VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE 3

Welcome to Semester 1 of the Vietnamese Language 3 course, designed for learners who have successfully completed the A2 level or possess equivalent knowledge of Vietnamese. This semester will propel your language skills toward the B1 proficiency level as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Building on your existing foundation, this course will focus on honing your language abilities for more complex communication scenarios. This course offers an enriching experience in your journey toward advanced proficiency and cultural integration in the Vietnamese language.

2. Course Objectives and Structure
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this semster, students will have achieved the following objectives:
- Interpretative Communication:
• Listening Skills: can develop the ability to comprehend spoken Vietnamese across a variety of contexts, including interviews, debates, and longer narratives, even when presented at a regular pace with minimal repetition.
• Reading Skills: can enhance your reading comprehension across diverse materials, such as opinion pieces, literature, and research articles; can extract main ideas, subtleties, and cultural nuances.
- Interpersonal Communication:
• Speaking Skills: can advance your conversational fluency, enabling you to engage in detailed, articulate discussions on a wide range of topics; can express opinions, provide well-founded justifications, and navigate complex social interactions with ease.
• Writing Skills: can hone your ability to craft coherent, well-structured texts, including reports, essays, and persuasive letters; can convey information, arguments, and narratives with depth and clarity.
- Presentational Communication:
• Speaking Presentations: can develop the ability to deliver clear and organized spoken presentations on various topics, including personal experiences, interests, and opinions.
• Writing Presentations: can learn to create detailed written compositions and reports on topics of general interest, incorporating relevant details and examples to convey your message effectively.
- Intercultural Communication:
• Understanding Culture: can deepen your understanding of Vietnamese culture, exploring its rich diversity, historical context, and contemporary relevance; can apply this knowledge to engage effectively in complex cultural situations, displaying cultural sensitivity and fluency.
Course structure: The course comprises two key elements: weekly lectures and practical sessions ("esercitazioni"). Lectures will primarily cover grammar, reading, and writing, while the practical sessions will focus on enhancing students' speaking abilities. Both components will also nurture listening comprehension skills.

Vietnamese language 2 (or equivalent proficiency)

An introduction to the fundamentals of the Vietnamese language.
The course’s content consists of two main parts: dialogue part and narrative part.

The dialogue part brings the student closer to the real Vietnamese colloquial language, as it’ s currently spoken in Hanoi. In this way the student will be able to participate in engaging conversations on diffrent topics.
The narrative part, includes written materials characteristic of the formal Vietnamese language and aims to develop reading and writting skills as well as speaking presentation on a given theme.
The lesson focus on the different aspects of current life in Vietnam, including health-related topics and concerns, social visits and interactions, clothing and tailoring, outdoor activities and excursions, compare heights and lengths, entertainment and leisure activities, sports and physical activities, traffic and transportation, daily routines and habits, urban life and big cities, studying and academic life, Vietnamese Music, Movies, and Traditional Theater.

Each lesson seeks to help the student to build a deeper knowledg of the Vietnamese language, making use of complementary elements to further develop reading, writting, listening and speaking skills.

The majority of exercises are drawn from Vietnamese newspapers, magazines and books, in order to give the student an opportunuty to pratice reading autentic and complex texts, also thanks to use of the dictionary.

3. Required Texts:
- Required: Tiếng Việt Nâng cao dành cho người nước ngoài, Quyển 4 [Vietnamese for non-Vietnamese speakers, Volume 4], Nguyen Viet Huong. Institute of Language Development, Vietnam National University Hanoi.
- Continuing Vietnamese, Binh Nhu Ngo, PhD , Departments of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.
- Additional authentic materials provided by the instructor.

4. Class activitie (highly recommended):

We have some exciting class activities that we highly recommend you participate in to make the most out of your learning experience:
- Audio and Written Journal (Highly Recommended): We encourage each one of you to maintain a weekly journal that includes both spoken and written entries. You can record an audio file and also jot down a short written entry.
Feel free to utilize the following website for your recordings: https://vocaroo.com/
This practice will not only enhance your speaking and writing skills but also serve as a wonderful way to track your language progress.
- In-Class Speaking (Highly Recommended): Every week during our class sessions, you will have the opportunity to engage in short conversations with your classmates. This interactive exercise will help you improve your conversational skills and boost your confidence in speaking the language.

Remember, these activities are not compulsory, but we highly recommend them for an enriching and immersive language learning experience. Have fun, get creative, and enjoy the process of learning together!


5. Exams: Written exam: 60%
Oral exam: 40%
Total: 100%

The partial written exam: 60%
The final oral exam: 40%
Total: 100%

The evaluation criteria for this course are as follows: The partial written exam accounts for 60% of the total grade, while the final oral exam contributes 40%. Together, they make up the complete 100% assessment.

The written examination has a duration of 60 minutes, while the oral examination spans 15-20 minutes, adjusting based on the number of students undertaking the assessment.

Written Exam Structure (Semester 1's content-based): 5 parts
Part 1: Listening 20%
Part 2: Vocabulary 20%
Part 3: Grammar 20%
Part 4: Reading Comprehension 20%
Part 5: Writing 20%
Total: 100%

Oral Exam Structure (Semester 2's content-based): 3 parts
Part 1: Self-introduction 30%
Part 2: Role play on a given topic 40%
Part 3: Discussion on that topic 30%
Total: 100%

Frontal lessons and in-class exercises

Italian

Language of instruction: Vietnamese

written and oral