TTLV: The current situation of teaching and learning Vietnamese among the Korean community in the Northern region of Vietnam

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Tran Thi Anh Hong

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 2, 1992

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision 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 training process: None

7. Thesis topic name:The current situation of teaching and learning Vietnamese among the Korean community in the Northern region of Vietnam

8. Major: Vietnamese Studies Code: 60.22.01.13

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc- Faculty of Vietnamese Studies - University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has clarified the following issues:

Firstly, nowadays, Korean companies are investing heavily in Vietnam, many Koreans come to Vietnam to live, work and study, so the need to learn Vietnamese is increasing. However, their need to learn Vietnamese is not fully met and there are still many problems.

Secondly, the current state of teaching and learning Vietnamese among Koreans is reflected in factors related to teachers, learners, and learning methods. Regarding teachers, while there is no shortage of Vietnamese language teachers, there are not many teachers specializing in teaching Koreans, despite the high demand. As for learners, Koreans have motivation and goals for learning, but are influenced by various factors such as time constraints, work environments, and family circumstances, resulting in less than optimal learning outcomes. Regarding learning methods, the existing curriculum, reference books, and assessment systems are outdated, insufficient, and inconsistent, failing to generate significant interest among Koreans learning Vietnamese.

Thirdly, Koreans learning Vietnamese have a significant advantage in phonetics and vocabulary because both languages ​​use a large number of words of Chinese origin. However, this also presents a challenge when they become complacent and fail to learn accurate pronunciation and the six-tone system in Vietnamese. Koreans also struggle with word order in sentences due to the different grammatical structures of Vietnamese and Korean.

11. Practical application:

Understand the current situation of teaching and learning Vietnamese by Koreans so that we can adjust it to suit the huge demand for learning Vietnamese by the Korean community in Vietnam.

12. Further research directions:

Solutions and recommendations to address the current situation of teaching and learning Vietnamese for the Korean community in Vietnam.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Anh Hong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 2, 1992 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV, dated December 31th, 2015 issued by Rector of University of Social Studies and Humanities – Vietnam National University.

6. Change in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The status of teaching and learning Vietnamese language of the Korean community in the North of Vietnam

8. Major: Vietnamese Study Code: 60.22.01.13

9. Supervisor: Deputy Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc – Faculty of Vietnamese Studies - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis clarifies the following:

Firstly, Korean companies are investing heavily in Vietnam, many Koreans come to Vietnam to live, work and study so the demand for learning Vietnamese is increasing. However, their needs for learning Vietnamese have not been fully met and still face many problems.

Secondly, the situation of teaching and learning for Korean when learning Vietnamese is reflected in the factors of the teacher, the learner and the learning method. On the subject of teachers, the number of Vietnamese teachers is not lacking, but there are not many teachers who specialize in Korean education despite the great demand. In terms of learners, Koreans have the motive and purpose of learning but influenced by many factors such as time, working environment, family... so learning is not effective. On the method of learning materials, curriculum system, tools books, capacity assessment system is old, lacking, not synchronous so it does not create much interest for Koreans when learning Vietnamese.

Thirdly, Koreans who learn Vietnamese have a great advantage in terms of phonetics and vocabulary because of the two languages ​​​​use a large number of Korean origin. However, this is also difficult when they are subjective, do not learn the correct pronunciation and 6 tones in Vietnamese. Koreans also have difficulty in arranging order in Vietnamese and Korean sentences with different grammatical structures.

11. Practical applicability:

Understanding the situation of teaching and learning for Korean in the North of Vietnam so that it can be adapted to learning Vietnamese of the Korean community in Vietnam.

12. Further research directions:

Solutions and recommendations to address the current situation of teaching and learning Korean language in Korean community in Vietnam today.

13. Thesis-related publications: None