The event drew representatives from the Japan Foundation in Vietnam and the Atlantic Education Group, together with teachers, parents and thousands of Ngo Si Lien students.

In her opening remarks, Pham Thu Ha, Principal of Ngo Si Lien School, emphasised the importance of studying foreign languages in the current era of information technology boom and rapid economic growth.

The musical drama “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” by students from classes 6A2, 7A2 and 8A2 bring a lot of fun and excitement to their audience.

“Foreign language brings us many opportunities to find jobs and accumulate the cultural knowledge of humanity, thereby contributing significantly to the demand for integration and cooperation between Vietnam and the world. It is not only the key to success, but also the key to opening the door for each person to enter a new path and new worlds.

“The International Language Festival is a playground for students to share foreign language learning methods, interact with rich cultures from countries around the world and use the foreign languages they are studying to introduce the Vietnamese people, landscape and culture, and capital city, Hanoi” said Ha.

During the festival, participants were brought back to their dreamy childhood world through familiar fairy tales retold vividly and delightfully by Ngo Si Lien students in the form of musical theatres, such as “Tam Cam”, “Peach Boy”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, “Cinderella”, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, and “Little Red Riding Hood”.

The 2019 Language Festival opens with the sweet and meaningful melody from the song “We are the world”.

Together with the musical theatres, Ngo Si Lien students stirred up the atmosphere with extremely vibrant traditional and modern dances, including “Setsubun” and “Tokyo Bon” (Japan), or dances with songs playing in the background such as “Doraemon”, “Mama Africa” and “For You”, thus bringing the audience unique and exciting experiences about cultures in different lands from around the world.

The highlights of this year’s Language Festival were the elaborate preparations and staging from costumes to performances. The students proved themselves across diverse aspects, such as language skills, knowledge about different cultures, confidence, professionalism and creativeness, after a long period of training at Ngo Si Lien School.

Vietnamese language teaching enhanced for ethnic children

Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as the language barrier has been gradually removed.

 

Workshop looks to improve vocational, language training quality

A workshop focusing on new solutions and educational technologies to facilitate English teaching in vocational schools was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4.

 

Vietnamese, Lao free language classes open in Vientiane

Classes providing free lessons of Vietnamese and Lao language were opened for Vietnamese people at Bang Long Pagoda in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on July 29.

 

“Bookworm” attracts English-language book lovers

“Best English bookstore in Hanoi,” or “A heaven for bookaholics” are two among the comments of foreigners who have visited Bookworm, a bookshop filled with English books in Hanoi.

 

Vietnamese singer to perform at ASEAN music festival

Vietnamese singer Pham Ha Linh will perform at the China-ASEAN Music Festival 2019, which will take place from May 28 to June 3 in Nanning, China.

 

Source: NDO