Resumen de Teaching English in Primary Schools in Vietnam: An Overview

Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa, Nguyen Quoc Tuan

• This paper examines the English language situation at primary school level in Vietnam from a language planning perspective. It examines language policy for foreign language teaching in Vietnam to provide a picture of the role of English in foreign language education. It analyses language-in-education policy, curriculum and teaching materials, and teaching conditions and discusses the future of ELT in primary schools in Vietnam.