Offered By	ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Academic Contact	Bao Thai

Description

Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam and is spoken world-wide in the Vietnamese diaspora. In fact it is also the sixth most-spoken language in Australia. Knowledge of the Vietnamese language is indispensable for anyone one wishing to understand Vietnamese culture and society—both in Vietnam and in the diaspora. Given Australia’s close ties with Vietnam since re-unification, a knowledge of the language is valued in a wide range of professions, both in Australia and internationally.

Students in this major are encouraged to spend time studying at a tertiary institution in Vietnam through a year of study in the Year in Asia program, or in an in-country intensive course. Competitive scholarships are available to qualified students.

A student may not take a course if that course is a prerequisite for another course which they have already passed.

Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test and may be exempted from the compulsory course.

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Vietnamese language major students should be able to:

1. express themselves well in a formal or informal register, appropriate to the situation and to the people to whom one is speaking.
2. read and understand newspapers and other texts in Vietnamese
3. engage with authentic Vietnamese language media
4. write in Vietnamese in the appropriate style using the correct grammar and the vocabulary appropriate the genre, contents and audience
5. Write, perform and record presentations or interviews in Vietnamese either individually or in cooperative groups, and answer questions based on those performances or interviews

 

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.

Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

6 units from the completion of the following compulsory course:

VIET3003             Vietnamese 3B

 

A maximum of 42 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

ASIA2103            Language in Asia (L)

ASIA3004            Semester In Asia

ASIA3006            Practical Assignment in Asia and the Pacific

BURM1002         Introduction to Burmese

CHIN3030           Classical Chinese 1

CHIN3031           Classical Chinese 2

CHIN3032           Classical Chinese 3

CHIN3033           Classical Chinese 4

INDN3004           Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

INDN3005           Advanced Readings in Southeast Asian Culture

THAI1002            Thai 1A

THAI1003            Thai 1B

THAI1004            Thai 1A: In-Country

THAI2002            Thai 2A

THAI2003            Thai 2B

THAI3002            Thai 3A

THAI3006            Modern Thai Prose

THAI3008            Advanced Thai Language and Culture

THAI3012            Modern Thai Prose: In-Country

VIET1002             Vietnamese 1A

VIET1003             Vietnamese 1B

VIET1006             Vietnamese 1A: In-Country

VIET1007             Vietnamese 1B: In-Country

VIET2002             Vietnamese 2A

VIET2003             Vietnamese 2B

VIET3002             Vietnamese 3A

VIET3004             Vietnamese for Nationals A

VIET3005             Vietnamese for Nationals B

VIET3015             English - Vietnamese Translation

The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.