What are contents included in grade 9 Literature curriculum in Vietnam?

What are contents included in grade 9 Literature curriculum in Vietnam?

Vietnamese language knowledge of grade 9 Literature students under subsection 2, Section 5 of the General Education Program for Literature, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, includes:

- The difference in meanings of some easily confusing Sino-Vietnamese elements (for example: đồng in đồng dao, đồng âm, đồng minh; minh in thanh minh, minh oan, u minh)

- Literary allusions and classical references (for example: Ngưu Lang - Chuc Nu, Tai ong that ma): characteristics and effects

- Meaning and usage of abbreviations of important international organizations (such as: UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, WB, IMF, ASEAN, WTO,...)

- Transformation and expansion of sentence structure (changing the order of elements in the sentence, adding additional components,...): characteristics and effects

- Choice of simple sentence - compound sentence, types of compound sentences, conjunctions to link compound sentence clauses

- Elliptical sentences and special sentences: characteristics and functions

- Rhetorical devices of punning, sound repetition, and rhyming: characteristics and effects

- The difference between direct and indirect speech; the use of punctuation in direct and indirect speech

- Text types and literary genres

+ Narrative text: storytelling, simulating a read story; storytelling transforming content from a comic

+ Expressive text: eight-syllable poetry; paragraph recording feelings about an eight-syllable poem

+ Argumentative text: the role of arguments, reasoning, and evidence in expressing the content of an argumentative text; essays presenting issues and solutions; essays analyzing a literary work

+ Informative text: presenting ideas and information in the text; the effectiveness of non-verbal means in informative texts; explanatory text about a social phenomenon; explanatory text about a scenic spot or historical site; advertisements, flyers

- Some notes on referencing, citing materials to avoid plagiarism

- Language development: new words and new meanings

- Basic understanding of Vietnamese writing: Nom script and Quoc Ngu script

- Non-verbal communication means: images, numerical data, diagrams,...

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What are literary materials of the Literature Curriculum for grade 9 students in Vietnam?

Based on subsection 2, Section 5 of the General Education Program for Literature, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the literary materials for grade 9 includes:

(1) Literary Texts

- Mythical tales, detective stories

- Verse forms like song thất lục bát, Nom narrative poetry, eight-syllable poetry

- Tragedies

(2) Argumentative Texts

- Social arguments

- Literary arguments

(3) Informative Texts

- Text introducing a scenic spot or a historical site

- Interview articles

What is the age of grade 9 students in Vietnam?

Based on Article 33 of the Charter for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and multi-level schools issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the age regulations for lower secondary school students are as follows:

Age of lower secondary school students

1. The age of students entering grade 6 is 11 years old. The age of students entering grade 10 is 15 years old. For students who have advanced a grade in the previous level or entering a level at an older age than the prescribed age, the age for entering grade 6 and grade 10 is decreased or increased based on the age at the time of graduation from the previous level.

2. Ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, students with particularly difficult circumstances, and students returning from overseas can enter a level at an age older than the regulated age by up to 3 years.

3. Students may not be held back more than 3 times in one educational level.

4. Students with good physical and intellectual development can start school earlier or advance grades within the educational level. This is considered case by case, following these steps:

a) Parents or guardians submit a request to the school.

b) The principal establishes an Assessment and Advisory Council with at least the following members: a school leader representative and the school's Parent Committee representative; the current class teacher of the student.

c) Based on the council's assessment, the principal makes a decision.

5. Students within the regulated age range returning from overseas, and children of foreigners working in Vietnam, can attend lower secondary school either at their residence or at a different location if the school can accommodate. Each case is considered following these steps:

a) Parents or guardians submit a request to the school.

b) The principal assesses the student's level and places them in an appropriate class.

Based on the aforementioned regulations, the updated age-by-grade table is as follows:

Note: except for cases where students are retained, advanced a grade, or studying at an age different from the regulated age.

Therefore, grade 9 students are typically 14 years old.