TTLV: Survey of word order errors in Vietnamese sentences of Lao students learning Vietnamese (at Quang Binh University)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Dang Le Thuy Tien          

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 16, 1993

4. Place of birth: Quang Binh

5. Decision No. 2811/2016/QD-XHNV dated August 18, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title:Survey of word order errors in Vietnamese sentences of Lao students learning Vietnamese (at Quang Binh University)

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Pham Thi Thuy Hong– Department of Linguistics – Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis has statistically analyzed and described the types of word order errors in Vietnamese phrases and sentences among Lao learners of Vietnamese at levels A, B, and C.

This study aims to initially explain the causes of errors made by Lao students learning Vietnamese, provide exercises to correct students' mistakes, improve the quality of teaching and learning Vietnamese for foreigners, and contribute positively to the compilation of more appropriate and effective Vietnamese textbooks for foreigners.

11. Practical applications:

The results of this thesis can be used as reference material for research on the theory of error analysis and correction in the process of second language acquisition in general, and for Lao learners of Vietnamese at Quang Binh University in particular. The thesis results also serve as a basis for designing Vietnamese language textbooks and preparing exercises for Lao learners of Vietnamese.

12. Future research directions:

13. The published works related to the thesis:

1. Improving the quality of Vietnamese language teachers for foreigners, Today's Teaching and Learning Magazine, November 2016 issue.

2. Survey of some vocabulary and grammar errors when learning Vietnamese by foreign students (based on materials from Lao students at Quang Binh University, Journal of Teaching and Learning Today, February 2018 issue).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Dang le Thuy Tien 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 16, 1993 4. Place of birth: Quang Binh

5. Admission decision number: 2811/2016/QD-XHNV, Dates: August 18, 2016 by the Rector University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi

7. Official thesis title: Investigating the order of words in the sentence errors of Laos students (in Quang Binh university)

8. Major: Linguistics Code:60.22.02.40

9. Supervisors: PhD. Pham Thi Thuy Hong, Linguistics Faculty, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Statistics, studying/surveying and analyzing, describle type of errors on order of words of phrase and sentence from Laos students who study Vietnamese in the A, B and C levels.

- Through which we find out the reasons making the error of Laos students learning Vietnamese and giving type of the lesson for the school and the advanced quality of teaching and learning Vietnamese for the foreign students. The thesis is also as a positive package to edit Vietnamese books for foreign users.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The result of this thesis can be used to do a research about theoretical analyzing and correcting mistakes in the process of accquiring second language in general and Laos study Vietnamese in Quang Binh university in particular. Besides, the result can also be used as a ground to design Vietnamese text book and prepare exercise for Laos learners.

12. Further research directions:

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Improve the quality of Vietnamese language teachers for foreigners, Journal of Teaching and Learning today, No. November 2016.

2. Examination of some errors in vocabulary - grammar when learning Vietnamese by foreign learners (based on data of Lao students at Quang Binh University, Journal of Teaching and Learning today, 2018.