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VIET1002 Vietnamese 1A

First Year Course

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Vietnamese
Offered in First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

An introduction to contemporary spoken and written Vietnamese. This course introduces the tones, essential syntax and the writing system of the Vietnamese language. By working through a series of graded and contextualised dialogues the students will begin to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The context of language use includes greetings, the individual, the family, time and date. Attention is given to the social and cultural context of language use.

Learning Outcomes A beginners competence in written and spoken Vietnamese
Indicative Assessment

Attendance and class participation (10%), Weekly assignments (totaling 20%), Mid-term exam (30%), Final exam (30%), Minor project (10%).

Workload

Six hours a week.

Areas of Interest Asian Languages
Requisite Statement

None

Incompatibility

with SEAV1002 and VIET1006

Recommended Courses

Ton-That Quynh-Du, Learning Vietnamese for Speakers of English, Book 1 Dept Asian Languages and Studies, Monash University, 1993; Thomson L., Vietnamese grammar, University Hawaii Press, 1988

Prescribed Texts

Hue, Nguyen Van (ed), Vietnamese as a Second Language I (VSL 1), Giao Duc Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, 2003;
Nguyen, L., Clark, M., and Nguyen Bich Thuan, Spoken Vietnamese for Beginners, Northern Illinois University, 1994

Majors/Specialisations Asian Language Major (Vietnamese)
Academic Contact Dr Bao Duy Thai

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