Vietnamese 5

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Use an active Vietnamese vocabulary of around 2500 items and a passive vocabulary of around 5000 items.
  • Comprehend multiple genres of texts on both general and academic matters, and recognise their implicit meanings, with the aid of a dictionary. Summarise, and critically engage with key points of texts read.
  • Describe their academic interest in Vietnamese and discuss and share opinions related to their areas of interest.
  • Compose clear and well-structured texts on more complex subjects; and present viewpoints with clarity, cohesion, and in a well-organised pattern.
  • Demonstrate understanding of Vietnamese culture and society, past and present, relevant to their area of academic interest.

  Each week students are expected to study for at least 10 hours as follows:

  1. 90 minutes studying the written and audio materials for the week e.g. dialogues/ conversations, oral practice and vocabulary, and preparing for the next lesson. 
  2. 180 minutes participating in two 90-minute online sessions. 
  3. 120 minutes reviewing the online lessons e.g. reviewing the class recordings, organising their notes and studying new grammar and vocabulary introduced in class. 
  4. 90 minutes completing regular exercises and self-practice, and reviewing feedback on their work. 
  5. 120 minutes of independent study

  Students are expected to study for at least 10 hours for the exams.

• 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-VIET2003-Vietnamese 4

Others

Completion of VIET2003 Vietnamese 4 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 Students without the appropriate level of proficiency for ANU-VIET3002 (Vietnamese 5) will be withdrawn from this subject and we will recommend an alternative subject at the correct level.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 course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.