1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Illinois University Press, 1974
Nguyen, P.P. Le Vietnamien Fondamental. Paris, Editions
Klincksieck, 1975
Thompson, L. Vietnamese Grammar. Hawaii, University of
Hawaii Press, 1984/5
Vuong, G.T. Vietnamese in a Nutshell. New Jersey, Montclair,
1975
Ton-That, Q.-D. Intermediate Vietnamese Book 4. Monash
University, 1993
In addition videotaped materials and texts selected by the lecturer
will be provided
AV303 Vietnamese 3A
6 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AV204 or
approved equivalent Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
The objective if this subject is to continue to develop skills
in written and spoken Vietnamese. The focus is on
communicative active oral and written communication in a
wide range of contexts. Topics covered include areas directly
relevant to the country of Vietnam such as history,
geography, trade and tourism.
Students read and analyse texts to introduce new structures
and vocabulary.In the listening and speaking sections
training is provided in correct usage of vocabulary and
grammatical forms in accordance with accepted
conversational conventions.
Recommended reading
Khai, B.Learning Vietnamese: A Guide to Pronunciation. Pascoe
Vale, Vic., Vietnamese Language and Culture Publications, 1990,
Nguyen, D.H. Colloquial Vietnamese. Carbondale, Southern
Illinois University Press, 1974
Nguyen, P.P. Le Vietnamien Fondamental. Paris, Editions
Klincksieck, 1975
Thompson, L. Vietnamese Grammar. Hawaii, University of
Hawaii Press, 1984/5
Vuong, G.T. Vietnamese in a Nutshell. New Jersey, Montclair,
1971
In addition videotaped materials and texts selected by the lecturer
will be provided
AV304 Vietnamese 3B
6 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AV303 or
approved equivalent Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
This subject continues to develop skills in written and
spoken Vietnamese. The focus is on communicative active
oral and written skills for a wide range of contexts. An
outline of the development of modern Vietnamese literary
tradition will be given. Topics covered will include areas of
the arts, literature and history. Time will be devoted to the
discussion of the social background to the emergence of the
romanised system of writing, its role as a vehicle for social
change, the influence of the Western tradition of thought
and the role of the Tu Luc Van Doan group of writers.
Recommended reading
Khai, B.Learning Vietnamese: A Guide to Pronunciation. Pascoe
Vale, Vic., Vietnamese Language and Culture Publications, 1990
Durand, M. and Nguyen, T.H. An Introduction to Vietnamese
Literature. New York, Columbia University Press, 1985
Marr, D. Vietnamese Tradition on Trial. Berkeley, University of
California Press, 1981
Nguyen, D.H. Colloquial Vietnamese. Carbondale, Southern
Illinois University Press, 1974
Nguyen, P.P. Le Vietnamien Fondamental. Paris, Editions
Klincksieck, 1975
Thompson, L. Vietnamese Grammar. Hawaii, University of
Hawaii Press, 1984/5
Vo, P. Literature in South Vietnam 1954-1975. Pascoe Vale, Vic.,
Vietnamese Language and Culture Publications, 1992
Vuong, G.T. Vietnamese in a Nutshell. New Jersey, Montclair,
1975 .. . -
In addition videotaped materials and texts selected by the lecturer
will be provided
AV306 Reading Vietnamese Newspapers
4 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: A V204 or
approved equivalent Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
The objective of this subject is to provide further training in
reading skills to enable students to deal with contemporary
and original Vietnamese texts on their own. Selected texts,
contemporary in nature and diverse in topic, will form the
basis for the required reading for this subject.
Recommended reading
A comprehensive reading list will be provided by the
lecturer
AY1 00 Psychology 100
4 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: practical exercises (including participation as a
subject in research), a practical report and an examination
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
AY100 and AY101 are designed to introduce students to the
content and method of psychology. Topics introduced in
AY100 include psychology as a science, ethics in research,
biological foundations of behaviour, sensation, perception
and consciousness, emotion, learning and experimental
design and analysis.
Recommended reading
Students wishing to familiarise themselves with concepts in
psychology could read any recent introductory psychology text
available from most regional libraries.
Details will be provided in the first lecture in AY100.