HÀNH TRANG NGÔN NG?: LANGUAGE LUGGAGE FOR VIETNAM: A First-Year Language Course

by Tri C. Tran, Minh-Tam Tran

Overview

This first-year Vietnamese language textbook introduces college students to all aspects of the Vietnamese language and culture in twelve comprehensive chapters. Each chapter begins with a list of active vocabulary used for the selected topic, followed by dialogue and grammar utilized in everyday situations by native speakers. A Vietnamese proverb reflecting each chapter’s topic reveals a different cultural component of Vietnam. Students can practice what they’ve learned with exercises at the end of each chapter. The book is enhanced with an answer key to the exercises, grammar indices, and full vocabulary lists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761862413
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/29/2013
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Tri C. Tran teaches Vietnamese and Spanish linguistics at the University of California, Irvine. He has published two other books with University Press of America, including Bilingual Dictionary for Students of Linguistics.

Dr. Minh-Tam Tran teaches Vietnamese and English as a second language. She has co-authored several Vietnamese textbooks. She has taught at the University of California, Irvine, and Golden West College.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Scope and Sequence
Introduction
Chapter 1: Greeting and Addressing—Chào hỏi và xưng hô
Chapter 2: People and Objects—Con người và đồ vật
Chapter 3: Getting Around—Việc đi lại
Chapter 4: Time and Weather—Thời gian và thời tiết
Chapter 5: Clothing and Housework—Y phục và việc nhà
Chapter 6: Home and School Life—Cuộc sống ở nhà và ở trường
Chapter 7: Money and Shopping—Tiền bạc và việc mua sắm
Chapter 8: Foods and Drinks—Thức ăn và thức uống
Chapter 9: Health and Life—Sức khoẻ và đời sống
Chapter 10: Work and Professions—Việc làm và nghề nghiệp
Chapter 11: Holidays and Pastimes—Các ngày lễ và thú tiêu khiển
Chapter 12: Family and Relationships—Gia đình và những mối quan hệ khác
Answer Key to Exercises
Grammar Index I – English—Vietnamese
Grammar Index II – Vietnamese—English
English—Vietnamese Vocabulary
Vietnamese—English Vocabulary