Vietnamese Pronunciation

Course description

This streamlined course is structured to provide you with a complete introduction to Vietnamese pronunciation. Throughout this course, you will progressively learn about Vietnamese phonetics and their specific functions to pronounce words and articulate your speech more accurately and naturally, minimizing misunderstandings that come from word mispronunciation and misuse. In addition to comprehensive pronunciation practices, you will also learn useful vocabulary and expressions used in daily conversations.

Objectives

Outcomes

Objectives

Syllable structures

The six tones

Beginning and ending consonants

Single vowels and diphthongs

Long vs short sounds

Glides; Labialization

Outcomes

Understand the structure of Vietnamese syllable

Identify and properly articulate vowels, consonants and tones and other elements of a syllable

Distinguish and properly produce native-like rhythm and intonation patterns

Demonstrate a better listening comprehension and produce spontaneous speech