Information about the thesis "Decoding Some Symbols in Folk Songs and Ballads of the Thai Ethnic Group" by graduate student Cam Ba Phuong, majoring in Folklore Literature.1. Student's Full Name: Cam Ba Phuong 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: February 2, 1984 4. Place of Birth: Luan Thanh – Thuong Xuan – Thanh Hoa 5. Decision No. 2574/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 9, 2007, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Decoding Some Symbols in Folk Songs and Ballads of the Thai Ethnic Group. 8. Specialization: Folklore Literature; Code: 60 22 36. 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Mai Thi Hong Hai - Hong Duc University. 10. Summary of Thesis Results: The thesis surveyed and statistically analyzed the symbols appearing in folk songs and ballads of the Thai ethnic group. From there, the topic analyzed and deciphered several typical symbols in light of cultural codes to reveal the unique symbolic values of these symbols in the spiritual and cultural life of the Thai ethnic group. 11. Practical application: The topic has significant theoretical and practical contributions to the preservation and safeguarding of traditional folk cultural values of the Thai ethnic group. 12. Further research directions: Decoding symbols in Thai ethnic folk literature. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS 1. Full name: Cam Ba Phuong 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: Februaly, 26th , 1984 4. Place of birth: Luan Thanh – Thuong Xuan District – Thanh Hoa province 5. Decision No. 2574/QD-XHNV-SDH, November 9th 2007 from the headmaster of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi Vietnam National University. 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. TOofficial thesis title: Explain some symbols in folklore of Thai minority group. 8. Major: Folk Literature. Code: 60 22 36. 9. Supervisor: Dr Mai Thi Hong Hai, Teacher of Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Duc University. 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis had investigation, statistics about symbols in folklore of Thai minority group. Thereafter, the thesis analyzed and explained some typical symbols in the way of culture to understand special symbolizing values of symbols in the cultural life of Thai minority group. 11. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis has great contribution about theory and reality in preserving, protecting traditional folk culture values of Thai minority group. 12. Further research directions, if any: Explain symbols in folk literature of Thai minority group. 13. Thesis-related publications: None
