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Vietnamese Language and Literature Program Courses

PHILOSOPHY 210 EASTERN PHILOSOPHY 

TTh 1:00-2:15  

This course is designed to introduce students to Eastern philosophy through the study of philosophical and religious texts, and serves to foster interest in philosophy in general and in Eastern philosophy in particular. It also offers students an alternative to Western perspectives. Topics include reality, knowledge, self, right and wrong, non-attachment, the meaning of life, death, and aesthetics.

VIET 115/515 ELEMENTARY VIETNAMESE

MTWThF 9.30-10.20 Not CR/D/F 3 C Credits Meets RP I(61) Cr/Year only

The objective of this course is to help students acquire a basic working ability in Vietnamese with attention paid to integrated skills such as speaking, listening, writing (Roman script), and reading. To this end, the lessons are centered around short dialogues on situations of daily life. However, approaches and activities are varied, appealing to different learning strategies.  Students practice real communication using materials that include newspaper and magazine articles, simple songs and poems, games, maps, audio tapes, videos, books, pictures, etc. Each lesson in the textbook includes dialogue, vocabulary, grammar practice and development, task-based activities, narratives and situation dialogues to increase comprehension, and exercises to help students develop reading and writing skills. Participation is needed. No previous knowledge of or experience with Vietnamese language is required.

VIET 130/530: INTERMEDIATE VIETNAMESE

MTWThF 10.30-11.20 Not CR/D/F 3 C Credits Meets RP I(61) Cr/Term (for 1 C Credit)

Designed for intermediate-level students who have prior knowledge of the Vietnamese language. This course attempts to present an integrated approach to language learning and is aimed at strengthening students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Vietnamese. Students are thoroughly grounded in communicative activities such as conversations, performance simulations, drills, role-plays, games, etc. The task-based activities are meant to provide relatively safe settings where students can practice Vietnamese, make mistakes, and learn from them.  Students improve their reading and writing abilities by developing their vocabulary, grammar, and meaning-based knowledge. 

VIET 220b: INTRODUCTION TO VIETNAMESE CULTURE, VALUES, AND LITERATURE

TTh 1pm - 2:15 pm  Group  I or II(0)

This course is designed to introduce students to Vietnamese Culture, values, and literature through the study of literary texts with special attention paid to Vietnamese modes of experience in thinking, feeling, valuing, and perceiving themselves and the external world—and what is uniquely Vietnamese about them. Topics include popular culture, ritual, aesthetics, and war and death.

*VIET 470a and 471b, INDEPENDENT TUTORIAL

HTBA Not CR/D/F I(0)

For students with advanced Vietnamese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the language studies coordinator. Please contact Dr. Quang Van for details.