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COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
VIETNAMESE

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VIET 101 First-Year Non-Heritage Vietnamese (5)
First in the three-quarter sequence of elementary Vietnamese for students with no prior exposure to Vietnamese language at home or in the community.

VIET 102 First-Year Non-Heritage Vietnamese (5)
Second in the three-quarter sequence of elementary Vietnamese for students with no prior exposure to Vietnamese language at home or in the community. Prerequisite: either VIET 101, VIET 111, or VIET 121.

VIET 103 First-Year Non-Heritage Vietnamese (5)
Third in the three-quarter sequence of elementary Vietnamese for students with no prior exposure to Vietnamese language at home or in the community. Prerequisite: either VIET 102, VIET 112, or VIET 122.

VIET 111 Elementary Vietnamese (5)
Introduction to modern Vietnamese conversation. Emphasis on correct pronunciation, spelling, and sentence structure. Designed for students with no previous exposure to Vietnamese. First in a sequence of three. Offered: A.

VIET 112 Elementary Vietnamese (5)
Introduction to modern Vietnamese conversation. Emphasis on correct pronunciation, spelling, and sentence structure. Designed for students with no previous exposure to Vietnamese. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: VIET 111. Offered: W.

VIET 113 Elementary Vietnamese (5)
Introduction to modern Vietnamese conversation. Emphasis on correct pronunciation, spelling, and sentence structure. Designed for students with no previous exposure to Vietnamese. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: VIET 112. Offered: Sp.

VIET 121 First-Year Heritage Vietnamese (5)
For heritage students already exposed to informal, spoken Vietnamese at home or in the community.

VIET 122 First-Year Heritage Vietnamese (5)
For heritage students already exposed to informal, spoken Vietnamese language at home or in the community. Prerequisite: either VIET 101, VIET 111, or VIET 121.

VIET 123 First-Year Heritage Vietnamese (5)
For heritage students already exposed to informal, spoken Vietnamese language at home or in the community. Prerequisite: either VIET 102, VIET 112, or VIET 122.

VIET 134 First-Year Intensive Vietnamese (15)
Fundamentals of the modern Vietnamese language focusing on oral communication skills, basic grammar, reading, and writing. No past knowledge of Vietnamese presumed. Equivalent of VIET 101, VIET 102, and VIET 103.

VIET 145 Foreign Study: Elementary Vietnamese (1-15, max. 20)
For participants in study abroad programs who complete elementary language courses in approved programs in Vietnam. Evaluation by department faculty required.

VIET 211 Intermediate Vietnamese (5) A&H
Development of conversation skills, reading for comprehension, and writing short compositions. First in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: either VIET 103, VIET 113, VIET 123, or VIET 134. Offered: A.

VIET 212 Intermediate Vietnamese (5) A&H
Development of conversation skills, reading for comprehension, and writing short compositions. Second in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: VIET 211. Offered: W.

VIET 213 Intermediate Vietnamese (5) A&H
Development of conversation skills, reading for comprehension, and writing short compositions. Third in a sequence of three. Prerequisite: VIET 212. Offered: Sp.

VIET 214 Accelerated Heritage Vietnamese (5) A&H
VIET 214 is primarily offered to heritage Vietnamese students who regularly speak the language at home or in the community. This course includes an introduction of diverse Vietnamese regional dialects, further develops reading and writing skills, and discussions about contemporary Vietnamese topics. Offered: AWSpS.

VIET 245 Foreign Study: Intermediate Vietnamese (1-15, max. 20) A&H
For participants in study abroad programs who complete intermediate language courses in approved programs in Vietnam. Evaluation by department faculty required.

VIET 249 Urban Vietnam: Work and Culture (3/5) A&H/SSc
Explains vibrant changes and static phenomena in Vietnamese society and culture during the last half a century, since the country gained independence from foreign intervention. Examines interdependence among the state, society, and individuals, and how this impacts individual people's lives since the country joined the global economy in the 1990s. Offered: AWSpS.

VIET 311 Advanced Vietnamese (5) A&H
Develops proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking standard colloquial Vietnamese at an advanced level to prepare students to do research. Includes readings in fiction and nonfiction literature, vocabulary and grammar, writing comprehensive exercises, and topic-based conversations. First in a series of three. Prerequisite: VIET 213.

VIET 312 Advanced Vietnamese (5) A&H
Develops proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking standard colloquial Vietnamese at an advanced level to prepare students to do research. Includes readings in fiction and nonfiction literature, vocabulary and grammar, writing comprehensive exercises, and topic-based conversations. Second in a series of three. Prerequisite: VIET 311.

VIET 313 Advanced Vietnamese (5) A&H
Develops proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking standard colloquial Vietnamese at an advanced level to prepare students to do research. Includes readings in fiction and nonfiction literature, vocabulary and grammar, writing comprehensive exercises, and topic-based conversations. Third in a series of three. Prerequisite: VIET 312.

VIET 345 Foreign Study: Advanced Vietnamese (1-15, max. 20) A&H
For participants in study abroad programs who complete 300-level language courses in approved programs in Vietnam. Evaluation by department faculty required.

VIET 361 Postwar Vietnam in Literature, Media, and Film (5) SSc/A&H
Explores how social and political changes in Vietnam since 1975 have made profound impacts upon the lives of Vietnamese people at home and abroad. Via literary and visual genres, students learn to realize the critical relationship between utopian dreams and everyday realities while Vietnam rebuilt itself and re-integrated with the world.

VIET 486 20th Century Vietnamese Literature (5) A&H
Poetry, short stories, films, and novels from the late colonial period (1920s-1930s) to the post colonial and civil war period (1950s-1970s). Rise of women writers during the last two decades of the twentieth century.

VIET 496 Special Studies in Vietnamese (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Topics vary. Emphasizes improving language skills for research. Offered: AWSp.

VIET 499 Undergraduate Research (3-5, max. 15)
Undergraduate research/independent study in Vietnamese language and literature. Offered: AWSp.