YEN DUC FARMERS (DONG TRIEU) LEARN ENGLISH FOR TOURISM

04/05/2023

 

Enjoy a peaceful, quiet landscape of a purely agricultural village; Experience the daily life of farmers such as: growing vegetables, grinding rice, pounding rice, catching fish and watching water puppetry, learning about the customs and lives of local people.. .. are very interesting experiences for tourists when traveling in Yen Duc village. The idyllic, rustic life here with the friendliness and closeness of the people seems to have attracted visitors to stay longer and make an appointment to return.

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GianPaolo Tommasi- Italian tourist shared: “I am very impressed with the village landscape here. In particular, the people here are very friendly, hospitable and very confident when communicating with us.”

In order to meet the tourism demand here, since 2017, the Department of Education and Training of Dong Trieu town has implemented the plan "Strengthening teaching and improving the level of English communication for elementary and middle school students and local people". Yen Duc commune - contributing to the development of sustainable community-based tourism". From the effectiveness of the project "Teaching and improving the level of English communication for elementary and middle school students and people in community learning centers in Yen Duc commune, summer 2017 and 2018", summer This year, the Department of Education and Training of Dong Trieu town continues to implement the above project with 19 free summer English communication classes for more than 600 elementary and middle school students and people of 5 villages in the commune. Yen Duc. Elementary and junior high school students study in schools during the day and residents attend school in district halls at night. The study period is held for 2 months (from June 10, 2019 to August 10, 2019).

Classes are organized to suit learners in a simple way, at the right age and level, taught by foreign teachers of Elis Foreign Language Center and with the participation of teaching assistants of current teachers. at primary and secondary schools in the province of education and training. In these classes, students and people in Yen Duc commune are enhanced their communication skills through four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. In particular, by teaching two skills of listening and speaking, helping students to become more and more confident in communicating simply in English, providing information in English about the countryside, different types of tourism, and travel. historical sites, agricultural products, local products; introduce about the daily life and production of the people of Yen Duc village.

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Ha Ngoc Anh, a student of class 3A, Yen Duc Primary School, Dong Trieu Town said: “I really enjoy learning English here, I have been practicing many skills and especially learning while playing games, so I am very happy. prefer".

As for Pham Nam Khanh, a student of grade 6A, Yen Duc Secondary School shared: “This is my second year of free English lessons taught by foreign teachers. I am very excited and excited to learn many new words. My village tourist area has a lot of tourists visiting, so I can confidently communicate with foreign guests.”

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For Mr. Pham Van Chuc in Don Son village, Yen Duc commune, Dong Trieu town, it is different. On the day he and his family are busy working in the fields, harvesting spring rice, in the evening, he goes to the village hall to follow. Taking this English class, he happily said: “As people in the Yen Duc village tourist area, we really want to learn English so that we can confidently communicate with foreign guests. On the way we can greet visitors normally. Therefore, classes open in the evening, we all arrange to attend."

Language is the key to communication! The opening of English classes for the people of Yen Duc commune is a way to "get ahead", gradually helping people not only know how to do tourism but also work towards responsible and sustainable tourism... hesitated, now seeing foreign guests, Yen Duc people, whether old people or children, always wave "Hello!" and many children in Yen Duc commune can talk directly with foreign tourists very confidently as a guide.

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Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Tam - Deputy Head of Education and Training Department of Dong Trieu town affirmed: “After 2 years of implementing the project, the people and students of Yen Duc commune are very active in participating in classes and assessment results. The price is the level of communication in English of the people and students have made significant progress and they can communicate with tourists in the village. With those effects, this year the Department of Education continues to implement this project. The people participated enthusiastically and were supported by the authorities from the commune to the village. This year, there is an adjustment that the class for adults in the evening is brought to the halls of 5 villages for convenience for people to study, the curriculum is also revised and supplemented to be closer to reality. of Yen Duc village".

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Mr. Bui Van Nghinh - Vice Chairman of Yen Duc Commune People's Committee, Dong Trieu Town said: "With the goal of tourism development, over the past time, the Town Committee - People's Council - People's Committee of Dong Trieu town has paid attention to invest and assigned to The town's Department of Education and Training presides over the implementation of a project to teach English to people doing tourism. This is a project that brings a lot of benefits to people so that when they go out, they can confidently communicate with foreign tourists. Along with that, people who are recruited to work as collaborators or tourism staff of Yen Duc Village Tourist Area have more knowledge of English to work with. We will gradually replicate it to all people in the commune to make Yen Duc tourism more and more developed."

The model of English teaching points for people working in tourism in Yen Duc commune is promoting effectively and in the future will be replicated throughout the town. With what nature offers, plus the fact that people can learn foreign languages and become subjects in tourism development, Dong Trieu town will have more opportunities to become an attractive destination on the tourist map. Quang Ninh tourism contributes to building a civilized tourism environment, creating sustainability in tourism development.

Source: Thu Trang - Thanh Hung: Town Cultural Center

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