TTLV: Customs and practices on house building and living in houses of some ethnic groups in the Central Highlands (case of Jarai, Churu and Ede)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Huong                

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: 01/07/1992

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic name:Customs and practices on house building and living in houses of some ethnic groups in the Central Highlands (case of Jarai, Churu and Ede)

8. Major: Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language Code: 60.22.01.13

9. Scientific instructor:Professor Mai Ngoc Chu, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

- Clarifying the rituals and ceremonies of house building as well as the customs and practices of living in the house of the three ethnic groups Jarai, Churu and Ede, thereby contributing to clarifying the cultural identity of ethnic groups related to their place of residence.

- Indirectly contribute to creating positive impacts on people's awareness in preserving and protecting good customs and practices and eliminating backward customs related to house building and living in their homes. At the same time, we hope to influence policy makers to have more practical and timely measures in preserving and protecting ethnic cultural identity.

11. Practical application:

This research can be used in teaching and contribute to preserving Vietnam's cultural diversity.

12. Further research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Huong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 1^st1992 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD–XHNV, December 31, 2015 of the principal of University of Social sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Customs and habits of building houses and daily indoor living activities of some ethnic groups in Central Highland (case study of Jarai ethnic group, Churu ethnic group and Ede ethnic group).

8. Major: Vietnamese Studies and Language Code: 60.22.01.13

9. Supervisors: Professor Mai Ngoc Chu, Faculty of Oriental Studies – Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Thesis has clarified the ceremonies, the rituals, customs and habits of building houses and indoor living activities of three ethnic groups: Jarai, Churu and Ede, and then clarified the relationship between the ethnic identities and their living environments.

- The thesis has contributed to create positive impacts to perception of good customs and habits preserving and eliminating depraved and harmful customs in building house and indoor living activities.

11. The ability to apply in practice:

This research work can be useful in teaching and also contributes to maintaining Vietnamese cultural variety

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications: None