THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

School of Arts and Humanities

VIET 1312.001 Beginning Vietnamese
Fall Semester 2005
Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30-4:45 PM
CN 1.304
Lily Dam, Lecturer
Voice mail: 214-966-9612
E-mail: [lilydam2002@yahoo.com]

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course enables students to acquire skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
basic Vietnamese. It also introduces them to general aspects of Vietnam’s culture.
Among the major instructional foci of the course are pronunciation and conversation
practice, sentence structures based on simple syntax and controlled vocabularies, and
general features of Vietnamese culture. Because classroom interaction is crucial, regular
attendance is required.

TEXTBOOK
Tieng Viet, Introduction to Vietnamese Language and Culture, Second Edition
Do Thi Minh Hong, Duong Sang Printing, San Jose, California , 2002

HOW COURSE GRADE IS ASSIGNED

Classwork: maximum score: 25points
Mid-term exam (maximum score: 30 points)
Final exam (maximum score: 30 points)
Attendance (perfect attendance: 15 points; 3 points deducted for each absence.
Students who submit make-up work for their absences will have 1 point instead of 3
deducted for each absence).
[90-100 pts = A; 80-89 pts = B; 70-79 pts = C; 60-69 pts = D; below 60 pts = F]

ACADEMIC HONESTY
Students are to follow the university policies regarding academic honesty. Any act of
academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, collusion and falsifying academic records)
will be dealt with accordingly.

IMCOMPLETE CLASSWORK
The university policies require that a student must have completed 70% of the
coursework and a reasonable expectation of completing the course in a specified time
period to receive an incomplete designation.
COURSE AGENDA

Aug. 18 Introduction to course content. Assessment of student proficiency levels.

Aug. 23 Lesson 1: History and characteristics of the Vietnamese language

Aug. 25 Lesson 1: The tones and alphabet (consonants and vowels) of the
Vietnamese language

Aug. 30 Lesson 1: The diphthongs and triphthongs

Sept. 1 Lesson 1: Basic structure of the Vietnamese language

Sept. 6 Lesson 2: Greetings: vocabulary and practice

Sept. 8 Lesson 2: Grammar and practice

Sept. 13 Lesson 2: Practice

Sept. 15 Lesson 2: Practice and culture note

Sept. 20 Lesson 3: Numbers and time telling: vocabulary and practice

Sept. 22 Lesson 3: Grammar and Practice

Sept. 27 Lesson 3: Practice

Sept. 29 Lesson 3: Practice and culture note

Oct. 4 Review for midterm

Oct. 6 Midterm Exam

Oct. 11 Lesson 4: Days and Months: vocabulary and practice

Oct. 13 Lesson 4: Grammar and practice

Oct. 18 Lesson 4: Practice and culture note

Oct. 20 Lesson 5: Family: vocabulary and practice

Oct. 25 Lesson 5: Grammar and practice

Oct. 27 Lesson 5: Practice and culture note

Nov. 1 Lesson 6: Clothing and colors: vocabulary and practice

Nov. 3 Lesson 6: Grammar and practice

Nov. 8 Lesson 6: Practice and culture note

Nov. 10 Lesson 7: Foods: vocabulary and practice

Nov. 15 Lesson 7: Grammar and practice

Nov. 17 Lesson 7: Practice

Nov. 22 Lesson 7: Practice and culture note

Nov. 24 Thanksgiving

Nov. 29: Review for Final

Dec. 1 Final Exam @ 2:00 PM