Korea

“I want to learn how to greet, how to ask for directions and how to make appointments, etc. in Vietnamese”

Japan

“I want to understand about Vietnamese culture and be able to compare it to Japanese culture.”

Japan

“I want to discover the cultural and historical heritage in Hanoi, such as The Old Quarter, Bat Trang Village, etc. I also want to

taste all the traditional dishes of Hanoi.”

China

“I want to travel to Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Old Quarter and Hue Citadel!!”

Vietnamese course at ULIS, VNU

Vietnamese for

Tourism

Vietnamese culture

Field trips in Hanoi

Ha Long, Hoi An,

Hue tours

Overview Greetings Shopping

Eating Out Getting Around Weather Time

• Phonetics• Vietnamese alphabet

• Greetings• Personal Pronouns

• Numbers• Vietnamese currency• Classifiers• Bargaining

• Dishes• Beverages• Ordering food

• Verbs and tenses• Time expressions• Directions

• Weather conditions in a day• Seasons in a year• Weather Phenomena

• Days in a week• Hours in a day

Overview Vietnamese traditional

games

Beliefs and Values

Tò he making

• Traditions and customs• Festivals• Communications• Arts and Literature• Regional cultures• Chinese, Southeast Asian and

French influence

• Ancestor Worship• Buddhism

Temple of Literature

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

Bat TrangCeramic Village

The Old Quarter & Water puppetry

• a Temple of Confucius in Hanoi• Vietnam’s first national university

(1070)

• Cultural artifacts of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam

• Traditional Houses

• Ceramic Handicrafts Village• Buying ceramics• Making pottery

• The 36 streets• Hanoi’s major attractions

Hanoi Old Quarter & Water puppetry

Sen Buffet

Mon Hue restaurant

Spring Rolls making

Hanoi Cha Ca

Vietnam bread

Ngon restaurant

• Excellent Vietnamese buffet!

Hue Hoi An Ha Long

• Poetic, romantic• the seat of Nguyen Dynasty emperors and

the national capital from 1802-1945

• UNESCO World Heritage Site

• UNESCO World Heritage Site• 1 of 7 world natural wonders

ULIS – Sunwah Cultural Building

Vietnam National University, Hanoi

144 Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi

(84-4)3754 9556

cie@vnu.edu.vn