Name	Modern Vietnamese Stage 1 (Tiếng Việt hiện đại 1)
Language	English & Vietnamese
Physical Description	Paperback
Author	Phan Văn Giưỡng
Publisher	NXB Văn Hoá – Văn nghệ TP. HCM
Published year	Updating …
Price	Updating …
Carrier Types	3 CDs

PREFACE

The book “Modern Vietnamese” is an outcome of the Innovative Languages Other than English in Schools (ILOTES) project, funded by the Language and Literacy Branch, Department if Employment, Education and Training.

This book accompanied by workbook and audio-cassettes is the first in a series of the Vietnamese teaching materials for second language learners at the post-primary level. The materials are activity is the central focus of teaching and learning.

“Modern Vietnamese” follows the syllabus based on the Australian Language Levels (ALL) Guideline. It is a two year course designed to be used in the classroom by second language learners. This course aims to assist learners to use Vietnamese in a variety of practical and real-life situations and to understand the Vietnamese culture, traditions and customs.

For the past five years, the Centre for Asia Pacific Studies has been committed to Vietnamese language and study development. It has produced the Australian National Strategy for Vietnamese Language and Study (1991). Mr Phan Văn Giưỡng, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow of the Centre has written Vietnamese language materials for the National Asian Languages Project for use at tertiary level, “Functional Vietnamese” for business people, “Vietnamese Syllabus for Year 7 to 10” and “Vietnamese Study Design” for the Victorian Certificate of Education, and now teaching materials for second language learners from Year 7 to 10 at high schools.

I trust this package will fulfill the need of students, teachers and providers of Vietnamese language study across Australia.

Professor Stephanie Fahey

Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Studies

Head of Department of Asian Studies and Languages

Module 1: Greetings
Module 2: Introducing yourself and others
Module 3: Getting to know people
Module 4: Telling the time
Module 5: Checking what you can say/ write
Module 6: Telling the date
Module 7: Buying something
Module 8: Eating and drinking
Module 9: Talking about families
Module 10: Checking what you can say/ write
Module 11: Talking about daily activities
Module 12: Saying what you like
Module 13: Clothing
Module 14: Going to market
Module 15: Checking what you can say/write
Module 16: Visiting a friend
Module 17: Holidays
Module 18: Attending a Mid-Autumn Festival
Module 19: Describing appearance
Module 20: Checking what you can say/write
Appendix A: Introduction to the Vietnamese sound system.
Appendix B: Introduction to the Vietnamese writing system.
Appendix C: Glossary.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the Department of Employment, Education and Training to the implementation of the Australian government policy on languages other than English. Particularly, I would like to thank Ms Anna Kamarul, Assistant Secretary, Language and Literacy Branch for her strong support.

Very special thanks are due to Professor Stephanie Fahey, foundation Director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Studies and now Deputy Vice-Chancellor Monash University for her great effort and dedication to Vietnamese curriculum and teaching material development since the Centre for Asia Pacific Studies was established in 1989. It is now a key national provider of Vietnamese language and studies.

I am grateful to the members of the Advisory Committee for this project: Professor Stephanie Fahey, Ms Erol Byrol, Sister Marie Trần Thị Niên, Brother Võ Liêm, Mr Thong Phounirath, Mr Nguyễn Văn Nha, Mr Nguyễn Xuân Định and Mr Đắc Thái Nhương who have consistently advised and supported me in writing this book for beginners Vietnamese at junior secondary schools.

I am also grateful to Ms Yvonne Ware and Mr Nguyễn Hưng Quốc for their assistance in editing this book.

I would like to thank Ms Christine Marquet, Mr Đinh Hưng and Ms Nguyễn Thị Giáng Ngọc for recording the audio-cassette tapes.

Thanks are also due to Ms Lily Ludovico, Mr Lê Văn Tài, Mr Nguyễn Văn Mơ, Mr Nguyễn Văn Nhứt and Ms Phạm Thị Minh Nguyệt who worked so hard to complete this book.

Phan Văn Giưỡng

Senior Lecturer

Project Officer