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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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COLL 153 001 (CRN: 26846)
VIETNAMESE FOR HERITAGE SPKRS
Long Title: VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS (LOVETT)
Department: College Courses
Instructors:
Meeting: 6:00PM - 6:50PM T (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 15-NOV-2024 3:32AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: 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.