What is the National Costume of Vietnam? What is the grade at which students in Vietnam will study the concept of cultural heritage?
What is the National Costume of Vietnam?
The national costume is traditional attire or officially recognized clothing that represents the cultural, historical, and spiritual identity of a nation. National costumes often appear at significant events such as festivals, diplomatic occasions, and special occasions, helping to convey the image of a people to the world.
What is the National Costume of Vietnam?
The National Costume of Vietnam is a symbol of national identity, reflecting the long-standing cultural and traditional spirit of the Vietnamese people. Although Vietnam currently does not have an official national costume, the ao dai is considered the most representative attire for Vietnam's national costume.
With its elegant design, hugging the body, the ao dai enhances the elegant and graceful beauty of Vietnamese women. This attire is often worn at festivals, significant events, and international days to promote Vietnamese culture.
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What is the grade at which students in Vietnam will study the concept of cultural heritage?
In the General Education Program for History, issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the 10th-grade History curriculum includes the following academic topics:
Academic topic 10.2: PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUES IN VIETNAM
Cultural Heritage
Definition of Cultural Heritage
- Definition of cultural heritage
- Significance of cultural heritage
Classification and ranking of historical - cultural relics
- Classification of cultural heritage
- Ranking of cultural heritage
Preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values
The relationship between conservation and development
- Definition of cultural heritage conservation
- The relationship between conservation and promotion of cultural heritage values
Solutions for the preservation and promotion of heritage values
- Scientific basis for the conservation work and promotion of cultural heritage values
- Solutions for conservation and promotion of cultural heritage values
Roles and responsibilities of involved parties
- The role of the political system, businesses, local communities, and each individual in the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage values.
- Responsibilities of involved entities: the State, social organizations, schools, communities, citizens in the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage values
Some exemplary cultural heritage of the Vietnamese nation (suggestion)
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The concept of cultural heritage will be taught in the 10th-grade History curriculum.
What are the perspectives on developing the History curriculum in Vietnam?
Under the general education program for History issued together with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the five perspectives on developing the History curriculum in Vietnam include:
The History curriculum thoroughly instills viewpoints, objectives, and general orientations on developing and advancing the general education program outlined in the overall program, particularly focusing on viewpoints enhancing students’ qualities and competencies, while emphasizing certain viewpoints:
[1] Scientific, modern
The History curriculum helps students approach history by applying modern achievements of historical science and educational science. To be specific:
- The History curriculum thoroughly adheres to the guidelines, and viewpoints of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State of Vietnam;
- The History curriculum values foundational principles of historical science, ensuring respect for historical truth, the richness and diversity of history; objectivity, comprehensiveness in presenting and interpreting history;
- The History curriculum aims to guide and encourage students to learn, and explore history according to historical science principles, thereby helping students develop historical thinking and critical thinking;
- The History curriculum contributes to building the ability to analyze and evaluate historical figures, events, and processes scientifically, aiding students in recognizing historical laws and lessons and applying them to practice.
[2] Systematic, fundamental
The main development axis of the History curriculum is a system of topics and study subjects on fundamental issues of world history, Southeast Asian history, and Vietnamese history, to enhance and broaden the general knowledge students learned at the the lower secondary level. To be specific:
- The topics and study subjects in the History curriculum are systematic, and fundamental, stemming from the requirements to develop competencies and history education for each class;
- The History curriculum's knowledge components ensure logical consistency (in chronological and synchronous relationships, the interaction between Vietnamese history with regional and world history...);
- The History curriculum ensures that students access fundamental historical knowledge in political, economic, social, cultural, and ideological fields; developing lifelong history self-study competencies and the ability to apply understandings of world, regional, and Vietnamese history, culture, and society into life.
[3] Practical, experiential
The History curriculum values historical practice content, linking history with real life. To be specific:
- The History curriculum considers practice an important content and a practical, effective tool to develop students' competencies;
- The History curriculum increases the duration of practical activities; diversifies types of practice through various educational forms such as group activities, individual self-study; learning in the classroom, museums, in the field; project-based learning, heritage learning;...;
- The History curriculum ensures suitability with the practical and socio-economic conditions of the country and localities. Through the system of study topics and subjects, the educational forms organized, the History curriculum creates flexibility to be adjustable for localities and different student groups while ensuring the overall education level nationwide, compatible with regional and global standards.
[4] National, humanistic
The History curriculum helps students correctly perceive the nation’s traditional values, forming and developing the good qualities of Vietnamese people and the universal values of global citizens. To be specific:
- The History curriculum helps students have correct perceptions of patriotism and genuine, progressive nationalism of the Vietnamese people, the position of the nation-state in the region and the world in historical periods, aiming to build genuine national pride, recognizing both strengths and limitations in the nation’s historical legacies;
- The History curriculum helps students form and develop humanistic values, and community spirit, against social, cultural, ethnic, and religious prejudices and discrimination; aiming towards tolerance, kindness, respect for differences, and equality among nations, communities, genders and social groups; aspiring for peace, reconciliation, harmony, and cooperation;
- The History curriculum helps students adopt a correct and positive attitude towards issues of natural resource, nature, and environmental protection, aiming for sustainable development and the struggle for a peaceful, progressive, transparent, just, and civilized world.
[5] Open, interconnected
The History curriculum features openness and interconnectedness. To be specific:
- The knowledge and skill structure of History creates opportunities for students to connect and integrate with knowledge and skills of other subjects such as Geography, Literature, Civic Education, National Defense and Security Education,...;
- The History curriculum empowers local authorities and schools to develop educational plans suitable for local conditions, providing creative space for teachers to implement the principle of “one program, multiple textbooks”; emphasizing the collaboration between school, family, and society in history education;
- The History curriculum ensures high integration principles at lower grades, gradually differentiating at higher grades; closely connecting between educational levels, between classes in each educational level and linking with vocational education and higher education programs.
