TTLA: Constructing dialogues for practical Vietnamese language textbooks from the perspective of conversational interaction theory.

1. Full name of the doctoral studentNGUYEN KIM YEN2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: 13/11/1980                                                   4. Place of birthNam Dinh

5. Decision to recognize doctoral student numberDecision No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Decision on extending the study period: from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018.

7. Thesis Title:Constructing dialogues for practical Vietnamese language textbooks from the perspective of conversational interaction theory.

8. MajorLinguistics9. Code number: 62 22 02 04

10. Scientific AdvisorAssociate Professor, Dr. Vu Van Thi

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis surveyed interaction in real-life conversations and in conversational exercises in practical Vietnamese language textbooks to identify conversational structures, linguistic characteristics of conversations, interaction mechanisms, communicative behaviors, communication contexts, and the participants in conversations.

- The thesis analyzed and evaluated the methods of constructing dialogues, the communicative behaviors included in dialogues, as well as the context and communicative roles chosen for constructing dialogues at different levels compared to real-life dialogues.

- The thesis surveyed the extent to which textbook dialogues are applied to real-life communication, the common difficulties encountered by foreign learners when interacting in Vietnamese conversations, and their opinions and suggestions regarding the dialogues in the textbook.

- The thesis proposed solutions for compiling practical Vietnamese language textbooks, particularly the construction of interactive and realistic dialogues, and suggested teaching methods for conversational skills to enhance students' communication abilities.

12. Practical applications:

- Firstly, it can be applied to compiling dialogue textbooks to ensure both the rules and etiquette of conversation are maintained while also being relevant, close to real-life situations, and promoting natural communication in Vietnamese.

- Secondly, it is applied to practical teaching to improve Vietnamese communication skills, meeting the learning needs of foreign learners so that they can communicate in Vietnamese as closely as possible to native speakers.

13. Future research directions:

This research examines issues related to spoken and written language, conversational grammar, modality, modern language, slang, etc., in order to propose appropriate solutions for developing and perfecting conversational textbooks and teaching Vietnamese conversational skills to foreigners.

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

- Nguyen Kim Yen (2017), "The interaction between questions and answers in Vietnamese communication"

and apply it to language teaching."Research on teaching Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language – These

theoretical and practical issues,National University of Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 706-719. ISBN: 978-604-62-8436-9.

- 阮金燕 （2017）, “语言环境与中国学生越南语交际教学法-以广西为例”，大官论坛

(语言与文化)(120期)， 中国大观杂志社, 126-127页. ISSN: 2095-8250.

Nguyen Kim Yen (2017), “Linguistic context and teaching methods of communicative language

Vietnam provides support for Chinese students – the case of Guangxi province.Daguan Luntan Magazine –

Language and Culture section(120), China, pp. 126-127. ISSN: 2095-8250.

- Nguyen Kim Yen (2018), “Application of Task-based Learning – TBL in teaching conversational English”

Vietnamese for foreignersTeaching and researching Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language., Publisher

Ho Chi Minh City National University, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 801-809. ISBN: 978-604-73-

6155-7.

- Nguyen Kim Yen (2018), "Data-driven and the problem of building conversations in education"

"Practical Vietnamese language course",Language and Life Magazine(11), pp. 57-66. ISSN: 0868 –

3409.

                                                     INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:NGUYEN KIM YEN2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 13/11/1980                                          4. Place of birthNam Dinh

5. Admission decision numberDecision No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated 30/12/2013

6. Changes in academic process: extended from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018.

7. Official thesis title: Designing conversations for the Vietnamese course books on the perspective of the interactive conversation theory

8. MajorLinguistics9. Code: 62 22 02 40

10. SupervisorsDoctor – Professor Vu Van Thi

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

ButThe thesis examines conversations in the Vietnamese curriculum to identify the structure of the dialogues, the language characteristics of the dialogues, the interaction mechanisms, speech acts, communication contexts, and participants that appear in the conversations.

- The thesis analyzes and evaluates the way the dialogues are constructed, the speech acts which are incorporated into the dialogue, as well as the communicative contexts and participants chosen to design the dialogue at all levels.

- The thesis examines common difficulties of foreign learners when interacting with the Vietnamese people and their ideas and suggestions on conversations in the curriculum.

- The thesis proposes solutions for the compilation of Vietnamese language teaching practice and proposes methods of teaching conversation skills to improve the conversational competence for foreign learners.

12. Practical applicability:

- Firstly, it is applied to the design conversations for the Vietnamese course books to both ensure the conversational rules and natural communication.

- Secondly, it is applied to teaching conversational skills to improve the communication skill in Vietnamese for foreign learners.

13. Further research directions:

Future research directions are related to spoken and written language, conversational grammar, modality, modern language, slang...to better design conversations for the Vietnamese course books and propose approriate solutions to teach conversational skills for foreign learners.

14. Theses related publications:

- “The interaction between Q&A in the Vietnamese conversations and application to the teaching conversational skills for the Vietnamese language learners”ButSummary record of the Linguistics Conference –Researching and Teaching Vietnamese language and Studies– 2016 – Hanoi National University Publish House - pp. 706-719 - ISBN: 978-604-62-8436-9.

But"The language environment and the Vietnamese language teaching for Chinese students” –Daguan Luntan – Daguan Zazhishe (China)- Vol 120 – October 2017 – pp. 126-127 ISSN: 2095-8250 (in Chinese).

But“An application of Task-based Learning (TBL) on teaching conversation skill for the Vietnamese language learners” - Summary record of the Sciences Conference –Research and teaching Vietnamese Studies and Language– 2018 – National University Publish House of Ho Chi Minh city - pp. 801-809 - ISBN: 978-604-73-6155-7.

- “Data-driven and application to the designing conversations for the Vietnamese course books”– Journal of Language and Life(11), pp. 57-66, ISSN: 0868 – 3409.