Lecturer Vu Thanh Tam from the Russian Language Faculty at the Da Nang University of Foreign Language Studies recently brought home 2 awards from the 3^rd 'The Best Foreign Teacher of Russian Language and Literature' competition which took place between 21 and 23 October in Moscow, Russia.

She won the awards for her outstanding pronunciation and eloquence.

In this year’s competition were around 1,000 teachers of the Russian language from 60 countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Baltic region and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the regional organisation whose member countries are former Soviet Republics.

Lecturer Tam (left) receiving her awards (Source: VNA)

Tam was the sole representative of Viet Nam among the 15 finalists in the event's final round.

This annual event was first organised in 2013 in the hope of promoting the Russian language around the world and improving the capabilities of foreign teachers of the Russian language and literature.