Course Description
Focuses on building advanced-level vocabulary and grammar knowledge in Vietnamese for a variety of verbal and written communications. Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Advanced Vietnamese I
Prerequisite
VIET 2002
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will develop advanced-level reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills by studying newspapers, poetry, short stories, and novels in the original language. Students will also enhance their understanding of Vietnamese culture by engaging in a variety of activities involving traditional arts and customs.
Topical Outline
Week 1: LESSON 1: INTERVIEW Introducing yourself in a formal way Grammar and Usage Focus: Expressions Week 2: LESSON 1(cont.): INTERVIEW Discussion section Possible questions and answers you need to prepare for your interview Grammar and Usage Focus: Final particles Reference terms Week 3: LESSON 1(cont.): INTERVIEW Writing section Grammar and Usage Focus: Formal letters; Header/Footer; Application forms Week 4: LESSON 2: LOOKING FOR A JOB Job Search Grammar and Usage Focus: Internet language Week 5: LESSON 2 (cont.): LOOKING FOR A JOB Activities Group work: Get information about the job offered using the internet Week 6: LESSON 2(cont.): LOOKING FOR A JOB Reading section Advertisement in newspaper Week 7: LESSON 3: EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONS IN VIETNAM Job qualifications Grammar and Usage Focus: How to express yourself/your abilities; Holding concurrent titles with "Kiêm" Week 8: LESSON 3(cont.): EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONS IN VIETNAM Discussion section Salary and degrees Job opportunities for women and men Grammar and Usage Focus: Passive voice ex. "ðýợc" and "bị" Week 9: LESSON 3(cont.): EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONS IN VIETNAM Writing section Grammar and Usage Focus: Beginning, body, and ending of a letter Contact with students in Vietnam Universities using email Week 9: LESSON 4: VIETNAMESE HISTORY Heroes and legends Vocabulary: Historical sites; Museum of History, Museum of Champa Culture, Museum of Ethnology, Museum of Fine Arts Week 10: LESSON 4(cont.) VIETNAMESE HISTORY Activities Week 11: LESSON 4 (cont.) VIETNAMESE HISTORY Reading section Vietnamese Legends on heroes; selected poems on heroes Week 12: LESSON 5: ECONOMICS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM Kinh tế Việt nam; Grammar and Usage Focus: preposition "ðến" and its formations ex. " ảnh hýởng ðến" (to influence) , "tác ð ộng ðến" (to affect) Week 13: LESSON 5 (cont.) ECONOMICS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM Discussion section Economic development and maintaining traditional culture Week 14: LESSON 6: HEALTH CARE Medical insurance policy; Grammar and Usage Focus: Medical terms; "bị" used to indicate feelings of ill/symptoms Week 15: REVIEW
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus