Content of the Khmer Language curriculum for primary and lower secondary education in Vietnam - Third Year

Content of the Khmer language program for primary and lower secondary education in Vietnam - Third year (Illustrative image)

Knowledge:

1. Phonetics, writing

- Consonant and vowel notation chart; some punctuation marks;

- Natural numbers in the hundreds from 101-1000.

2. Vocabulary, grammar

- Expand vocabulary (including idioms, proverbs) about oneself, family, school, nature, homeland, national culture;

- Structure of some basic simple sentences.

3. Writing practice

Create simple paragraphs based on hint questions; distinguish prose, verse; identify characters in stories.

Skills:

1. Listening

- Understand the content of dialogue, exchange opinions in class sessions, and during class activities;

- Understand simple stories told by teachers, short news on radio and television in Khmer;

- Listen and differentiate sounds, words in dictation writing.

2. Speaking

- Speak appropriately to the communication context (forms of address, elliptical sentences and full sentences, etc.);

- Formulate and answer questions in study and communication;

- Relate the main content of short news pieces;

- Recite parts of stories heard or read. Initially comment on characters, images, details in the story;

- Introduce activities of the group, class.

3. Reading

- Read styled text;

- Read fluently short paragraphs and articles;

- Read natural numbers in the hundreds from 101-1,000;

- Understand the meaning of words, sentences, and the content of paragraphs, articles (extract information, explain information, summarize short paragraphs, articles);

- Read the table of contents, schedule, announcements, rules, etc., to serve personal activities and study;

- Memorize the consonant and vowel notation chart; memorize poems, short paragraphs.

4. Writing

- Write styled text;

- Write numbers in the hundreds from 101-1,000;

- Write dictation from listening to small-sized text paragraphs, poems or short articles;

- Formulate simple sentences according to structures;

- Write simple paragraphs (narrating events, telling stories, describing) with hints from questions or drawings.

More details can be found in Circular 24/2014/TT-BGDDT, which comes into force in Vietnam from January 1, 2015.

Thuy Tram

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