If my child is bilingual, do I have to speak English at home with my parents to be good?

Con học song ngữ, về nhà cha mẹ phải nói tiếng Anh cùng thì mới giỏi? - Ảnh 1. — Ms. Vo Thi Truc Quynh

Ms. Vo Thi Truc Quynh, Deputy Director of Research and Program Development at Victoria South Saigon Bilingual International School, said: "My personal opinion is to disagree. Although my husband and I are both fluent in English, we do not force our children to speak English at home. We only let them learn English at school or at a center."

"I believe that the most important thing is to create a habit and reflex of speaking English for students from the beginning to the end of the day. Except for the teaching hours of the Vietnamese program, the rest, including after-school activities or flag-raising ceremonies, the school uses English with the goal that this is not a foreign language but a second language," Ms. Truc Quynh shared.

Ms. Vo Thi Truc Quynh said that at Victoria South Saigon Bilingual International School, the school has a different concept that learning English is learning English habits and reflexes in daily activities.

Con học song ngữ, về nhà cha mẹ phải nói tiếng Anh cùng thì mới giỏi? - Ảnh 2. — The seminar attracted many quality opinions.

What test do I need to take to transfer from public to private school?

Many viewers of the program asked questions to the guests via thanhnien.vn channels and social networks such as Facebook Fanpage, YouTube, and TikTok of Thanh Nien Newspaper.

A parent asked, "My child is studying at a public school, can he transfer to a bilingual international school? Is an entrance exam required?"

Ms. Vo Thi Truc Quynh said that when students are studying a bilingual program, they do not encounter any difficulties when switching back to the Ministry of Education and Training's program because during the bilingual learning process, they study the Ministry of Education and Training's program and the international program at the same time.

On the other hand, when students are studying at a public school and transfer to a bilingual school like Victoria International Bilingual School in South Saigon, they need to take an entrance exam, testing their English, Vietnamese, and math skills.

Con học song ngữ, về nhà cha mẹ phải nói tiếng Anh cùng thì mới giỏi? - Ảnh 3. — Ms. Truc Quynh talks about the students' entrance exam

Con học song ngữ, về nhà cha mẹ phải nói tiếng Anh cùng thì mới giỏi? - Ảnh 4. — The seminar attracted many opinions from representatives of universities in Ho Chi Minh City.

"Most of the students transfer from public to private schools, when at the public level they have not studied intensive English or integrated English, the most difficult thing is the ability to use English. English here is not only the language of daily communication but also for thinking in studying. Therefore, after the entrance test, if the students are not good at English, we will build a supplementary program for students so that all of them can transfer from the Ministry of Education and Training's program to the international program. At the same time, students are taught English - math - science lessons to develop English proficiency and thinking ability", Ms. Truc Quynh shared.

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