COLL 153: VIETNAMESE FOR HERITAGE SPKRS
Spring 2025 · Section 001 · CRN 26846
This class is curated for those with intermediate exposure to Vietnamese language skills, interested in improving their Vietnamese language and culture. It will be an enriching, but fast-paced course on Vietnamese language and culture. The course will equip you with the intermediate to advanced knowledge needed to converse more confidently with your Vietnamese-speaking relationships, as well as, help you (re)connect with Vietnamese culture on an academic level through cultural experiential learning. No written exams, extensive study, nor essays are required for this course, just your full participation and enthusiasm to improve your Vietnamese language skills and cultural awareness. This course aims to help students realize the opportunities available to them and immerse them into the contemporary and traditional cultures of the Vietnamese traditions. This will be done through media/pop culture exploration, a historical analysis of Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora in America, and simulations & games played during class catered to the cultural understanding of Vietnam. Language learning will be delivered through presentation-based teaching.
- Credits
- 1
- Instructors
- Julie Trinh