Vietnamese 2

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On satisfying the requirements of this subject, students will have the knowledge and skills at an Advanced Beginner level of Vietnamese to:

  • Use an active vocabulary of around 800 items and a passive vocabulary of around 1,500 items.
  • Recognise and produce contextually appropriate utterances in frequently occurring situations; read and write basic sentences on such topics as daily activities, habits, customs and surrounding environments.
  • Communicate in routine contexts that require a simple and direct exchange of information with slow speech on such topics as personal preferences and immediate needs.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of cultural communication practices when travelling to various localities in Vietnam and interact according to basic social etiquette.

  In order to achieve these learning outcomes, each week students are expected to study for five hours as follows: 

  • 60 minutes, before class, studying the written and audio materials for the week 
  • 180 minutes, participating in two 90 minute online sessions
  • 60 minutes, completing weekly exercises 

  Students are expected to spend at least 5 hours of individual study practising the week’s written and spoken language forms and vocabulary and reviewing feedback on their work.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:

• ANU-VIET1002-Vietnamese 1

Others

Completion of VIET1002 Vietnamese 1 or demonstration of equivalent level through completion of a placement test. Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test. Students are not permitted to enrol in a subject that is lower than the level they achieve in the placement test, or a lower level than a subject they have already completed.

Students without the appropriate level of proficiency for ANU-VIET1003 (Vietnamese 2) will be withdrawn from this subject and we will recommend an alternative subject at the correct level.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this subject students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset or headphones with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone
• Other requirements -

  This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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