Khanh Vinh District: Teaching ethnic minority languages from 2025

Khanh Vinh District People's Committee has just issued a plan to implement the program "Improving the teaching of ethnic minority languages ​​in the General Education Program for the period 2023 - 2030" in the district. Accordingly, the district is preparing for the teaching of Raglai and Ede languages from 2025, initially at primary schools.

According to Le Minh Trung, Chief of Khanh Vinh District Education and Training Department, in the 2018 General Education Program, ethnic minority languages ​​are optional subjects with 8 languages. Many Raglai and Ede ethnic minority people are living in Khanh Vinh District.

In April 2022, the Ministry of Education & Training issued a program on improving the teaching of ethnic minority languages in the General Education Curricula in the 2021-2030 period. The program aims to strengthen Vietnamese language education for ethnic minority students in an effort to preserve the languages of ethnic minorities. The preservation of ethnic minority languages is of the Party and State's special concern.

Ethnic minority students in Khanh Vinh.

Khanh Vinh has set a goal that Raglai and Ede languages will be taught at primary schools with many ethnic minority children by 2025; at primary schools, secondary schools and boarding schools for ethnic minorities by 2030.

To carry out the proposed tasks, the District Department of Education and Training will preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies, departments, and Commune People's Committees to ensure sufficient human resources and facilities; provide professional training for management staff and teachers of Raglai and Ede languages; Invest in facilities and apply information technology; ensure enough textbooks and teaching materials, equipment; and enhance the application of information technology at schools.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, the roadmap for teaching ethnic minority languages ​​includes level A and level B. Level A corresponds to the basic level (elementary and secondary schools) and level B corresponds to the vocational education level (high schools). There are 2 classes of ethnic minority languages/ week at primary schools and 3 classes/ week at high schools. The district Education and Training Department will promote propaganda and propose appropriate policies to attract teachers and learners.

By 2025, the district strives to have sufficient teaching staff of ethnic minority languages ​​according to the actual needs of learners. Khanh Vinh District currently has 15 primary schools with a total of 4,552 kids, including 3,642 ethnic minority ones (Raglai people account for 69.2%; Ede people: 5.7%); There are 7 high schools with a total of 2,414 students, including 2,078 ethnic minority students (Raglai people account for 62.8%; Ede people: 5.7%).

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Translated by N.T