Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, including intensive drill on basic phonology and grammar. By the end of the second semester the student should be able to function successfully in ordinary Vietnamese conversation and read simple texts of moderate difficulty.
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Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, including intensive drill on basic phonology and grammar. By the end of the second semester the student should be able to function successfully in ordinary Vietnamese conversation and read simple texts of moderate difficulty.
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Terms offered: Summer 2016 8 Week Session, Summer 2012 10 Week Session, Summer 2012 8 Week Session
Provides the learner with essential vocabulary, grammar, and literacy through intensive drills and written and oral exercises. By the end of the course, students should be able to function successfully in everyday Vietnamese conversation and read simple texts of moderate difficulty.
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Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
A second-year course in Vietnamese vocabulary and syntax with intensive drills on short colloquial expressions and auditory recognition of speech patterns. First semester course stresses phraseology, sentence building, rules of composition and development of students' communicative skills. By the end of the second semester students will learn to speak and write simple compositions and will have a cursory introduction to Vietnamese literature and sample readings from contemporary Vietnamese writers.
Intermediate Vietnamese: Read More [+]

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
A second-year course in Vietnamese vocabulary and syntax with intensive drills on short colloquial expressions and auditory recognition of speech patterns. First semester course stresses phraseology, sentence building, rules of composition and development of students' communicative skills. By the end of the second semester students will learn to speak and write simple compositions and will have a cursory introduction to Vietnamese literature and sample readings from contemporary Vietnamese writers.
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Terms offered: Not yet offered
The goal of Late Intermediate/Early Advanced Vietnamese is to improve conversational fluency,advanced reading competence, and facility in writing. This course also provides an introduction to Vietnamese literature and culture. Readings will include folk tales, short stories, and poems. By the end of the course, students should have built solid skills in reading, speaking, and writing Vietnamese and be prepared to take advanced Vietnamese language and literature courses.Regular attendance and participation in classroom activities is mandatory. Little English will be spoken in class.
Late Intermediate/Early Advanced Vietnamese: Read More [+]

Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
This course is intended to help students with an intermediate knowledge of Vietnamese improve their capacity to read advanced literary texts. It will also enhance the speaking and listening skills of students and their writing ability. The course also aims to introduce students to Vietnamese literature during the immediate post-war and Renovation periods, from 1976 to 1995. Students will also listen to songs composed during the same period, and watch 3 movies.
Advanced Vietnamese: Read More [+]

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
A continuation of 101A, with the goal of conversational fluency, advanced reading competence, and facility in writing. This course also provides an introduction to the literature and culture of Vietnam through a close reading of Vietnamese language texts. Readings will vary from semester to semester and will include novels, short stories, poetry, and essays from the classical, colonial, and contemporary periods. Among the topics to be addressed in class are the nature of the Sino-Vietnamese classical tradition, the cultural legacies of French colonialism, the regional character of literary and cultural production, the emergence of a distinctive Vietnamese modernity, and the history of Vietnamese gender norms and relations. Regular attendance and participation in classroom activities is mandatory and no English will be spoken in class.
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