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New York. Teaching the Vietnamese Sound System at the Foreign Service Institute. Ha Nguyen 7/16/2009. Việt Nam muôn n ă m Long live Vietnam Vịt muốn nằm Ducks want to lie down. Objectives of the Vietnamese Sound System. How to teach the Vietnamese Sound System effectively?

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  1. New York Teaching the Vietnamese Sound System at the Foreign Service Institute Ha Nguyen 7/16/2009

  2. Việt Nam muôn năm Long live Vietnam Vịt muốn nằm Ducks want to lie down.

  3. Objectives of the Vietnamese Sound System • How to teach the Vietnamese Sound System effectively? • How to create a fun class environment to inspire learning?

  4. Background Discussion • The Vietnamese language exists in a system including: vowels, consonants, tones. • The Vietnamese language is formed from 4 units: phonemes (b, t, v), morphemes (quốc = nước, gia = nhà), words (yêu, tôi, nước, quốc gia), sentences (tôi yêu nước) (Dan luan ngon ngu hoc - Nguyen Thien Giap, 2007) • Teaching Vietnamese should progress from phonemes through sentences right at the beginning of the training. Teaching the Sound System should therefore include letters, vowels, consonants and tones in a meaningful context. After learning a certain sound of Vietnamese, teach students to remember the sound in a word or sentence not as a stand alone sound.

  5. Background Discussion • Use of images, pictures, sounds, games, etc… via the Smart Board or Power Point is important to make the classes more fun and address a variety of learning styles.

  6. Piloted program of the FSI Vietnamese Sound System • The Vietnamese Sound System Curriculum at FSI is comprised of 25 parts. • Each part introduces vowels, consonants, and tones. Part 2: b, đ, m, n; i, ê, e & thanhngang, thanhhuyền

  7. Piloted Steps in Class • Presentation Step 1: Look at each image, listen to its sound Step 2: Look at each image, listen to its sound & repeat Step 3: Look at each image, its definition & read it aloud

  8. Piloted Steps in Class • Activities We have different types of activities for each lesson Step 4: Objectives: RECOGNITION of letters and tones via audio and PRODUCTION Tasks: Put a check mark next to the picture corresponding to the word that you hear Pronounce the words as closely as the teacher’s pronunciation as you can. Step 5: Objectives: DISCRIMINATION of letters, tones, short phrases and PRODUCTION Tasks: Listen to your teacher and check the words you hear on the list provided. Produce your favorite words to your partner. Step 6: Objectives: COMMUNICATION using words students have learned. Tasks: Put words together to make meaningful phrases or sentences or mini-conversation or story. Optional activity: EXPLANATION OF GRAMMAR OR VOCABULARY if needed

  9. Results and Challenges Results: • Students have given great feedback on the quality of materials designed and teaching methodology. • Students from classes piloting the new sound system curriculum: • Enjoy sound system classes more. • Are clearer about the “correct” pronunciation they should be targeting. • Note greater consistency between sound system instruction in their US and Vietnam programs. • Show evidence of better pronunciation than those students from other non-piloted classes.  (Further study is needed to draw firm conclusions about the difference.)

  10. Results and Challenges Challenges: • Mastering teaching technology in order to teach the Sound System effectively. • Try new teaching methodology to innovate lesson plans and challenging students, changing habits. * If our piloted program is effective and fun, we will try to overcome all difficulties.

  11. New York Questions Thank you very much!

  12. Piloted program of the FSI Vietnamese Sound System The Vietnamese Sound System at FSI comprises of 25 parts: Part 1: Introduction to the Viet Sound System Part 2: b, đ, m, n; i, ê, e & thanhngang, thanhhuyền Part 3: c/k/q, ng/ngh, nh; u, ô, o & thanhsắc, thanhnặng Part 4: h, kh, g/gh; ư, ơ, a & thanhhỏi, thanhngã Part 5: Getting ready for the textbook Part 6: ph, v, l, r; ia, ưa, ua & thanhhuyền, thanhhỏi, thanhnặng Part 7: t, th, ch, tr/w/ (u,o) & thanhngang, thanhngã, thanhsắc Part 8: x, d/gi, s; /i/ (i, y) & tone combination Part 9: ă, â; final consonants: m, n, nh, ng & tone combination Part 10: iê, ươ, uô; final consonants: p, t, ch, c & tone combination Part 11: Double vowels Part 12: Triple vowels Part 13: Tone combination

  13. Piloted program of the FSI Vietnamese Sound System The Vietnamese Sound System at FSI comprises of 25 parts: Part 14: Vowels with final consonants Part 15: Sound System Diagnostic Test 1; Phase 1 & 2 Feedback Part 16: Consonants: T, Đ; T, TH; 2-Tone sequences Part 17: Consonants: G, C; 3-Tone sequences Part 18: Consonants: N, NH, NG; 4-Tone sequences Part 19: 5 -Tone sequences Part 20: Tone combination & pausing; Common Problematic sounds Part 21: Dialects Part 22: Sound System Diagnostic Test 2; Phase 3 & 4 Feedback Part 23: Musical language: song, karaoke Part 24: Riddle and folk poetry Part 25: Pronunciation Contest – Jeopardy Game

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