Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language received Second Class Labor Medal

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to the representative of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nam - Head of the Faculty at the ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Faculty's founding (November 16, 2018).

Established in 1968, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language was formerly the Faculty of Vietnamese Language, Hanoi National University. The Faculty was officially assigned by the Party and State to carry out the national task of training Vietnamese language for foreign students according to the agreement between the Vietnamese government and other countries.

In 1995, the Faculty changed its name to the Faculty of Vietnamese Language and Culture for Foreigners and began training bachelors of Vietnamese Language and Culture for foreigners. In 2008, the Faculty once again changed its name to the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language and is the only unit in the country assigned to train two bachelor programs of Vietnamese Studies for Vietnamese and foreigners.

Up to now, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language is the cradle of the richest media in the country in training Vietnamese language and Vietnamese studies, gradually orienting itself to become an international center of Vietnamese studies. Vietnamese studies built in the Faculty have their own identity and strengths: it is an interdisciplinary science based on the basic knowledge of social sciences and humanities.

The 50th anniversary celebration was attended by many foreign diplomats: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Vietnam - Mr. Saadi Salama, Romanian Ambassador - Mr. Valeriu Arteni, Cuban Ambassador -Ms. Lianys Torres Rivera, Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Mr.Kim Myong-gil...

The outstanding achievement of the Faculty is that it has trained over 10,000 foreigners to study Vietnamese language and culture. Many of them have become veteran diplomats and senior interpreters. Many famous Vietnamese scholars in the world have studied and worked at the Faculty. Notably, 15 foreign students have become Ambassadors and Charge d'Affaires in Vietnam.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thien Nam (Head of Vietnam Studies Department): "50 years have passed since the Vietnamese Language Department was established, 59 years have passed since the Vietnamese Language Department was established, 62 years since the Vietnamese Language for Foreigners was taught at this school. Those years, that time is more than enough for us to look back together at a time filled with memories and be proud of the Faculty's contributions to the School, to the common cause of the nation and to confidently step into a new journey."

The Faculty has successfully completed the special task assigned to it, which is to train Vietnamese for Laotian cadres and students, cadres and students of universities in Cambodia for 10 consecutive years after the Pol Pot genocide. Many international students trained at the Faculty have become Vietnamese writers who are known as “better than Vietnamese people” such as Joe (nickname Dau Tay) with best-selling books in Vietnam such as:I am Strawberry,Fast in the opposite direction…There are even former students who write poems in Vietnamese with deep emotions and refined language, like Norwegian Jorgen Anes with the poemLove Hanoi.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities): "I have a very strong affection for the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, not only as a leader of the University. I participate in teaching for the Faculty of 3+1 program, master's program. I think that although the name of the Faculty has changed many times, looking back at the history of the Faculty from 1956 as the Vietnamese Language Group, 1968 as the Faculty of Vietnamese Language, 1995 as the Faculty of Vietnamese Language and Vietnamese Studies for Foreigners, until 2008 as the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, the traditional root of the Faculty is still teaching for foreigners, being a bridge connecting Vietnamese culture with the world. The staff of the Faculty helps to honor Vietnamese language, Vietnamese culture shines. We have the right to be happy, excited, and proud to contribute to making Vietnamese language reach international friends, thereby connecting Vietnam with all countries. family"

Regarding research, the faculty's lecturers have completed dozens of research topics at the Ministry, National University, and school levels. The Vietnamese language textbooks for foreigners compiled by the faculty's lecturers are all useful and have made exemplary contributions to the compilation of language teaching books suitable to the needs of each period. Many research and compilation works by the faculty's lecturers have had great influence, such as more than 70 books by Associate Professor Nguyen Thach Giang, the workVietnamese-English DictionaryThe massive work awarded the State Prize for Science and Technology by the late Associate Professor Bui Phung, works on grammar, dictionaries of tools and function words by Associate Professor Do Thanh, Professor Hoang Trong Phien, Professor Dinh Van Duc, the late Associate Professor Nguyen Anh Que...

Prof. Dr. Hoang Trong Phien (former first head of the Vietnamese Language Department): The first years of the Department were really difficult, but generations of teachers and staff of the Department really put all their heart and soul into teaching Vietnamese to foreign students, supporting them with accommodation and a stable life. From the beginning, the Department oriented to answer the question of how to teach Vietnamese to foreigners. And until now, this principle still holds true: Not teaching theory but teaching practical Vietnamese but on a scientific basis. The Vietnamese language curriculum is based on linguistics, not phonetics as before.

In particular, in recent years, the Faculty has achieved a number of outstanding achievements of national and international influence such as successfully compiling:Vietnamese language proficiency framework for foreigners, applicable nationwide and in many countries;Format of Vietnamese proficiency test according to Vietnamese proficiency framework for foreignersapplicable nationwide and in many countries;CVietnamese Teacher Training Program for Foreignerssystematically;Training Vietnamese language teachers for Vietnamese people abroadfor the Government (5 courses with a total of more than 200 teachers from more than 15 countries, and well meeting the needs of training Vietnamese teachers for Vietnamese people abroad). Faculty in charge of the project's expertiseStrengthening online Vietnamese language teaching for overseas Vietnamese.

Romanian Ambassador Valeriu Arteni (former student of the Faculty from 1971 to 1976): I love Vietnamese and I love Vietnam. Vietnamese is a beautiful and extremely rich language. We studied in a rural evacuation area. It was here that my solid foundation for Vietnamese was formed. I had a precious opportunity to learn about Vietnamese culture at its origin, the countryside. I don't want to cry like this, but I only cry when I am happy to return home - the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language.

The teachers of the Faculty are the messengers of Vietnamese language and culture to the world. From Washington (USA) to Berlin (Germany), from Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun to London of the United Kingdom, from Kaohsiung (Taiwan) to Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia, from Stockholm of Sweden to Seoul of Korea, all have left their footprints with the teachers of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language with the noble mission of being the messengers of Vietnamese language and culture.

Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama (former student of the Faculty from 1980 to 1984): The teachers of the Faculty are like our fathers and mothers, helping us overcome difficulties in life even though their own lives are still very difficult. I carry my love and pride for the Vietnamese language all over the world and tell everyone about the beauty of Vietnamese culture, of my beloved second homeland.

Currently, in addition to its expertise in teaching Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language to foreigners, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language has a new strategic mission: training in Vietnamese studies. From the 2013-2014 school year onwards, Vietnamese studies has been recognized as one of the seven basic science majors of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Gratitude to veteran teachers

Since 2015, the Faculty has opened a Master's program in Vietnamese Studies and in the near future will open a Bachelor's program in Vietnamese Studies taught in English for international students. Currently, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language is the only faculty in Vietnam that officially trains both international and Vietnamese students. The Faculty has 4 courses of Vietnamese students studying at the school with a total of more than 500 students, both Vietnamese and international.

Paying tribute to generations of Faculty leaders

With its outstanding contributions, the Faculty was awarded the Second Class Labor Medal by the State and many other medals from Laos and Cambodia.

Teachers of the Faculty received congratulatory flowers from foreign students

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