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0000908 - VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE I -M

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ID:
0000908
Duration (hours):
54
CFU:
9
SSD:
Languages and Literatures of China and South-Eastern Asia
Located in:
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "L'ORIENTALE"
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Course Details:
Politics and International Relations of Asia and Africa/Asia Year: 1
Year:
2026
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Overview

Date/time interval

CICLO ANNUALE UNICO (28/09/2026 - 28/05/2027)

Syllabus

Course Objectives

Expected learning outcomes

General objectives of the course:
The course aims to provide foundational knowledge of the Vietnamese language at A1 and A2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), along with basic insights into Vietnamese culture, in line with the topics addressed in the syllabus.

Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension:
By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and apply basic pronunciation rules, and to be able to produce simple oral and written communications on familiar, everyday topics.

Further expected learning outcomes

Making judgements:
Students will develop the ability to make conscious morphosyntactic choices and to engage with culturally diverse communication contexts with increasing critical awareness and autonomy of judgement.

Communication skills:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to convey basic information in Vietnamese clearly and effectively. They will also be able to write using diacritical marks accurately, both by hand and with a keyboard.

Learning skills:
Students will acquire a foundational understanding of the key features of the Vietnamese language, particularly correct pronunciation rules, enabling them to continue their language studies at more advanced levels with a certain degree of autonomy.


Course Prerequisites

None

Teaching Methods

Lectures will be delivered in a traditional face‑to‑face format and supported by PowerPoint presentations. They are designed to introduce, in a gradual and structured manner, the fundamental features of the Vietnamese language as well as the main cultural aspects addressed in the program. Active student participation is considered an essential component of the learning process. Throughout the lessons, students will engage in guided pronunciation practice, listening exercises, short oral and written tasks on familiar topics, morphosyntactic reinforcement activities, and the use of digital tools for the correct management of diacritical marks.

Assessment Methods

The final exam consists of a written and an oral test.

 

The written test, which is a prerequisite for the oral exam, includes listening exercises, grammar tasks, short translations, a brief composition, and reading comprehension questions based on short passages. The exam may contain both open-ended and multiple-choice questions.

 

The oral exam includes conversations on linguistic and cultural topics covered during the course, questions on the Vietnamese language, reading and morphosyntactic analysis of a Vietnamese-language text.

 

Evaluation Criteria: Assessment will be based on the student’s overall preparation, attendance and active participation, commitment to the entire syllabus, basic knowledge of the cultural content covered in the course, accuracy of pronunciation, comprehension and interaction skills, as well as the ability to read and translate a passage containing vocabulary and grammatical structures previously studied.


Texts

- Casacchia, Giorgio, Dadò, Patrizia, Nguyen, Thi Thu Van, Corso di lingua vietnamita, Milano: Hoepli, 2023.
- Tri C. Tran, Reading & Writing Vietnamese, Singapore: Tuttle, 2022.
- Ngo, Binh, Elementary Vietnamese, Singapore: Tuttle, 2022.
- Texts, articles, and video that will be provided during the course.

Recommended texts for further study
- Ngo, Binh, Vietnamese: An Essential Grammar, London/New York: Routledge, 2020.
- Phan, Trang, Chu, Phong Lan, Vietnamese Vibes 1, Venezia: Cafoscarina, 2024.

Note: The program for non-attending students is the same as that for attending students. Non-attending students are required to contact the instructor to receive details regarding the sections of Vietnamese literature texts to be prepared for the exam, as well as to request access to the teaching materials available on the Moodle platform in the dedicated section.

Contents

Course title: Vietnamese Language I

1. Introduction to the Vietnamese language;

2. Typological features of standard Vietnamese (morphology and syntax);

3. Phonological system: vowels, consonants, diphthongs, and tonal usage;

4. Writing system: the alphabet and orthographic rules;

5. Structure of simple words and compound words; simple sentence structure; parts of speech;

6. Personal pronouns; demonstrative adjectives and pronouns;

7. Predicate verbs and copular verbs;

8. Modal final particles;

9. Classifiers;

10. Verbal aspect (perfective, inchoative, durative); temporal markers;

11. Complex sentences: concessive, hypothetical, and causative constructions

12. Comparatives and superlatives.


Course Language

Italian, Vietnamese


Degrees

Degrees

Politics and International Relations of Asia and Africa 
Master's Degree
2 years
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People

People

LE THUY HIEN
Gruppo 10/ASIA-01 - CULTURE E LINGUE DELL'ASIA CENTRALE, MERIDIONALE, ORIENTALE E SUD-ORIENTALE
Settore ASIA-01/F - Lingue e letterature della Cina e dell'Asia sud-orientale
AREA MIN. 10 - Scienze dell'antichita,filologico-letterarie e storico-artistiche
Ricercatori/trici a tempo determinato
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VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE I -M
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