Vietnamese is spoken by more than 90 million people in Vietnam. It is also the native language of nearly 4 million people residing overseas; it is the sixth most-spoken language in Australia. Study of Vietnamese will put students in a unique position to enter Vietnamese-speaking environment and to gain a deep understanding of its rich culture, friendly people, and vibrant society.
Vietnamese courses at the ANU equip students not only with the language skills but also with the cultural understanding necessary to engage with one of the most dynamic and fastest growing eonomies in Asia. Choosing Vietnamese as a major can also lead to opportunities for enterprising and adventurous students to develop ties between the two nations as well as connections with members of the Viet diaspora in Australia and around the world.
Students in this major are encouraged to spend time studying at a tertiary institution in Vietnam, through one of the several in-country courses or the Year-in-Vietnam program. Competitive scholarships are available to qualified students.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this major, students will have the knowledge and skills at an Independent level of Vietnamese to:
1. Use an active vocabulary of around 2,000 items and a passive vocabulary of around 4,000 items
2. Recognise and use the main structures of semi-complex Vietnamese on various topics, including those related to one’s area of academic interest.
3. Communicate with confidence and ease, in informal and formal situations and with vocabularies appropriate to the context, on both general and academic themes in all the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
4. Use the language in ways appropriate to research, work, and other personal purposes.
5. Demonstrate a nuanced cultural awareness of Vietnamese society necessary to understand and apply the target language in various forms, registers, genres, and social settings.
Other Information
A student may not take a course that is a prerequisite or a lower level than a course which they have already passed.
Students that are commencing language studies who have prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test before enrolling for the first time. Students will not be permitted to enrol in a course at a lower than the level they achieve in the placement test, and may be exempted from compulsory courses.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
A maximum of 12 units of 1000 level courses.
6 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| VIET3003 | Vietnamese 6 | 6 |
A minimum of 30 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| VIET1002 | Vietnamese 1 | 6 |
| VIET1003 | Vietnamese 2 | 6 |
| VIET2002 | Vietnamese 3 | 6 |
| VIET2003 | Vietnamese 4 | 6 |
| VIET3002 | Vietnamese 5 | 6 |
| VIET3015 | Vietnamese-English Translation | 6 |
| VIET2525 | Learning Language Locally: Vietnam | 6-12 |
| ASIA3083 | Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages A | 6 |
| ASIA3108 | Research Topics in South and Southeast Asian Languages B | 6 |
A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA2103 | Language in Asia and the Pacific (L) | 6 |
| ASIA2100 | Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific (L) | 6 |
| CHIN2019 | Literary Chinese 1 | 6 |
| CHIN2021 | Literary Chinese 2 | 6 |
| THAI1002 | Thai 1 | 6 |
| THAI1003 | Thai 2 | 6 |
| ASIA2098 | Asian and Pacific Studies Internship | 6-12 |