HO CHI MINH CITY, South Vietnam, AUG. 29, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Filipino Claretian missionaries are teaching English to the Vietnamese, using digital recordings of the Gospel as their textbook.
The innovative approach, titled "The Daily Gospel 2007 in MP3 Discs," released last February, is sponsored by the Claretians with the help of the Sacred Heart Fathers, and the Salesians who provide free use of their audio recordings of the sacred texts, AsiaNews reported.
Father Angelito Ancla, one of the project promoters, said: "Many Vietnamese are very eager to study English but have major difficulty in pronunciation and listening." The audio tool helps to mitigate the difficulties.
Father Ancla explained that the government has not shown hostility to the project: "We have also published with government permission the daily Gospel in book format for three years already."
He added, "The Claretians have been here since 2002 and we try to keep good relations going with the government."
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