Explain the two opinions on the question of the use of French schools established for the Vietnamese in Vietnam.

The two opinions put forth are:

● Some emphasized the need to use the French language as the medium of instruction. As a result, the Vietnamese would be introduced to the culture and civilization of France that would help create an ‘Asiatic France solidly tied to European France’.

● Another group opposed to French being the only medium of instruction. In their view, Vietnamese should be taught in lower classes and French in the higher classes. And those who learned French and acquired French culture would be rewarded with French citizenship.