TTLV: Survey of greeting and invitation behavior in English textbooks (with Vietnamese connection)

1. Student's full name:Tong Thi Ngan

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 20, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Student recognition decision No. 1689/QD-XHNV dated July 11, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Survey of greeting and invitation behavior in English textbooks (with Vietnamese connections)

8. Major: Linguistics Code:17035115

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Chinh, Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

10. Summary of thesis results:

Firstly, the focus of the study is to examine the similarities and differences in English and Vietnamese greetings. The literature review of the thesis is based on the theoretical foundation of speech acts, politeness strategies, pragmatics and culture theories.

Second, it points out the characteristics of the invitation behavior and compares the invitations of English and Vietnamese to find out the similarities and differences in culture. On that basis, the study can give some suggestions in using invitations for English and Vietnamese learners to help them communicate properly.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis can help improve the quality of language use in English and Vietnamese, helping learners to more easily identify types of invitations and understand more about communication culture in different languages.

12. Published works related to the thesis: None

                                INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:Tong Thi Ngan2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 20, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hung Yen province

5. Admission decision number: 1689/QD-XHNV on July 11, 2017 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi – Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Survey of Greeting and Invitation acts in English books (with Vietnamese connection)

8. Major: Linguistics Code:17035115

9. Supervisor: Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Chinh, Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the focus of this study is on the cultural similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese greeting categories. The theoretical background of the thesis is based on theories of language, communication, cross-cultural communication, definition of speech acts, classifications of speech acts, politeness theory including positive and negative politeness strategies.

Secondly, the features of English and Vietnamese greeting categories were highlighted. By comparing the greeting and invitation of Vietnamese and English to find out the cultural similarities and differences, the study can suggest some implications in using greeting categories for Vietnamese learners of English to help them communicate properly.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The study's results can help improve the quality of language use in English and Vietnamese, making it easier for learners to identify types of greetings and invitations in English and Vietnamese, as well as, successful communication in different languages.

12. Thesis-related publications: None