Question
What were two different onions in Vietnam regarding the introduction of French in education system?
Solution
There were two broad opinions on this question.
(i) Some policy-makers emphasised the need to use the French language, by learning French, they felt, the Vietnamese would be introduced to the cultures and civilisation of France. This would, help create an Asiatic France solidly tied to European France.
(ii)Others were opposed to French being the only medium of instruction. They suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lower classes, and French in the higher classes. The few who learnt French and acquired French culture were to be rewarded with French citizenship.
