INTRODUCTION

Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies is one of the institutes in Southeast Asia providing Vietnamese language training eligible for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship funding. The program offered by CVSEAS is approved by Northern Illinois University, see more here.

CVSEAS provides Vietnamese language courses for students who wish to improve their Vietnamese proficiency to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship (FLAS) scholarship or for personal purposes. These programs will be arranged in accordance with students’ current language levels.

• Purpose:
  Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies is one of the institutes in Southeast Asia providing Vietnamese language training eligible for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship funding. The program offered by CVSEAS is approved by Northern Illinois University, see more here
  CVSEAS provides courses for students who wish to improve their Vietnamese proficiency to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship (FLAS) scholarship or for personal purposes. These programs will be arranged in accordance with students’ current language levels.
  Our Center offers 2 free trips to local areas in Vietnam (Mekong River, Cu Chi Tunnel, Ben Tre, etc.)
• Who this course is for: ​​

• Course overview:

​Our program will increase your interaction with Vietnamese locals, strengthen your practical language skills, and build strong connections with Vietnamese culture and community. Speaking and listening skills are the priorities at Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. Reading, essay writing, discussion and presentation skills are developed at Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels.

The General Vietnamese Language program offers 12 courses grouped into 6 levels. 

1.  Elementary Courses (E1 & E2): Beginning with the Vietnamese alphabet and phonetics, these courses place an emphasis on pronunciation, basic grammatical structures and vocabulary items, as well as basic conversational skills.

2.  Upper Elementary Courses (E3 & E4): Vocabulary items are concentrated on daily topics; grammar refers to basic points. These courses aim to prepare the student for simple everyday communication in speaking and listening.

3.  Pre-Intermediate Courses (I1 & I2): These courses put an emphasis on staging dialogues for various conversational purposes including: descriptions, narratives, instructional dialogues and the expression of personal opinions. The sentence structures are developed systematically and progressively.

4.  Upper Intermediate Courses (I3 & I4): These courses introduce some important points of modern Vietnamese grammar used in simple work-related writing.They focus on expressions and explanations in Vietnamese. Students will practice listening and speaking skills using vocabulary items for both non-specialist and professional fields.

5.  Advanced Courses (A1 & A2): These courses lay stress on communicating in a wide range of subjects to develop the ability to understand Vietnamese native speakers.

6.  Upper Advanced Courses (A3 & A4): Focus on extensive and comprehensive reading, as well as expository writing, so that the students can be prepared to attend college (or graduate school) in Vietnam.

• Contact

Email: info@cvseas.edu.vn
CVSEAS Facebook page: https://vi-vn.facebook.com/cvseas.edu.vn

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