INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS
1. Student's full name: ZHAOMENGYI2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth:21/08/2000 4. Place of birth: ChinaNational
5. Decision No. 190/QD-XHNV dated January 5, 2024, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: Based on Decision No. 8525/QD-XHNV dated December 3, 2025, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, regarding the extension of the study period for postgraduate students, the extension will be from January 6, 2026, to July 5, 2026.
7. Thesis title: A study on the teaching of Vietnamese to Chinese students at several universities in central Vietnam.
8. Major: Vietnamese Studies; 9. Code: 8310630
10. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Bui Duy Duong, Department of Linguistics and Vietnamese Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of Thesis Results: This thesis surveys the situation of Vietnamese language teaching to Chinese students at several training institutions in Central Vietnam, primarily based on data collected in Hue and Da Nang. The study uses a combination of questionnaires for students, questionnaires for instructors, student interviews, and supplementary instructor interviews. The collected data is analyzed from both the learner's and teacher's perspectives, and examines the relationship between classroom teaching activities and the ability to use Vietnamese in real-world contexts.
The research results show that Vietnamese language teaching for Chinese students at the surveyed locations has established certain foundations regarding training programs, curricula, teaching methods, classroom communication activities, and assessment forms. However, the level of connection between learning content and the learners' actual communication needs remains limited. In particular, the frequency of classroom communication activities is not high, and teaching materials do not fully reflect the characteristics of everyday language in the local areas, especially the accents and expressions commonly used in the Central region (particularly Da Nang).
Data analysis also revealed that Chinese learners face numerous difficulties in learning Vietnamese, not only in aspects such as phonetics, tones, final sounds, vocabulary, grammar, and the influence of their mother tongue, but also in practical communication factors such as the system of address, indirect speech, Central Vietnamese regional accents, fear of making mistakes, and the level of confidence in using Vietnamese in daily life. These difficulties reflect that learning Vietnamese is not just a process of acquiring a language system, but also a process of adapting to a specific socio-cultural context.
Furthermore, the difference between instructors' perceptions and students' feedback highlights the need for a multi-faceted approach to the teaching and learning process. Instructors often focus on observable difficulties within the classroom, while students more clearly demonstrate obstacles arising in real-world communication environments outside the classroom. Therefore, this thesis proposes several directions, such as enhancing materials and communication activities linked to real-world situations, incorporating local cultural and linguistic elements, providing psychological support for learners' communication skills, and adjusting assessment methods to emphasize the ability to use Vietnamese in specific contexts.
It should be noted that due to the field-based nature of the data and its ongoing completion, the conclusions of this thesis are not generalizable to the entire Central Vietnam region, but primarily reflect the characteristics at specific survey points.
12. Practical applications: None
13. Future research directions: None
14. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: ZHAOMENGYI2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: 21/08/2000 4. Place of birth:China
5. Admission decision number:Decision No. 190/QD-XHNV dated 05/01/2024
6. Changes in academic process: According to Decision No. 8525/QD-XHNV dated 03 December 2025, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, on the extension of the study period for the master's student, the study period has been extended from 06 January 2026 to 05 July 2026.
7. Official thesis title: A Study of the Current Situation of Vietnamese Language Teaching for Chinese Learners at Selected Universities in Central Vietnam
8. Major: VietnameseStudies9. Code: 8310630
10. Supervisors: Dr.Bui Duy Duong, Faculty of Linguistics and Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis investigates the situation of Vietnamese language teaching for Chinese learners at several educational institutions in Central Vietnam, mainly based on data collected in Hue and Da Nang. The study utilizes a combination of student questionnaires, teacher questionnaires, student interviews, and teacher interviews as supplementary qualitative materials. The data are analyzed from both learners' and instructors' perspectives, while also examining the relationship between classroom teaching practices and learners' ability to use Vietnamese in real-life contexts.
The findings indicate that Vietnamese language teaching for Chinese learners at the survey institutions has established a certain foundational level in terms of curriculum design, teaching materials, instructional methods, classroom communicative activities, and assessment practices. However, the degree of alignment between instructional content and learners' real communicative needs remains limited. In particular, the frequency of communicative activities in the classroom is relatively low, and the teaching materials do not fully reflect the linguistic features of local daily life, especially the pronunciation patterns and expressions commonly used in Central Vietnam (especially in Da Nang).
The data analysis also shows that Chinese learners encounter various difficulties in the process of learning Vietnamese, not only in phonetics, tones, final consonants, vocabulary, grammar, and first-language interference, but also in practical communicative aspects such as the system of personal reference terms, indirect speech styles, regional accents of Central Vietnam, fear of making mistakes, and confidence levels when using Vietnamese in everyday life. These difficulties suggest that learning Vietnamese is not merely a process of acquiring a linguistic system, but also a process of adapting to a specific socio-cultural context.
Furthermore, differences between teachers' perceptions and students' feedback indicate the need to approach the teaching process from multiple perspectives. Teachers tend to focus on difficulties that are more easily observable in classroom settings, whereas students more clearly reflect challenges arising in real-world communicative environments outside the classroom. Based on these findings, the thesis proposes several directions for improvement, including strengthening authentic teaching materials and communicative activities, integrating local cultural and linguistic elements, providing psychological support for learners' communicative confidence, and adjusting assessment methods toward evaluating Vietnamese language use in specific contexts.
It should be noted that due to the field-based and still-developing nature of the dataset, the conclusions of this thesis are not intended to be generalized to the entire Central Vietnam region, but rather reflect the characteristics of the specific surveyed sites.
12. Practical applicability, if any:None
13. Further research directions, if any:None
14. Thesis-related publications: None
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