Foreword

Vietnamese as a Second Language 1 (VSL1), a Language Program for Foreiners, is the fist book in a series of 6 that has been compiled and edited by a group of lecturers from the faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language Program for Foreiners, of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. It is estimated that this book (VSL1) can be mastered in about 150 class hours.

Vietnamese as a Second Language 1 (VSL1) includes two main section as follows:

PRONUNCIATION: in this section,each element, of pronunciation in the Vietnamese language (consonant, vowels and tones) are arranged in a suitable order: from easy to the more difficult. This helps the learner to practice the pronunciation of Vietnamese is an easy way without causing boredom in either the teacher or learner. After studying this section for 15 or 20 hours with the help of a teacher, the student will have a firm grasp of Vietnamese pronunciation and in  particular tones and intonation.

LESSON: This section includes 12 lessons and introduces a number of model sentences, a number of written Vietnamese grammar points and about 500 words. The subjects matter relates to common everyday topics that a person beginning Vietnamese language study will need to know, such as: greeting,speaking about nationality, profession, address,etc.After every five lessons there one review lesson. Lesson 6 and lesson 12 aim to help the student by reinforcing the structures and skills that he or she has learned. The goal of every lesson is to show th learner how to speak Vietnamese in a way that is completely natural.

With lively dialogues that are related to real life, picture that illustrate the contents of each lesson, an abundance of exercises of various forms, precise and succinct notes, all prepared in the spirit of modern language teaching techniques, VSL1 is laid out in a suitable style and easy to understand. We hope that VSL1 will provide a useful tool for both the learner and the instructor.

In the process of editing and preparing this book, We have received enthusiastic help and contributions of our colleagues and students of the Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language for Foreiners Faculty. The team of authors would like to express their sincere thanks to their colleagues and students. These people have contributed mere than a small part for this book to take shape.

While we exerted our best efforts this book is certainly not free of mistake. We very much desire to receive suggestions from the readers and our colleagues in order to make this book more complete for the next time.

Contact Address: Department of Vietnamese Sudies and Vietnamese Language for Foreiners, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City).

10 – 12 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

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