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VIET6103 Vietnamese 1B

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Vietnamese
Offered in Second Semester, 2012 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

This program builds on the previous program, VIET6102. It deals with the question of tense, usage of conjunctions and more complex particles. The context of language use covers comparisons, directions, distances and modes of transport, the human body and basic health terms. 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%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests.

Course Classification(s) TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest Asian Languages
Requisite Statement

Permission of coordinator

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text:
Nguyen, L., Clark, M. and Nguyen Bich Thuan, Spoken Vietnamese for Beginners, Northern Illinois University 1994

Recommended text:
Ton-That Quynh-Du, Learning Vietnamese for speakers of English Book 3, Dept Asian Languages and Studies, Monash University, 1994
Buu Khai, Learning Vietnamese – a guide to pronunciation, Vietnamese Language and Culture Publications, 1990
Thomson L, Vietnamese grammar, University Hawaii Press, 1988

Programs Master of Asia-Pacific Studies and Master of Asia-Pacific Studies
Academic Contact Dr Bao Duy Thai

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