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5-hour Vietnamese workshop for travellers
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Upcoming workshop: Sunday 3 October 2010 from 3pm - 8pm
Fee: $70 for 5-hour workshop
- This workshop is for travellers or visitors who will visit Vietnam in the next 3 months, who want to have a very basic level of Vietnamese language to ask very simple questions and to have some understanding about the country.
- It is designed for those who do not have time to come to class for 10 consecutive weeks or who just want to have a brief knowledge about the language and culture.
- The workshop is 5 hours, which is on the second Sunday of every two months. In the workshop, you will be taught some basic survival Vietnamese expressions, some cultural dos and donts, some basic tips to bargain, survive and handle the traffic. The workhop also provide some travel tips to help travellers to Vietnam.
- The workshop participants also watch a short version of Vietnamese movie about getting around, buying fruits and crossing the roads in Vietnam.
- You can prepare any questions you have about travelling to Vietname and we will try our best to inform you.
- You are recommended to buy a Lonely Planet Guide in Vietnamese and bring with you on the day. You can also bring a small recorder to record the pronunciation if you would like to do it.
Vietnamese for Beginners
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Upcoming classes: Vietnamese Beginners - Thursday 4 November 2010
WHO SHOULD JOIN THIS CLASS?
For learners who have no knowledge of the language and want to begin a course of study to be able to communicate with a Vietnamese speaker/partner or friend.
Learners who have no knowledge of the language, wants to begin a course of study and wants to know
simple words and phrases to start communicating with a Vietnamese friend/partner/speaker
PROGRAM
Week 1 Introduction to Vietnamese tones and sound system 
Alphabet/Characters - Identification and Pronunciation
Vietnamese addressing terms
Week 2 Greetings - Forming questions - Reviewing Sounds
Giving positive & negative replies
Week 3 Asking for nationality
Week 4 Telling the time - Numbers - Days of the week - Months of the year
Dates - Some public holidays
Week 5 At the restaurant - Asking for some food & drink items
Eating and drinking in Vietnam
Week 6 At the hotel - Names & forms of address
Week 7 On the street - Asking directions to specific places
Week 8 Going shopping - money - Shopping for souvenirs
Week 9 Taking a taxi 
Week 10 How to get to a place
Week 11 Buying railway tickets - Vietnam’s main cities & provinces
Week 12 Expressing that something belongs to somebody
WHAT’S SPECIAL WITH THE COURSE?
The fee includes:
+ Teaching materials (Book + CD)
+ One free meeting on the Sunday of Week 5 to watch and discuss a Vietnamese movie
+ One free meeting on the Sunday of Week 12 when students can make their own Vietnamese spring roll.
+ Free access and use of Vietnamese learning software, materials and newspaper at the school and MONTHLY LANGUAGE EXCHANGE MEETUP GROUP as SLS office on first Sunday of every month
EXPECTED OUTCOME
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- pronounce all the sounds and tones in Vietnamese
- recognise the tones when listening to a Vietnamese word.
- say hello, goodbye, thank you and greetings
- tell and listen to the time
- say numbers, weeks, months and years
- order food at a restaurant
- ask a receptionist at a hotel
- asking for direction
- get a taxi or buying a train ticket
- bargain in Vietnamese currency
Course Duration: 12 weeks, 2 hour session per week (24 hours for the whole course)
Course Fee: $ 300 for standard 12-week class
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
TEXTBOOK: Sydney Language Solutions Teaching Materials for VIETNAMESE BEGINNERS
Some other books and CDs which are recommended to students are:
1. Vietnamese for Beginners 1 (Student Book) by Phan Van Giuong
2. Teach Yourself Vietnamese Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (TY: Complete Courses)
(Paperback) by Dana Healy
3. Basic Vietnamese: Learn to Speak and Understand Vietnamese with Pimsleur Language Programs
[AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD) by Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur
4. Colloquial Vietnamese (1 book and 2 CDS) by John Moore and Tuan Duc Vuong
Please note:
- The enrolment fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the course commencement date.
- All classes need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough 5
students, it will be cancelled and you will be informed via SMS or E-mail. Alternatively, we may still
offer the course for 4 students with a little bit higher tuition fee with your agreement.
- You'll need to dedicate approximately 2 to 3 hours per week outside of class time to your course,
mostly to listen to the CD. You can do this at our school after or before class or any time at your
convenience.
- If you would like to gain a better idea of our approach to teaching, you are more than welcome to
sit in one of our current class of the same level (if there is one available).
Vietnamese for Beginners 2 (Elementary)
Who should take this class?
Learners who have already finished 20 - 40 hours of Vietnamese Beginner 1.
Learners understand Vietnamese alphabets and can write Vietnamese words. The learners should have the ability to understand simple sentences and make simple conversations. The learners can ask and answer about name, nationality, time, simple direction and days during a week. They can also go shopping, say sorry, thank you, greeting and good bye. They must know how to use addressing terms, classifiers and quantifers in Vietnamese.
Learners want to learn more verbs, noun, vocabulary and improve in sentence structure and fluency.
What's special about this course?
The fee includes:
- Teaching materials (Handouts)
- Free access and use of Vietnamesematerials (books, CDs, video, tapes) and newspaper at the school library ANYTIME DURING THE SCHOOL OPENING HOURS.
- Free access to language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions
- Free newsletter to inform the learners about any Sydney-based activities relating to Vietnamese language learning.
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this course students will be able to expand their vocabulary, to learn more verbs, and basic sentences structure
Textbook to be used for the course: Sydney Language Solutions Training Materials
Course Duration: 10 weeks, 2-hour session per week
Course Fee: $ 260 for standard 10-week class (Pay by Cash, Cheque or Direct Deposit)
Upcoming Class: Tuesday 17 August 6:30am-8:30pm
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
Vietnamese for Pre-Intermediate Learners
For learners who have the ability to understand simple sentences and want to improve in vocabulary and fluency.
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Upcoming classes:
Vietnamese Pre-Intermediate Learners 2 - Tuesday 20/4/2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
Vietnamese Pre-Intermediate Learner 1 - Saturday 8/5/2010 1pm-3pm
WHO SHOULD JOIN THIS CLASS?
Learners who have the ability to understand simple sentences and want to improve in vocabulary and fluency. Learners are expected to have previously learned Vietnamese at least 40 hours of Vietnamese to join Pre-intermediate 1 and at least 60-80 hours of Vietnamese to join Pre-intermediate 2.
PROGRAM
Week 1 Family relationships
Week 2 Talking about future travel plans & intentions
Week 3 Making bookings for hotel accommodation & restaurants
Week 4 Making telephone calls
Week 5 Making purchases
Week 6 More practice in telling the time - Dates
Week 7 Expressing likes and dislikes
Week 8 Talking about the quality of items
Week 9 Reviewing Classifiers
Week 10 Reading & reconstructing two Vietnamese stories
Week 11 Making polite request
Week 12 Review
WHAT’S SPECIAL WITH THE COURSE?
The fee includes:
+ Teaching materials (Book + CD)
+ One free meeting on the Sunday of Week 5 to watch and discuss a Vietnamese movie
+ One free meeting on the Sunday of Week 12 when students can make their own Vietnamese spring roll.
+ Free access and use of Vietnamese learning software, materials and newspaper at the school and MONTHLY LANGUAGE EXCHANGE MEETUP GROUP as SLS office on first Sunday of every month
EXPECTED OUTCOME
By the end of this course students will be able to expand their vocabulary and express their opinions in the following topics:
- booking hotel or accommodation,
- purchase clothes, flowers, shoes or houses
- making a telephone call
- Vietnamese family relationship
- expressing hobbies, likes and dislikes
- reading Vietnamese stories
- making polite requests
- describe an item and its quality
- reviewing classifiers
- building more complex sentence structure
Course Duration: 12 weeks, 2 hour session per week (24 hours for the whole course)
Course Fee: $ 300 for standard 12-week class
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
TEXTBOOK: Sydney Language Solutions Teaching Materials for VIETNAMESE PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Please note:
- The enrolment fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the course commencement date.
- All classes need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough 5 students, it will be cancelled and you will be informed via SMS or E-mail. Alternatively, we may still offer the course for 4 students with a little bit higher tuition fee with your agreement.
- You'll need to dedicate approximately 2 to 3 hours per week outside of class time to your course, mostly to listen to the CD. You can do this at our school after or before class or any time at your convenience.
- If you would like to gain a better idea of our approach to teaching, you are more than welcome to sit in one of our current class of the same level (if there is one available).
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Vietnamese for Intermediate Learners
For learners who have the ability to understand fairly complex sentence structures and want to improve in vocabulary and fluency.
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Upcoming classes: Vietnamese Intermediate Learners - Wednesday 10/3/2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
Course Duration: 12 weeks, 2 hours per week (24 hours for the whole course)
Course Fee: $ 340 for standard 12-week class
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
Vietnamese for Advanced Learners
For learners who have the ability to understand most conversations and want to correct any grammar or pronunciation errors.
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Upcoming classes:
Vietnamese Reading and Writing for Home Speakers - Wednesday 28/7/2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
Course Duration: 12 weeks, 2 hours per week (24 hours for the whole course)
Course Fee: $ 360 for standard 12-week class
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
Vietnamese Reading and Writing for Home Speakers
For learners who have some ability having learnt the language at home from relatives and who want to build stronger writing and speaking skills.
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Upcoming classes:
Vietnamese Reading and Writing for Home Speakers - Wednesday 28/7/2010 6:30pm-8:30pm
Course Duration: 8 weeks, 2 hours per week (24 hours for the whole course)
Course Fee: $ 240 for standard 8-week class
Teacher: Dr Na Pham
Class size: 4-5 students only
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Vietnamese for Children
We also provide a special program for Vietnamese children where they can learn to decipher the Vietnamese alphabet, tone, etc.
Vietnamese for the HSC
- The HSC course provides complete preparation for the HSC in Vietnamese and covers the skills and knowledge required in the Stage 6 syllabus for the HSC examination.
- We use all assessment tasks supported by the board of studies and past HSC exam papers including listening CDs in our lessons to intensively support students to prepare for HSC exams.
- We are also in regular contact with high school teachers, which allows us to keep up to date with any changes in curricula and have a source of valuable and current teaching materials.
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Upcoming classes: Vietnamese Intermediate Learners - Wednesday 10/3/2010 6:30pm-8:30pm