Course Description
Conversational fluency, orthography, and grammar. Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Intermediate Vietnamese
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. To help students acquire fluency in general conversation. 2. To help students develop competence in talking and reading about particular topics. 3. To help students develop a knowledge and understanding of the Vietnamese culture and society, and to develop an appreciation of its values. The aspects of cross-cultural communication will also be emphasized through natural conversations and sentences, and through Vietnamese writings.
Topical Outline
The following outline is part of the text of the dialogues of instruction: Lesson 1 Preparing for the trip to Vietnam Lesson 2 Arriving at Noi Bai airport QUIZ 1 (Lesson 1) Lesson 3 Meeting with the school Homework 1 Lesson 3 (cont'd) Quiz 2 (Lesson 2) Lesson 4 Meeting with the host family Homework 2 Lesson 4 (cont'd) Lesson 5 Review Exercises, Grammar Notes, Readings Quiz 3 (Lesson 3) Lesson 5 (cont'd) Homework 3 Lesson 6 Eating out and eating at home MIDTERM EXAM (Lessons 1 - 4) Lesson 6 (cont'd) Lesson 7 People: Their physical appearance and qualities Homework 4 Lesson 7 (cont'd) Quiz 4 (Lesson 5) Lesson 8 Going to the doctor Homework 5 Lesson 8 (cont'd) Lesson 9 Visiting an acquaintance in the hospital Quiz 5 (Lesson 6) Lesson 9 (cont'd) Lesson 10 Review Exercises, Grammar Notes, Readings Homework 6 Lesson 10 (con'd) Lesson 11 Thinking about making a trip Quiz 6 (Lesson 7) Lesson 11 (cont'd) Lesson 11 Homework 7 Wrap-up session Review for final exam
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus