Vietnamese

This module enhances students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Vietnamese. Students are exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics. Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students are introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture, and its people. At the end of this course, students are equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.

This course is a continuation of Vietnamese 2. Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar. Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Readings include short selections from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces.