Vietnamese Language, Education and Change In and Outside Vietnam

• Main Authors: Ha, Phan Le, Bao, Dat, Windle, Joel
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2024; Springer
• Edition: 1
• Series: Global Vietnam: Across Time, Space and Community
• Subjects: Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; Global North–Global South; Language and Education; Language and Identity; Language and Linguistics; Language teaching and learning; Language: reference and general; Library and information sciences / Museology; Multiculturalism; Multilingualism; Museology and heritage studies; Political science and theory; Politics and government; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Textbook; Vietnamese heritage; Vietnamese language; Vietnamese studies

This open access edited book attempts to break new ground in investigating multiple facets of Vietnamese language, education and change in global contexts, engaging with global Vietnam through complex lenses of language and education. Issues of language, globalization, and global identities have oft...

Table of Contents:

• Nhập gia tùy tục: Entering a House, Following Its Rules -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Family Language Policy Among Vietnamese Sojourner Families in Australia the "What", the "How" and the "Why" -- Introduction -- Family Language Policy (FLP) and Key Concepts -- Family Language Policy -- Translanguaging in Home Settings -- Investment and Imagined Communities -- Methodology -- The Participants -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Findings and Discussion -- Translanguaging as a Common Practice -- Children as English-Speaking Role Models -- Vietnamese Language Learning -- Concerns About Vietnamese Community Language Schools -- Parent's Ideologies and Imagined Communities -- Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Vietnamese Heritage Language: From Silence to Voice -- Heritage Language and Vietnamese Heritage Language: Term and Principle -- Heritage Language Studies: From the Margins to a Central Focus -- Vietnamese Heritage Language-Common Research Topics in Western Countries -- Vietnamese Heritage Language Loss and Shift -- Vietnamese Heritage Language Maintenance -- Language Ideology and Language Practice -- Vietnamese Heritage Language Education and Policy -- Vietnamese Heritage Language Proficiency Assessment -- Characteristics of Vietnamese Heritage Language -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Languages and Ethnic Minority Students' Access to Education in Vietnam: Problems Turned into Opportunities from the Perspective of Translanguaging -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Schooling Inequalities Between the Ethnic Majority and Minority Students in Vietnam -- Language Barriers Experienced by Ethnic Minority Students in Vietnam -- Translanguaging: Problems Turned into Opportunities -- The Study -- Findings About Language Issues in Ethnic Minority Students' Schooling
• Reflective Writing as a Method -- Reflection -- How do I Come Up with the Idea for the Book? -- How do I Convey National Identity in the Book Series? -- How do I Embed the Idea of Intercultural Competence in the Book Series? -- Discussion -- Implications and Limitations -- References -- 11 Technological Competence for Graduate Employability: Pedagogical and Professional Perspectives from Cross-National Translation Working Contexts -- Introduction -- Technological Competence -- Research Design and Methodology -- Findings and Discussions -- Use of Technology Tools and Researching Resources in Professional Translation Practice -- Essential CAT Tool Experiences -- Speed and Quality -- Localisation -- Use of Researching Resources -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1: Cross-Tabulations of Cat Tools Provided in Translation Training Programmes Across Two Countries -- References -- 12 Vietnamese Higher Education, Student Identity, and Human Capital Futures: Who Do We Believe or Imagine University Students to Be? -- Introduction -- Generalising Students -- Citizenship, Social Mobility and Workforce Development -- Potentials and Futures -- The Promise of Education for Vietnamese Students -- The Value of Higher Education in the Post-COVID-19 World -- Conclusions -- References -- 13 Engagement of Vietnamese Religious Communities in National Education: Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Introduction -- The Party and State Policies on Religion and Education After Đổi Mới -- Tapping the Potential Religious Resources in the Education Sector -- Main Religious Players in Vietnamese National Education -- The Case of the Buddhist Sangha -- The Case of the Catholic Church -- The Case of Domestic Religious Groups -- Challenges for Religious Organizations -- Opportunities for Religious Organizations -- Conclusions -- References
• Intro -- Praise for Vietnamese Language, Education and Change In and Outside Vietnam -- Contents -- 1 Foregrounding Vietnamese Language, Education, and Change in and Outside Vietnam -- Setting the Scene -- The Conceptual Edge and Significance -- References -- Part I Vietnamese Language Education and Language Issues in Diverse Contexts -- 2 Literacy Education in Vietnamese Schooling System -- Introduction -- Literacy Education in Vietnam: A Brief History -- The Revolutionary State and Its Literacy Education Campaign (1945-1989) -- The Đổi Mới Spirit and Reformation Processes of Literacy Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Central Control Model of Literacy Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Achievements and Shortages -- Emerging Changes and Challenges for the Literacy Education in Vietnam -- Reformation to Be Continued: The General Education Curriculum and Its New Phase of Literacy Education -- Critical Changes in Teaching Methods -- Methods of Teaching Reading -- Methods of Teaching Writing -- Methods of Teaching Speaking and Listening -- Critical Changes in Assessment and Evaluation -- Concluding Discussion: Toward Global Standards and Inter-connected Settings -- References -- 3 Institutional Transformation for Internationalization: The Making of National Language Program in Higher Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Education Programs Vietnamese for Foreigners -- Before 1945-The Spread of Religion by the West and the Domination of French in Vietnam -- The Period of the Two Governments, North and South Vietnam: 1945-1975 -- From Period of Reunification to Doi Moi: 1976-1990, the Period of Country Reconstruction After War -- The Context of Doi Moi and Governmental Policies Toward HEI's Vietnamese Language Education -- Institutional Transformation and Internationalization of National Language Program at HE
• Vietnamese Language Education at the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies Faculty -- The Birth of VNS at USSH -- Responding to the Market's Needs: VNS Strategic Transformation -- Taking Care of Students -- Research-Based Activities and Connections with Foreign Universities -- Current and Coming Challenges to VNS -- Wrapping Up Discussion: Accidental Versus Strategic Internationalization of HE Beyond English -- References -- 4 Teaching Vietnamese as an Additional Language: A Case Study from Explicit Pragmatic Instruction to Intercultural Approach -- Introduction -- Teaching a Foreign Language: Requirement of a Teaching Model for Cross-Pragmatic and Individualized Learning -- The Story of Teaching Vietnamese as a Foreign Language at Binh Minh University -- Teaching Compliments and Compliment Responses in Foreign Language Class -- Cross-Pragmatic Compliments and Compliment Responses -- Compliments and Compliment Responses in Different Languages -- Compliments and Compliment Responses in Vietnamese -- Compliments in Vietnamese -- Compliment Responses in Vietnamese -- Research Design -- Participants -- Materials -- Lesson Design -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Survey Analysis -- Experimental Lesson Observation Analysis -- Interview with Students After the Experimental Lesson -- Interview with the Teacher After the Experimental Lesson -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Language Ideology and Its Educational Impact: Insights from Vietnamese Community Language Schools -- Introduction -- Language Ideology in Micro-centric LIE -- Research Context -- Method -- Participants -- Data Analysis -- Positioning: The Outsider, the Insider and the Critic -- Findings -- Linguistic Differentiation as a Common Practice -- Language Standardization at Varying Degrees -- Low Interest in Resources Generated in the Home Country
• Ethnic Minority Students Criticized for 'Low Level of Vietnamese Language' -- "Vietnamese Only" as the Practice in the Classroom -- Still on the Journey of Finding Workable Solutions -- Discussion and Recommendations -- Our Thoughts on Language Barriers to Ethnic Minority Students' Access to Education -- Suggestions for reducing Language Barriers to Ethnic Minority Students' Access to Education from the Perspective of Translanguaging -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Contemporary Issues in Education and Training: Language, Culture, Identity, and Curriculum -- 9 The Legacy of the American War Today: The Nation, Heroes and Enemies in Vietnamese War Literature for the Youth -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Nation, National Identity and Patriotism -- National Identity and Its Relationship with Language -- The Role of School Education in Children's Process of Forming and Developing National Identity and Patriotism -- Literature About the American War and its Role of Forming National Identity and Patriotism -- Reception Theory -- Method -- Participants -- Instruments -- Procedure -- Findings -- Building National Identity and Patriotism through the Text - High School Students' View abouttheir Nation and their Own People -- My Own Nation and the Enemy's Nation - High School Students' Challenging Views of Nationalism -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Writing Non-fiction Books on National Culture for Vietnamese Children in the Age of Globalisation: The Process of Building Intercultural Competence -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Intercultural Education and National Identity in the World of Globalisation -- Books on National Culture-A Way of Forming Intercultural Competence for Children -- Methodology -- The Case of Kể Chuyện Văn Hóa Việt-A Non-fiction Book for Children About Vietnamese Culture
• 14 Expanding Knowledge and Enhancing Understandings of Language and Education Issues in Global Vietnam: Coming Together