On March 23rd-24th, 2023, VNU University of Languages and International Studies (VNU – ULIS) held an international conference under the topic “Teaching specialized French: challenges and prospects”.

Having held onsite and online via Zoom, the conference was an opportunity to promote research activities for teaching, training and community service; creating a dialogue space between pedagogues, teachers and researchers in the field of specialized French language teaching, towards developing a training system that adapts to learners in the new era. This conference is even more meaningful as it contributes to a series of activities to celebrate the International Francophonie Day.

Delivering his speech at the opening ceremony, Vice President Lam Quang Dong said that this conference was a great opportunity for the delegates to exchange experiences and research findings in teaching specialized French and teaching French in specific objectives.

During the two days, the conference was a forum for delegates to discuss opportunities and challenges; and orientations to improve the quality of teaching specialized French and French in specific objectives. Delegates can also work together to find a way to cooperate and combine training in a joint project with the aim of making French a means of accessing scientific knowledge, socio-cultural knowledge, and professional competence.

In the conference, three papers were introduced and presented at the plenary session.

During the two days, the workshop was a forum for delegates to discuss opportunities and challenges; about important and necessary topics and orientations to improve the quality of teaching specialized French and French according to specific objectives. In addition, 20 papers were presented at the parallel sessions. Also, 2 scientific workshops were organized to talk about relevant topics.