TTLV: Survey on Vietnamese pronunciation errors of foreign students learning Vietnamese (Case of Lao military students learning Vietnamese at Group 871, General Department of Politics)

1. Student's full name: Le Mai Trang : 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 16, 1993

4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa - Vinh Phu

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 4295/2016/QD-XHNV, dated December 16, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic: Survey of Vietnamese pronunciation errors of foreign students learning Vietnamese (Case of Lao military students learning Vietnamese at Group 871, General Department of Politics)

8. Major: Linguistics; Code: 60220240

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Kieu Chau, Faculty of Linguistics

10. Summary of the thesis results: Some conclusions of the thesis are as follows:

In pronunciation errors, HVQSLs make pronunciation errors in tones, initial consonants, medial sounds, main sounds and final sounds. The reason for these errors is that their mother tongue is Lao and the target language is Vietnamese. In tone errors, HVQSLs make errors in pronouncing the falling and asking sounds. In initial consonant errors, HVQSLs make pronunciation errors in 9 initial consonants: /ʐ/, /s/, /ʂ/, /c/, /ʈ/, /k/, /x/, /ɣ/, /v/. In medial sounds after initial consonants, HVQSLs make pronunciation errors in swallowing the medial sound /ṷ/, or can be called the error of confusing the medial sound /ṷ/ and the medial sound /zêrô/. In main sounds, HVQSLs make errors in pronouncing 5 vowels: /ɔ̆/, /o/, /ɤ̆/, /ε̆/, /w/. Final sound errors are shown in the incorrect pronunciation of the four final sounds /-t/, /-k/, /-ŋ/, /-i̭/.

The way to correct pronunciation errors of HVQSL is done at the same time between teachers and students. Practice exercises are essential for the initial stage of learning Vietnamese for students. Teachers need to take students as the center and must be the one who understands the pronunciation errors that their students make, then come up with creative solutions. Teachers need to combine effective teaching methods, learning, playing and practicing at the same time. Design exercises suitable for the purpose of correcting errors and the level of students. Strengthen the work of testing and evaluating students' levels to have appropriate teaching plans for each subject at different levels.

11. Practical application:

The thesis is meaningful for teaching and learning Vietnamese as a foreign language for Lao students. Support the process of learning and teaching Vietnamese for Lao students to achieve higher efficiency. Help teachers have directions for preparing pronunciation lessons suitable for students, help students correct pronunciation errors quickly and effectively. Improve the quality of teaching and learning Vietnamese for Lao students in particular and for foreigners in general.

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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Le Mai Trang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 16, 1993 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa district, Phu Tho province

5. Admission decision number: 4295/2016/QD-XHNV; Dated: December 16, 2016

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Survey of Vietnamese pronunciation errors of foreign learners studying Vietnamese (In case, Lao military cadets learn Vietnamese in 871 delegation, General Political Department).

8. Major: Linguistics 9. Code: 60220240

10. Supervisors: Associate Professor Ph.D, Dinh Kieu Chau

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

In pronunciation errors, the HVQSLs have pronunciations of tones, early consonants, tone sounds, main and end tones. The cause of these errors is because the mother tongue is Lao and the target language is Vietnamese. In HVSQL tone bug, sound of falling sound and question bar. In the initial consonant error, HVQSL has a pronunciative pronunciation of the first 9 consonants / ʐ / /s/, /ʂ/, /c/, /ʈ/, /k/,/x/, /ɣ/, /v/. In the case of an after-head sound buffer, HVSQL has a "/ ṷ /" sound buffer, or it may be a mistake between the / ṷ / and the / buff / ore / sound. Main error, HVQSL has errors when pronouncing 5 vowels /ɔ̆/, /o/, /ɤ̆/, /ε̆ /, /w/. The last negative error is shown in the last 4 negative tones HVQSL / -t /, -k /, / -ŋ /, / -i̭ /.

How to overcome the pronunciation errors of HVQSL is done at the same time between teachers and students. Exercises are essential for the first stage of learning Vietnamese. The teacher should take the learner center and be the person who understands the pronunciation errors that his students make, then offer corrective solutions, creation. Teachers need to combine effective teaching methods, learning, playing and practicing. Design exercises that are appropriate for the purpose of correcting the errors and level of the trainees. Strengthen the examination and assessment of trainees to have suitable teaching plans for each subject at different levels.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Thesis is meaningful for teaching and learning Vietnamese as a foreign language with Lao students. Supporting the learning and teaching of Vietnamese language to Lao students is more effective. Teachers have the orientation to write the pronunciation suitable for the students, help students correct the pronunciation of the fastest, most effective. Improve the quality of teaching and learning Vietnamese for Lao students in particular and for foreigners in general.

13. Further research directions, if any:

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