HCM City aims for all students to learn English from first gradeVietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to have all students learn English since the first grade starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to Nguyen Quang Vinh, head of the primary education division at the city’s Department of Education and Training. In the first, second and third grades, students have lessons to help practise the skills of listening and speaking. As of the 2017-2018 academic year, 91 per cent of students in the city have learnt English since the first grade. However, Vinh said that many primary schools in the city faced difficulties in facilities for teaching English and recruitment of English teachers because of low salaries. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the city only recruited 1,797 English teachers, meeting 70 per cent of its total demand, the department said.

Source: VietNamNet News February 05, 2018 06:56 UTC