VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese
parents now can spend thousands of dollars to buy the tours abroad for their
children or send them to foreign summer camps, which they believe can help the
children improve foreign language skills and become more dynamic.
Bui Hong Chuyen in Dong Da district said that she would go
to bank today to withdraw money and pay 32 million dong to book a trip abroad
for her daughter. The destination would be a summer camp in Singapore in late
June.
Chuyen said that the summer camp gathers the students
aged 12-17. Joining the program, the girl would be able to experience a
practice period at a state owned school in Singapore with two learning subjects
of math and English. Besides, the girl would also attend the lessons which help
improve the skills of working in team and have the sightseeing tours.
“I believe that after returning from the one week camp,
her English would be better and she would behave boldly in speech,” Chuyen
said, adding that she could see the considerable improvement in the English
skills of a neighboring boy, who also attended a foreign camp last year.
Meanwhile, the sum of money Do Ngoc Tuan in Cau Giay
district has to spend to send his son to a summer camp in the US is double. 66.6
million dong is the package fee for the attendance at the camp which lasts from
July 15 to August 4.
“I have never been to the US, but I really want my son to
go there, where he can learn something useful from a developed country,” Tuan
said.
“The most important goal of the trip is the opportunity
to practice English. Besides, he can also see with his eyes the way of working
and thinking of the US people,” he continued.
Sending children abroad to practice English and become
dynamic has been in fashion in Vietnam. High income earners would not regret
thousands of dollars to spend on the trips which they believe are useful for
the children.
Nearly all children in big cities now attend foreign
language courses, because their parents believe that they need to be prepared
soon for their future jobs. A lot of parents organize private tutoring classes
for their children, run by American and British teachers. In general, such
courses are much more costly than the courses with Vietnamese teachers.
Vietnamese parents now understand that it would be better
to have native speakers as the teachers for their children. Especially, going
abroad to practice English has become the choice of many well-off families.
Having realized the high demand for going abroad to attend
summer activities plans, a lot of institutions have been set up which
specialize in designing and organizing outbound tours for students.
In HCM City, the Hoan My Tourism Company has launched
specific outbound tours for families (parents and children). The tours have
been designed in the way that can entertain children and students. The small
tourists would have the opportunity to visit the famous destinations in the US,
where they can entertain themselves.
The HCM City Youth Union has announced the summer camps
“Sky 2012” with the two destinations in Vietnam and Singapore, reserved for the
students aged 14-25. The summer camps aim to help practice English and other
social practice skills, which encourage children’s creativeness.
A trip to the summer camp in Phan Thiet, Vietnam would
cost 2.9 million dong, while a trip to Singapore on July 27-August 1 would cost
750 dollars, or 15 million dong.
Children also have another choice of participating in the
27th Songdowon international children summer camp in Wonsan and Pyongyang,
which costs 1980 Euro.
Chau Giang
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