TTLA: Comparing Vietnamese and Indian magical fairy tales

1. Full name of the researcher:Nguyen Thi Thu Trang2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth: 16/04/1980                                                     4. Place of birth:Peace

5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No.:3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Decision on adjusting the topic name.

- Decision on extending study period: from January 1, 2018 to June 31, 2018, from June 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

7. Thesis topic name:Comparison of Vietnamese and Indian magical fairy tales

8. Major:Folklore9. Code: 62 22 01 25

10. Scientific instructor:Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que

11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Regarding research results: The thesis is the first scientific work to conduct a systematic and in-depth comparative study of Vietnamese and Indian magical fairy tales. The thesis has surveyed and analyzed 16 similar types of magical fairy tales, including 131 versions of Vietnamese and Indian stories in terms of structure and motif, summarized typical values, found similarities and differences, and explained the reasons for those similarities and differences.

- In terms of materials: The thesis has translated 30 magical Indian fairy tales from English to Vietnamese, helping readers understand more about Indian fairy tales, culture, country and people.

- In terms of research and teaching: The thesis has provided reference materials and teaching content for related subjects such as: Vietnamese Folklore, Indian Literature, Research on Folklore by Typology, Research on Comparative Literature in Universities.

- In terms of foreign affairs: The thesis compares Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales in the comparison of two cultures with practical significance, contributing to enhancing mutual understanding in the integration process for development.

12. Practical application:

-The research results of the thesis will contribute positively to the compilation of teaching materials on comparative literature, Vietnamese and Indian literature and folklore, providing useful reference materials for students, lecturers and researchers.

13. Further research directions:

-Continue to conduct in-depth and comprehensive research on similar types of fairy tales of Vietnam and India, or expand to comparative research with some other countries in the region and the world.

14. Published scientific works related to the thesis:

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2011), "Main motifs that build the image of strong and talented people in Vietnamese folk tales",Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language: Approaches, Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 417-432.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2013), "The story of the strong and talented person in Vietnamese and world folk tales",Research and teaching Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 414-428.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “The influence of Indian religious beliefs in Vietnamese folk tales”,Research on teaching Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, theoretical and practical issues, Hanoi National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 611-623, ISBN 978-604-62-8436-9.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “Type of Cinderella story in Vietnam and some Asian countries”,Research and teaching Vietnamese studies, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 1111-1120, ISBN 978-604-73-5445-0.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “The Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales”,Teaching and researching Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 685-693, ISBN 978-604-73-6155-7.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “The Strong Man Story Type in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales from a Structural Perspective”,Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,Vol. 4 (2b), pp. 276-285, ISSN 2354-1172.

-Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “Comparison of motifs that build the image of the Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales”,Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Social Sciences(10 + 11), p. 57-68, ISBN 1859-0136.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Nguyen Thi Thu Trang2. Sex:Female

3. Date of birth: 16/04/1980                                  4. Place of birth:Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number:3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, on December 31, 2014 by Rector of USSH, VNU Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- Decide on adjusting the name of thesis.

- Decision on extending the study time: from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, from June 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

7. Official thesis title:Comparison between Vietnamese and Indian magical fairy tales.

8. Major:Folk Literature9. Code: 62 22 01 25

10. Supervisors:Prof.Dr. Le Chi Que

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Regarding to the research results: The thesis is the first scientific research to have the in-depth and systematic comparison of the magical fairy tales between Vietnamese and Indian. The thesis investigated and analyzed 16 similar types of miraculous fairy tales, including 131 stories of Vietnam and India in terms of structure and motif, generalized typical values, found out the similarities and differences, as well as explained the causes of such similarities and differences.

- In terms of materials: The thesis has translated from English into Vietnamese 30 Indian magical tales which supports readers to have more understanding about Indian fairy tales, culture, country and people.

- In terms of research and teaching: The thesis has provided references and teaching content for related subjects such as: Vietnamese Folk Literature, Indian Literature, and Folk Literature Studies in terms of type method, Comparative literature research in university.

- In terms of foreign relations: The thesis compares Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales in the comparison of two cultures with the practical significance, contributing to enhance mutual understanding in the integration and development process.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

-The thesis's research results will actively contribute to the teaching resource compilation of comparative literature, literature and folklore in Vietnam and India, and provide useful references for students, lecturers and researchers.

13. Further research direction, if any:

-Continue the in-depth and comprehensive researches on similar types of fairy tales of Vietnam and India, or expand the fields of the researches to compare with other countries in the region and around the world.

14. Thesis-related publications:

-Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2010),“The main Motifs that build up the Strong Man image in Vietnamese Folktales",The Vietnamese Studies and Language in the approaches, Social Sciences Publisher, Hanoi, pp. 417-432.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2013), “Type of the Strong Man in Vietnamese Folktales and the world's”,Researching and Teaching Vietnamese Studies, Social Sciences publisher, pp. 414-428.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “The influence of Indian religious beliefs in Vietnamese folktales”,Researching and Training Vietnamese Studies -Some theoretical and practical issues,Hanoi National University Publisher, Hanoi, pp. 611-623, ISBN 978-604-62-8436-9.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “Type of Cinderella in Vietnam and some Asian countries”, inResearching and Training Vietnamese Studies, Ho Chi Minh National University Publisher, Ho Chi Minh, pp. 1111-1120, ISBN 978-604-73-5445-0.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “A Character of the Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales,Researching and Training Vietnamese Studies and Language,Ho Chi Minh National University Publisher, Ho Chi Minh, pp. 685 – 693, ISBN 978-604-73-6155-7.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), The Story of the Strong Boy in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales from the Strutural Perpective,VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 4 (2b), pp. 276-285, ISSN 2354-1172.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), "Comparison of motifs building up the image of Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales",Journals of Social ScienceSHo Chi Minh City(10 + 11) , p. 57-68, ISBN 1859-0136.