Published:  00:00 Wednesday - November 11, 2009

A “Week of Russian language” in Vietnam began on at the Centre for Russian Culture Science in Hanoi November 10.

During the week, a course for Russian language teachers, a book exhibition, a round table conference on methods for teaching Russian and other activities will be held.

Those activities are expected to create opportunities for teachers and students of Russian to meet and exchange views with leading Russian language experts on new teaching and learning methods.

The event is organised by the Ministry of Education and Training in coordination with the Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Affairs, Expatriates and International Humanitarian Cooperation, the Federal Agency for Education and the Moscow Social Pedagogy University.