5. TEACHING VIETNAMESE AS A “SECOND LANGUAGE” TOWARD LEARNER’S COMPETENCES DEVELOPMENT FOR ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS – AN URGENT NEED OF PRIMARY TEACHERS IN ETHNIC MINORITY AREAS

Abstract: The fact that the different characteristics in terms of regions and ethnic groups of ethnic minority (EM) education has significantly influenced the educational development in the localities. Among the existing problems is the issue of language barriers in the teaching and learning process for ethnic minority students whose mother tongue is not Vietnamese. As a result, teaching Vietnamese as a second language in the direction of learners’ capacity development is an issue that required more attention and investment in the process of training primary teachers in ethnic minority areas in order to both fulfil the requirements of regional education for ethinic minority areas and the demands of the educational reform.
Keywords: Vietnamese, second language, learners’ competences development, teachers, ethnic minorities.