Introduction to Vietnamese
A ten-week course aimed at those who wish to acquire a basic conversational ability in Vietnamese
Duration:
20 hours part-time (Two hours a week for ten weeks)
Mode of Attendance: Part Time
Description
This SOAS Language Centre course in Vietnamese is designed to give participants with no previous knowledge of the language a basic ability to make themselves understood in a small number of everyday situations. The course takes the form of a series of situational contexts in which participants will be asked to understand what is taking place around them and to respond in comprehensive and clear Vietnamese.
Method
The course is taught in English and Vietnamese. Class size is normally limited to fifteen to allow close involvement.
Summary of course contents
- Tones, pronunciation and greetings
- Introductions and simple questions
- Occupations; talking about your job
- Counting; questions; adjectives
- Numbers; talking about your family
- Days of the week; dates; more on numbers; comparisons
- More questions: ‘what time?’, ‘when?’ and ‘how much?’
- Describing produce and goods; shopping
- Travelling around and asking for directions
- Revision and overview of grammatical points
Continuing your study
Subject to demand, the Language Centre may be able to schedule Introduction to Vietnamese 2 later in the academic year. Speaking and comprehension skills continue to be developed, as do reading and writing, allowing students to progress with confidence.
Fee for this 1-term course
The fee is £295 payable in advance.
Terms and Conditions
See our terms and conditions of payment before enrolling on the course.
How to Apply for this Course
You can apply and pay online or by post.
Classes may fill up quickly. In some cases, additional classes are set up. It is best to apply early in order to avoid disappointment.
Materials
The designated text for this course is as follows:
Healy, D. (2010) Complete Vietnamese. London: Teach Yourself Books.
Course materials are not included in the course fee and can be purchased from the SOAS bookshop bookshop@soas.ac.uk.
You are advised not to purchase course materials until your course has been confirmed.
Timetable
The course is taught in small groups with a maximum of fifteen students per group. Classes will be held at the Bloomsbury or Kings Cross Campus of SOAS in central London on one evening a week. Participants receive 20 hours of language tuition over a ten-week period (with additional weeks where public holidays and/or cancellations through staff sickness displace a session).
See our timetable pages for days and times.
