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Disscus the problem faced by the france in sphere of the education in vietnam (5marks) |
| Answer» French citizens living in Vietnam called colons feared that they might lose theirjobs to the educated Vietnamese. So, they opposed policies that would give theVietnamese full access to French education.There was another problem for the French in the sphere of education. The elitesin Vietnam were powerfully influenced by Chinese culture. To consolidate theirpower, the French had to counter this Chinese influence. So, they systematicallydismantled educational system and established French schools for theVietnamese. But this was not easy. Chinese, the language used by the elites sofar, had to be replaced with Vietnamese or French.There were two opinions in this regard. Some were in favour of the Frenchlanguage as the medium of instruction. Others were opposed to French being theonly medium of instruction. They suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lowerclasses and French in the higher classes.But this was opposed when introduced in schools. As the numbers of Vietnameseteachers increased in the lower classes, it became difficult to control what wasactually taught. While teaching, vietnamese teachers quietly modified the textand criticised what was stated | |