Vietnamese Course Descriptions
VIET 101
Conversational Vietnamese, Elementary
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is a first semester introduction to the Vietnamese language. It is designed for beginning students with little or no previous exposure to the language. It is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This class consists of two hours lecture and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
VIET 102
Conversational Vietnamese, Elementary
3 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 101 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Elementary Vietnamese. It is designed for students who have completed VIET 101 or two years of high school Vietnamese. It provides refinement of skills begun in 101. Students will gain increased accuracy and ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression will be limited to short, culturally appropriate communication on a broader scale than at the 101 level. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This class consists of two hours lecture and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
VIET 299
Experimental Offering in Vietnamese
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
VIET 311
Conversational Vietnamese, Intermediate
2 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 102 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: CSU Area C2
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is designed for students who have completed Vietnamese 102 or three years of high school Vietnamese and provides refinement of skills attained in Vietnamese 102. Students will work toward further development of oral-aural skills through conversations and discussions, both directed and spontaneous. Emphasis will be on fostering oral proficiency and further development of the knowledge of geography, culture, and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken.
VIET 312
Conversational Vietnamese, Intermediate
2 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 311 or 411 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: CSU Area C2
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Intermediate Vietnamese. It is designed for students who have completed Vietnamese 311 or four years of high school Vietnamese. It provides continued development of skills attained in 311. The focus will be the development of written narratives and expository prose combined with increased cultural awareness. Emphasis will be placed on culturally authentic reading and writing through the introduction of basic literary analysis. Students will develop the ability to handle complicated situations using past and future time frames. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This course will consist of one hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
VIET 401
Elementary Vietnamese
4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course will provide an introduction to the Vietnamese language at the Novice Low Level, which is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situation utilizing learned materials, standardized messages, phrases and expression including numbers, dates, days, weather, time, foods and Vietnamese names. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener, including a native speaker used to interacting with non-native speakers. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication including kinship terms and nouns of address. Students will acquire knowledge and an appreciation of a geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world-wide cultures.
VIET 402
Elementary Vietnamese
4 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 401 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Elementary Vietnamese. It is designed for students who have completed VIET 401 or two years of high school Vietnamese. It provides refinement of skills begun in 401. Students will gain increased accuracy and ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression will be limited to short, culturally appropriate communication on a broader scale than at the 401 level. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
VIET 411
Intermediate Vietnamese
4 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 402 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is first semester Intermediate Vietnamese. It is designed for students who have completed Vietnamese 1B or three years of high school Vietnamese. It provides refinement of skills attained in 402. Students will work toward the ability to create with the language without relying on learned responses, to understand main ideas in routine speech and to understand main ideas in written texts. Listening and reading comprehension continue to develop; speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a somewhat sympathetic native speaker. Students will develop the ability to respond in an unrehearsed manner on concrete topics in known situations. Written expression will meet limited personal needs in culturally-appropriate language at a higher level of accuracy than found in 402. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
VIET 412
Intermediate Vietnamese
4 Units
Prerequisite: VIET 411 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Intermediate Vietnamese. It is designed for students who have completed Vietnamese 411 or four years of high school Vietnamese. It provides continued development of skills attained in 411. The focus will be the development of written narratives and expository prose combined with increased cultural awareness. Emphasis will be placed on culturally authentic reading and writing through the introduction of basic literary analysis. Students will develop the ability to handle complicated situations using past and future time frames. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
VIET 495
Independent Studies in Vietnamese
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
VIET 499
Experimental Offering in Vietnamese
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB