VIET G285: Intermediate Vietnamese 2
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Curriculum Committee Approval Date | 04/20/2021 |
| Top Code | 111720 - Vietnamese |
| Units | 4 Total Units |
| Hours | 72 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 72) |
| 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),
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| Local General Education (GE) |
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| California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) |
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| Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) |
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| California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
Formerly: Intermediate Vietnamese. This course is a continuation of Vietnamese G280. The course is designed for students to practice advanced-intermediate skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It will provide students with further advanced-intermediate development of vocabulary, introduce idiomatic expressions and practice writing paragraphs in standard Vietnamese. Cultural reading of advanced-intermediate level will include Vietnamese history, literature, and current affairs. PREREQUISITE: VIET G280. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Course Outcomes
- Interpret Vietnamese language grammar and vocabulary and apply it to communicate orally at the advanced-intermediate level.
- Demonstrate vocabulary and grammar through writing at the advanced-intermediate level.
- Review vocabulary and grammar to derive the meaning of written materials at at the advanced-intermediate level.
- Apply vocabulary and grammar to accurately recognize and comprehend spoken messages in Vietnamese at the advanced-intermediate level.
Course Objectives
- 1. Translate Vietnamese audio at an advanced-intermediate level.
- 2. Produce spoken Vietnamese at an advanced-intermediate level.
- 3. Interpret literature in Vietnamese at an advanced-intermediate level.
- 4. Compose writing samples in Vietnamese at an advanced-intermediate level.
Lecture Content
Linguistic knowledge Interrogative words Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Types of questions Specific questions Yes-No questions Choice questions Tag questions Rhetorical questions Negative words Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Types of negative sentences Double negative sentences Emphatic negative sentences Rhetorical negative sentences Conjunctions Coordinate conjunctions Subordinate conjunctions Distinction between conjunctions and prepositions Conjunctions used to link two elements of the same type together Prepositions used with nouns/pronouns/noun phrases Indefinite words Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Types of exclamatory sentences With adverbs of degrees With idiomatic expressions With indefinite adverbs Particles Initial particles Middle particles Final particles Usages of classifiers With concrete or specific noun With a numeral Classifiers used as nouns General reference with abstract nouns No classifiers required with disyllabic nouns Word origins Native Vietnamese words Sino-Vietnamese words Sino-Vietnamese words with further modifications French words Words borrowed from other languages Sentences with emphatic elements Preposing the emphasized element Postposing the emphasized element Inserting emphatic particles< / Using an emphatic construction Contents/Topics Ancestors/worships Flowers and fruits Traditional customs Country life folksongs Vietnamese handicarfts
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
- DE Online Lecture (02X)
Instructional Techniques
Lectures, discussions, pair work, group work, presentations, and projects.
Reading Assignments
Textboooks, workbooks, reading handouts, and news.
Writing Assignments
Homework assignments from textbooks and other assignments (writing assignments and essays)
Out-of-class Assignments
Homework, and other external materials. Preparation of presentations using Vietnamese language and their knowledge of Vietnamese language, culture, and history.
Demonstration of Critical Thinking
Students will be able to deduce valid conclusions from cultural readings. This will be done by written and oral work throughout the semester. Students will improve their grammar of the Vietnamese language.
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
Students will be able to give presentations using the Vietnamese language and their knowledge of Vietnamese history and culture. Students will be able to write paragraphs using different types of sentences and clauses.
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 Tran, T. & Tran, M.T. Hanh trinh van hoa! A Journey through Vietnamese Culture (Second-year Language Course), ed. University Press of America (Latest), 2014 Rationale: (Latest) 2. Required Tran, T. & Tran, M.T. . Ngon Ngu va Van Hoa, ed. CLMER, CSULB (Latest), 2008 Rationale: (Latest)