TTLA: Comparing Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Thi Thu Trang2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth: 16/04/1980                                                     4. Place of birth:Peace

5. Decision number for admitting doctoral students:Decision No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Decision regarding the adjustment of the research topic title.

- Decision on extending the study period: from January 1, 2018 to June 31, 2018, and from June 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

7. Thesis title:Comparing Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales

8. Major:Folklore9. Code: 62 22 01 25

10. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Regarding research results: This dissertation is the first scientific work to conduct a thorough and systematic comparative study of Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales. The dissertation surveyed and analyzed 16 similar types of fairy tales, comprising 131 stories from Vietnam and India, in terms of structure and motifs. It summarized typical values, identified similarities and differences, and explained the reasons for these similarities and differences.

- In terms of documentation: The thesis translated 30 Indian fairy tales from English to Vietnamese, helping readers gain a better understanding of Indian fairy tales, culture, country, and people.

- In terms of research and teaching: The dissertation has provided reference materials and teaching content for related subjects such as: Vietnamese Folklore, Indian Literature, Folklore Studies using the Typological Method, and Comparative Literature Studies in universities.

- In terms of foreign relations: The thesis compares Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales in the context of a practical cultural contrast, contributing to enhanced mutual understanding during the integration and development process.

12. Practical applications:

ButThe research findings of this thesis will make a positive contribution to the compilation of teaching materials on comparative literature, Vietnamese and Indian folklore and literature, and provide useful reference materials for students, lecturers, and researchers.

13. Future research directions:

ButContinue in-depth and comprehensive research on similar types of Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales, or expand the research to include comparative studies with other countries in the region and around the world.

14. Published scientific works related to the dissertation:

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2011), "Main motifs that build the image of a strong and talented person in Vietnamese folk tales",Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language: Approaches, Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 417-432.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2013), “The type of story about a strong and talented person in Vietnamese and world folk tales”,Research and teaching of Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese language., Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 414-428.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “The influence of Indian religious beliefs in Vietnamese folk tales”,Research on teaching Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language: Theoretical and Practical Issues, National University of Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 611-623, ISBN 978-604-62-8436-9.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “Type of Cinderella story in Vietnam and some Asian countries”,Research and teaching of Vietnamese studies, National University of Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 1111-1120, ISBN 978-604-73-5445-0.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “The Strong Boy Character in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales”,Teaching and researching Vietnamese studies and the Vietnamese language., National University of Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 685-693, ISBN 978-604-73-6155-7.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “The Strong Boy Story Type in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales Viewed from a Structural Perspective”,Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,Volume 4 (2b), pp. 276-285, ISSN 2354-1172.

ButNguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “Comparison of motifs that build the image of the strong young man in Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales”,Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Social Sciences(10 + 11), p. 57-68, ISBN 1859-0136.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Nguyen Thi Thu Trang2. Sex:Female

3. Date of birth: 16/04/1980                                  4. Place of birth:Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number:Decision No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014, by the Rector of USSH, VNU Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- Decide on adjusting the name of thesis.

- Decision on extending the study time: from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, from June 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

7. Official thesis title:Comparison between Vietnamese and Indian magical fairy tales.

8. Major:Dutch Literature9. Code: 62 22 01 25

10. Supervisors:Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Regarding to the research results: The thesis is the first scientific research to have the in-depth and systematic comparison of the magical fairy tales between Vietnamese and Indian. The thesis investigated and analyzed 16 similar types of miraculous fairy tales, including 131 stories of Vietnam and India in terms of structure and motif, generalized typical values, found out the similarities and differences, as well as explained the causes of such similarities and differences.

- In terms of materials: The thesis has translated from English into Vietnamese 30 Indian magical tales which supports readers to have more understanding about Indian fairy tales, culture, country and people.

- In terms of research and teaching: The thesis has provided references and teaching content for related subjects such as: Vietnamese Folk Literature, Indian Literature, and Folk Literature Studies in terms of type method, Comparative literature research in university.

- In terms of foreign relations: The thesis compares Vietnamese and Indian fairy tales in the comparison of two cultures with the practical significance, contributing to enhance mutual understanding in the integration and development process.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

ButThe thesis's research results will actively contribute to the teaching resource compilation of comparative literature, literature and folklore in Vietnam and India, and provide useful references for students, lecturers and researchers.

13. Further research direction, if any:

ButContinue the in-depth and comprehensive researches on similar types of fairy tales of Vietnam and India, or expand the fields of the researches to compare with other countries in the region and around the world.

14. Thesis-related publications:

ButNguyen Thi Thu Trang (2010),"The main Motifs that build up the Strong Man image in Vietnamese Folktales",The Vietnamese Studies and Language in the approaches, Social Sciences Publisher, Hanoi, pp. 417-432.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2013), “Type of the Strong Man in Vietnamese Folktales and the world's”,Researching and Teaching Vietnamese Studies, Social Sciences publisher, pp. 414-428.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “The influence of Indian religious beliefs in Vietnamese folktales”,Researching and Training Vietnamese Studies -Some theoretical and practical issues,Hanoi National University Publisher, Hanoi, pp. 611-623, ISBN 978-604-62-8436-9.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2017), “Type of Cinderella in Vietnam and some Asian countries”, inResearching and Training Vietnamese Studies, Ho Chi Minh National University Publisher, Ho Chi Minh, pp. 1111-1120, ISBN 978-604-73-5445-0.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), “A Character of the Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales,Researching and Training Vietnamese Studies and Language,Ho Chi Minh National University Publisher, Ho Chi Minh, pp. 685–693, ISBN 978-604-73-6155-7.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), The Story of the Strong Boy in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales from the Strutural Perpective,VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 4 (2b), pp. 276-285, ISSN 2354-1172.

- Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (2018), "Comparison of motifs building up the image of Strong Man in Vietnamese and Indian Fairy Tales",Journals of Social ScienceSHo Chi Minh City(10 + 11) , p. 57-68, ISBN 1859-0136.