will be implemented, prioritizing Lao and Cambodian language programs at educational and training institutions, especially at border communes.

Under the project, preschool children will be facilitated to familiarize with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean while grade 1 and 2 students will have opportunity to get access to learning programs in Chinese, Russian, French, German, Japanese, and Korean.

Programs teaching Korean and German will be carried out at educational institutions that meet required conditions.

The teaching of subjects and professions in foreign languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, will be promoted across the national education system.

Meanwhile, the project targets to improve the quality of teaching and learning Russian, French, German, and other foreign languages within the national education system.

Earlier, under a new national project approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long through Decision No. 2371/QD-TTg, English will officially become the second language in Vietnam's schools.

The project, titled "making English the second language in schools for 2025–2035, with a vision to 2045, aims to make English a widely used and effective language across the education system, in teaching, communication, management, and school activities, creating an English-speaking ecosystem at all educational levels.

Ultimately, it seeks to develop a generation of citizens who can meet Vietnam's requirements on international integration.