After 2017, there are subjects that appear for the first time.

According to the draft of the new general education program that has just been announced, there will be a number of new subjects that aim to reduce knowledge load, increase creative experience and career orientation.

The new program implements comprehensive, integrated education at primary and secondary levels, and differentiated and elective education at high school level.

Accordingly, at the primary and secondary levels, related contents of a number of educational fields and subjects in the current curriculum will be integrated to form integrated subjects; streamlining and avoiding overlapping educational content will be implemented. At the high school level, students will be required to study a number of compulsory subjects, and at the same time, they will be able to choose their own subjects and topics of study in the form of credit accumulation.

Here are the new subjects that will appear in students' timetables after 2017:

Economic and legal education

This subject will appear at the high school level. According to the general education program drafting committee, this is essentially the new name of Civic Education - this subject at the primary level is Lifestyle Education.

This subject will be a compulsory subject in grade 10; a compulsory elective subject in grades 11 and 12. The main content of this subject is general education, basic economic law.

In grade 10, this subject helps students further perfect the qualities and abilities that have been shaped in the basic education stage, and at the same time have a general view of the fields of economics and law. From there, they can correctly assess their own aspirations and strengths to choose appropriate subjects in grades 11 and 12.

Grades 11 and 12 are for students who are planning to study Political Education, Civic Education, Economics, Administration and Law. The main content of the subject includes economic and legal issues that are practical and applicable to students' career orientation after high school.

Illustration: Le Anh Dung.

The subject of Lifestyle Education in primary school is compulsory. The main content is education on ethics, law, life values, and life skills. These content streams are mainly oriented towards education on family, homeland, and community values, aiming to form for students the necessary habits and routines in studying, living, and awareness of self-regulation according to ethical standards and legal regulations.

Creative experiential activities

Creative experiential activities are carried out throughout grades 1 to 12.

This is an educational activity in which students rely on the synthesis of knowledge from many different educational fields and skill groups to experience real life and participate in community service activities under the guidance and organization of educators. Thereby forming the main qualities, general competencies and some specific component competencies of this activity: the ability to design and organize activities; the ability to adapt to changes in career and life.

The basic content of Creative Experience Activities includes 5 areas: Personal development; Family life; School life; Homeland, country and social community; Career and worker qualities.

The content is designed according to the principles of integration, concentric and linear combination. The topics are built in an open nature with compulsory activities for all students nationwide and differentiated content depending on the needs, abilities, strengths of students as well as the conditions of the educational institution.

Study topics

The study topics are the study content for students in grades 11 and 12, which are compulsory elective subjects, to help students develop the ability to apply knowledge and skills from many subjects to solve complex practical problems. Thereby, creating opportunities for students to approach careers that are suitable to their interests, abilities and local practices.

The duration of education for each subject is 15 periods. High schools organize teaching of subjects based on the wishes of students, the specific conditions of the school or inter-school. The system of subjects of each school can be changed and supplemented through the school years. Subject teachers are teachers who have been trained, educated or are businessmen, artisans,... with knowledge and practical experience in the specialized field of that subject.

Foreign Language 2

Foreign Language 2 is an elective subject, which can start from Grade 6 and end at any grade depending on the student's needs and the educational institution's capacity to meet. Foreign Language 1 is a compulsory subject from Grade 3 to Grade 12.

It may sound strange, but it can be understood that students are allowed to choose at least one more foreign language (called Foreign Language 2) in addition to the compulsory foreign language (called Foreign Language 1) according to their wishes and the ability of the educational institution.

Professor Nguyen Minh Thuyet, Editor-in-Chief of the general education program, said: “Foreign language 2 is an open list, but it must be a foreign language that has a training program approved by the Ministry of Education and Training, has textbooks, and has teachers to be included. This subject is to meet the needs of gifted students or students who find it difficult to take the entrance exam to universities with English subjects, study and take exams in other subjects related to other foreign languages. Students in areas with many economic relations with foreign countries can also study, for example, border areas with countries like China,…”

Minority languages

As an elective subject at all three levels of primary, secondary and high school, priority is given to teaching ethnic minority languages ​​to ethnic minorities with small populations; encourage and create conditions for high school students who are ethnic minorities with the desire and need to learn and complete the program of studying ethnic minority languages ​​that have written scripts.

This subject uses the corresponding optional time of each level of education to organize teaching. The content of teaching ethnic minority languages ​​is specified in each ethnic minority language program issued by the Minister of Education and Training. The conditions for organizing teaching and the process of introducing ethnic minority languages ​​into teaching at general education institutions are implemented according to the regulations of the Government.

In addition, there are some other subjects such as Technology World, Art, etc. but these are basically other names for the subjects Technology, Music, Fine Arts, etc.

According to VNN