Education: Study Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City

The Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language of the Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City offers Vietnamese Language Training Programs for Foreigners.

The Vietnamese language program offers six levels. Each level covers basically 100 periods and corresponds to a different textbook (accompanied by exercise books, tapes and materials).

1. Elementary Course
Beginning with the Vietnamese alphabet and phonetics, this course puts stress on pronunciation, basic grammatical structures and vocabulary items, as well as basic conversational skills.

2. Upper Elementary Course
Vocabulary items are concentrated on daily topics; grammar refers to basic points. This course aims to prepare the student for simple everyday communication in speaking and listening.

3. Lower Intermediate Course
This course puts emphasis on setting up dialogues for various conversational purposes: descriptive, narrative, instructional and exchanging opinions. The sentence structures are developed systematically and progressively.

4. Intermediate Course
This course introduces some important points of modern Vietnamese grammar used in simple work-related writing. It focuses on expressions and explanations in Vietnamese. Students will practice listening and speaking skills using vocabulary items for both non-specialist and professional fields.

5. Upper Intermediate Course
This course puts stress on communicating in a wide range of subjects to develop an ability to understand Vietnamese native speakers.

6. Advanced Course
Focuses on extensive and comprehensive reading and expository writing so that the students can be prepared to attend college (or graduate school) in Vietnam.

Click here for additional information: Vietnamese Language Training Program
Department of Vietnamese Studies
Univeresity of Social Sciences and Humanities
10,12 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
T: +84 8 822 5009
F: +84 8 822 9390
W: http://www.vns.edu.vn

For information on other programs to study Vietnamese, please click on the links below:

Vietnamese Language Studies in Saigon

U.S. Foreign Service Institute: Basic Vietnamese

Pimsleur Vietnamese Comprehensive

Study Vietnamese Online

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