Curricula and materials have been developed in the local languages based on the national
curriculum, and regular training for teachers and education managers in this approach has
been carried out.
The initiative shows very positive results so far. Students in MTBBE classes have
outperformed students in non-MTBBE classes in every area assessed. Not only are the
learning results very
3."states should take appropriate measures so that, wherever possible, persons
belonging to minorities may have adequate opportunities to learn their mother tongue
or to have instruction in their mother tongue"
4. UN General Assembly , Human Rights Council (2011). Report of the Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay
McDougall. Mission to Viet Nam (5-15 July 2010). A1HRC116i45/Add.2