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Could anyone help me to answer this question? 1. Is this correct: "a university student majored in primary English teaching"? I mean I learn English at university to teach primary pupils English. 2. Does this sentence make sense and sound natural: "With the increasingly important place/position of English worldwide, lowering the age at which English is introduced has become a trend and Vietnam is not an exception."? 3. Is this sentence grammatically correct: "Some teachers were trained to teach other languages rather than English"? 4. Is this sentence grammatically correct: "Among many changes that this project sets out to achieve there is one objective related to primary English education that is English will be taught as a compulsory subject from grade 3 at primary school to grade 12 at high school in a new ten-year English programme"?

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Hello Tam1993. Here are some changes I would make. #1. "a university student majoring in teaching English to primary students." #2.only change "Vietnam is no exception" otherwise this sentence is technically correct. It sounds too forceful to say Vietnam is not an exception and doesn't quite match the informal tone of the rest of the sentence. #3. "Some teachers were trained to teach languages other/rather than English." No need to have other and rather in the same sentence. #4."Among the many changes that this project has set out to achieve, there is one objective related to primary English education, which is that english will be a compulsory subject from grade 3 at primary through 12th grade in high school in a new ten year program...hope this helps but is also subject to changes based on broader contexts..
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MY SUGGESTIONS ARE WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS 1. Is this correct: "a university student majored in primary English teaching"? I mean I learn English at university to teach primary pupils English. A UNIVERSITY STUDENT MAJORING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHING. A UNIVERSITY STUDENT MAJORING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH. 2. Does this sentence make sense and sound natural: "With the increasingly important place/position of English worldwide, lowering the age at which English is introduced has become a trend and Vietnam is not an exception."? PERFECT... THE WORD PLACE IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN POSITION. 3. Is this sentence grammatically correct: "Some teachers were trained to teach other languages rather than English"? SOME TEACHERS WERE TRAINED TO TEACH LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. 4. Is this sentence grammatically correct: "Among many changes that this project sets out to achieve there is one objective related to primary English education that is English will be taught as a compulsory subject from grade 3 at primary school to grade 12 at high school in a new ten-year English programme"? Among THE many changes that this project sets out to achieve there is one objective related to primary English education. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE ENGLISH taught as a compulsory subject from grade 3 [DELETE at primary school ] to grade 12 [DELETE at high school] in a new ten-year English programme. [NOTE: programme = British spelling / program = American spelling]. well done...
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Hi Tam, We usually refer to teaching degrees as education degrees. I would say "A university student majored in primary English education." The second sentence is nearly perfect. It makes sense and it sounds natural. You could improve it slightly: "Due to the increasingly important status of English worldwide, lowering the age at which English is introduced has become a trend in Vietnam and is no longer an exception." The third sentence is also almost perfect. "Some teachers were trained to teach languages other than English." The final sentence is very confusing. I suggest: "Among the many challenges that this project sets out to achieve, one objective is to teach English as a compulsory subject from grade 3 in primary school to grade 12 in high school as part of a new ten-year English program."

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