English seen as tool to foster ASEAN Community understanding
A workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 6 underscored the importance of English as a popular communication language in the global integration landscape, especially in the ASEAN Economic Community that is slated for debut later this year.
To link ASEAN member states together towards “a single community and identity”, English language is a tool to raise their mutual understanding, said Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Southeast Asia Friendship Association Phan Thi Hong Xuan.
Sali Kasemrat, who authored the “English for ASEAN Community” book, shared advantages and difficulties in teaching English at Thai schools.
According to several opinions, Vietnamese students generally fail to tap into English for study and research as well as communicate in English fluently.
English teaching in Vietnam only focuses on vocabulary, grammar and translation with less use of technology, they said.
They were of the view that the school curricula should also embrace subjects of culture, history, and traditional values of the ASEAN community.
Currently, English is officially spoken in 53 countries and territories and the third popular language around the world, behind China and Spain.
It is forecast that around 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue and 1 billion use it as a second language.
Sali Kasemrat, who authored the “English for ASEAN Community” book, shared advantages and difficulties in teaching English at Thai schools.
According to several opinions, Vietnamese students generally fail to tap into English for study and research as well as communicate in English fluently.
English teaching in Vietnam only focuses on vocabulary, grammar and translation with less use of technology, they said.
They were of the view that the school curricula should also embrace subjects of culture, history, and traditional values of the ASEAN community.
Currently, English is officially spoken in 53 countries and territories and the third popular language around the world, behind China and Spain.
It is forecast that around 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue and 1 billion use it as a second language.