Academic Catalogs

VIET G185: Elementary Vietnamese 2

Course Outline of Record
Item Value
Curriculum Committee Approval Date 04/06/2021
Top Code 111720 - Vietnamese
Units 5 Total Units 
Hours 108 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 90; Lab Hours 18)
Total Outside of Class Hours 0
Course Credit Status Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee No
Basic Skills Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable No
Grading Policy Standard Letter (S), 
  • Pass/No Pass (B)
Local General Education (GE)
  • GWC Arts, Lit, Phil, Lang (GC)
California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
  • Cal-GETC 3B Humanities (3B)
  • Cal-GETC 6A Language Other Than English (6A)
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
  • IGETC 3B Humanities (3B)
  • IGETC 6A Lang other than Engl (6A)
California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth)
  • CSU C2 Humanities (C2)

Course Description

Formerly: Elementary Vietnamese. This course is a continuation of VIET G180. The VIET G185 course is designed to further develop the fundamental skills of spoken and written Vietnamese. Students will learn correct pronunciation, basic structural patterns, and necessary vocabulary in order to write and understand basic sentences and carry on simple conversations and paragraphs. Fundamental aspects of Vietnamese culture will be addressed. PREREQUISITE: VIET G180 or completed 2 years of High School Vietnamese. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

  1. Course Outcomes
  2. Interpret vocabulary and grammar to derive meaning of written material at the advanced-beginning level.
  3. Demonstrate grammar and vocabulary through writing at the advanced-beginning level.
  4. Practice vocabulary and grammar to communicate in Vietnamese using appropriate pronunciation at the advanced-beginning level.
  5. Apply vocabulary and grammar to interpret spoken messages in Vietnamese at the advanced-beginning level.

Course Objectives

  • 1. Translate Vietnamese audio at an advanced-beginning level.
  • 2. Produce spoken Vietnamese at an advanced-beginning level.
  • 3. Interpret literature in Vietnamese at an advanced-beginning level.
  • 4. Compose writing samples in Vietnamese at an advanced-beginning level.

Lecture Content

Linguistic knowledge Exclamatory sentences Negative particles Adverb clauses of time  Plural markers and personal pronouns  Particles of contrast Comparative sentences Passive sentences Usage of Bi and Duoc  Adverb clauses of purpose Usage of Thi and La Coordinate sentences Adverb clauses of condition  Particles of directions Usage of Ma Adverb clauses of cause   Particles of manner Verbs of emotion and perception  Noun clauses and objects of verbs Course contents and topics Money and shopping   Foods and drinks Health and life Work and profession  Holidays and pastimes  Family and relationships

Lab Content

1. Review of alphabet and diacritical marks. 2. Family situations 3. Educational settings 4. People in Society 5. Food 6. Time 7. Travel and transportation 8. Holidays and celebrations 9. Responses to questions 10. Requesting information or assistance

Method(s) of Instruction

  • Lecture (02)
  • DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
  • DE Online Lecture (02X)
  • Lab (04)
  • DE Live Online Lab (04S)
  • DE Online Lab (04X)

Instructional Techniques

Lectures, discussions, pair work, group work, presentations, and/or projects.

Reading Assignments

Textbooks, reading handouts, news, and other materials.

Writing Assignments

Write sentences and paragraphs using basic vocabulary. Write about real-life situations using Vietnamese. Correctly answer questions regarding grammar and sentence structures. Practice the use of some idiomatic expressions.

Out-of-class Assignments

Laboratory work with emphasis on aural and oral skills.  Homework, writing assignments, essays, and other assignments.

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

1.  Compare and contrast Vietnamese and English grammatical structures.2.  Formulate simple ideas into simple Vietnamese.3.  Demonstrate appropriate responses to questions4.  Demonstrate the ability to request needed information

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

1.  Write sentences and paragraphs using basic vocabulary.2.  Be tested for aural and oral proficiencies.3.  Learn to function in real-life situations using Vietnamese.4.  Correctly answer questions regarding grammar and sentence structure.5.  Practice the use of some idiomatic expressions.

Eligible Disciplines

Foreign languages: Masters degree in the language being taught OR bachelors degree in the language being taught AND masters degree in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent. Masters degree required.

Textbooks Resources

1. Required Bac Hoai Tran. Vietnamese Dictionary Phrasebook, 2004 ed. Hippocrene Books (Latest), 2004 Rationale: (latest) 2. Optional Bac Hoai Tran. Viet Ngu Dam Thoai, 4th ed. Mekong Center Publishing (Latest), 2005 Rationale:   (Latest) 3. Required Tran, T. and Tran, MT. . Language Luggage for Vietnam (First-year Language Course) Hanh Trang Ngon Ngu , ed. UPA (Latest), 2014 Rationale: Designed for University and Colege levels 4. Required Tran, T. Tran, MT.. Chao Ban (Hello Friends) - An Introduction to Vietnamese , ed. UPA (Latest), 2008 Rationale: Designed for Univeristy and College levels