TIẾNG VIỆT CHO NGƯỜI NƯỚC NGOÀI - VIETNAMESE FOR BEGINNERS 1 (Vietnamese For Foreigners - With 2 CDs)

Đây là cuốn giáo trình tiếng Việt dành cho người nước ngoài, là tập 1 trong bộ sách gồm có 4 tập, mỗi tập sách đều có kèm theo CD.

This language program is ideal for people who have no Vietnamese language background and would like to learn the basics of the language and its usage. It aims to develop students' communicative competence, allowing them to communicate in Vietnamese in a variety of situations. The program is structured so that students will develop a posititve learning attitude and also learn about Vietnamese culture, traditions and customs.

The lessons are designed to equip students with the strategies and skills required to make the learning process efficient and enjoyable, thus helping students communicate in Vietnamese with confidence.

About author:

Phan Văn Giưỡng is a senior lecturer in Vietnamese at the Department of Asian Studies and Languages, Falculty of Arts, Victorian University of Technology.

He is the author of Functional Vietnamese (Vietnamese for foreign business people and travellers),

Hoa buồn

(Sad Flowers),

Bàn tay tình tự

(Lovely Hands),

Dung nhan

(A portrail) [poetry],

From the Motherland, A good Hearted Friend, In the New Land

(short stories), and

Vietnamese Press in Australia.

He is also editor of

Hien Dien Literature Magazine

(Vietnam) and

Vietnam Times Newspaper

(Sydney).

Mr Phan was awarded "the Victorian Achievers of the Year Award" on The Australian Day 1991.