Course Description
A continuation of Advanced Vietnamese I.
Athena Title
Advanced Vietnamese II
Prerequisite
VIET 3001
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will engage in a series of discussions based on Vietnamese audio files or essays. They will also interact with a Vietnamese community in Georgia through volunteer work at different Vietnamese social organizations and write on their experiences. Students will improve their communication skills by exchanging email with students in Vietnam.
Topical Outline
Week 1: LESSON 1: PUBLIC NEWS New Concepts: Broadcasting, Newspapers and Magazines Grammar and Usage: Media Terms Week 2: LESSON 1(cont.): PUBLIC NEWS Climate and Weather Grammar and Usage: use of ảnh hưởng, khu vực, ©¢ộ Week 3: LESSON 1(cont.): PUBLIC NEWS Writing section Grammar and Usage Focus: how to write a Journal Article for Viet Magazine Week 4: LESSON 2: SPIRITUAL LIFE Religion in Vietnam and the USA Grammar and Usage Focus: differences between chùa, ©¢ình and miếu Week 5: LESSON 2(cont.): SPIRITUAL LIFE Weddings ceremony; Funeral customs Grammar and Usage Focus: meanings of "theo" Week 6: LESSON 2(cont.): SPIRITUAL LIFE Activities Attending an event/ ceremony in the Vietnamese Church/ Temple Writing on the experience at the event Week 7: LESSON 3: VIETNAMESE BUSINESS IN THE USA Job opportunities; how to be successful in America Week 8: LESSON 3(cont.): VIETNAMESE BUSINESS IN THE US Interviewing Vietnamese owners of a nail salon Grammar and Usage Focus: mixing English and Vietnamese Languages Week 9: LESSON 4: VIETNAMESE LITERATURE Short story Grammar and Usage Focus: Metaphor, personification Week 10: LESSON 4(cont.) VIETNAMESE LITERATURE Reading short stories in newspapers, magazines and books Week 11: LESSON 4 (cont.) VIETNAMESE LITERATURE Practice writing a short story for a Vietnamese magazine Week 12: LESSON 5: VIETNAM TODAY Geography Grammar and Usage Focus: the use of "giáp" with the meaning "border" Week 13: LESSON 5 (cont.) VIETNAM TODAY Music, Movies and Traditional Arts Grammar and Usage Focus: the use of "phổ biến" as an adjective and as a verb Week 14: LESSON 5: (cont.) VIETNAM TODAY Vietnamese fashion trends Grammar and Usage Focus: Transformation of adjectives Week 15: REVIEW
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus