ENGLISH STUDIES (FROM 2022)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of the training major in Vietnamese: Ngôn ngữ Anh
Name of the training major in English: English studies
Level of training: Undergraduate level
Code: 7220201
Time for the training: 4 years, equivalent to 8 semesters (no more than 08 years)
Mode of training: Full time
Total credits: 129
University degree: Bachelor of Arts
Main Language for instruction: English

The curriculum of Tan Tao University (TTU) English studies aims to offer its training to produce high qualified Bachelors who will be proficient in English and use it effectively in academic and non-academic situations, possess well-rounded knowledge about the language and cultures of English-speaking countries, have the ability and cultural knowledge to live, work and implement a renovation in a global English-speaking setting and international integration. Additionally, students will be equipped with the necessary skills to complete Independent English Study Projects, and will be prepared to apply to a post-graduate or Master’s program to further education and become an expert in their field of study.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ENGLISH STUDIES

1. Knowledge
1	ELO01	Mastering theoretical and practical knowledge of English studies throughout the breadth and depth of the language in order to use English proficiently in all situations.
2	ELO02	Understanding and applying basic knowledge of social sciences, humanities, political science, Vietnamese law, and the liberal arts education of English studies.
3	ELO03	Applying information and communications technology (ICT) to meet job requirements that are related to English studies.
4	ELO04	Being able to plan, organize, and supervise the application of knowledge in culture and literature, translation and interpretation, and ESL teaching activities.
5	ELO05	Applying basic knowledge of management and operation of English-related activities.
2. Skills
6	ELO06	Having skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation, etc. in order to handle complex English-related issues.
7	ELO07	Being skillful in taking initiative, exercising leadership, and being able to start an English-related business to create jobs for themselves and for other people.
8	ELO08	Being able to think critically and creatively, and using change-induced alternatives to effectively solve problems that are related to English studies.
9	ELO9	Having the ability to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the English-related tasks assigned, and to appraise other people’s competence to complete their respective work.
10	ELO10	Having the skills to communicate (in writing, orally, etc.) with colleagues and other people in the workplace clearly and effectively, and to solve English-related interpersonal challenges.
11	ELO11	Having the ability of using another foreign language (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French, Vietnamese for foreign students, etc.) at level 3/6 according to the six-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam.
3. Autonomy and Responsibility
12	ELO12	Having the ability to work independently, form a sense of self-study, learn online and offline, and build awareness of lifelong learning. Also, having the ability to work with other people in a team and having a sense of personal responsibility as well as responsibility to the group.
13	ELO13	The ability to guide and supervise other people to perform specific tasks related to English studies.
14	ELO14	The ability to self-direct, draw professional conclusions, and defend personal perspectives; the ability to adapt, innovate, create, realize innovative ideas, and participate in start-up projects in the English studies sector.
15	ELO15	The ability to plan, organize, manage, and coordinate professional work related to the use of resources in the workplace; the ability to evaluate work efficiently and to offer solutions in order to improve the performance result.

BOATLOAD OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PROGRAM

The curriculum for B.A. in English degree has 129 credits (not including physical education, and defense and security education courses)

No.	COURSES	Adjusted plan
	Length of training	04 years
	Number of semesters	08
	This curriculum begins for 2022-2026	Credits
Total credits		129
1	General education: Courses in politics, law and physical education	13 credits
2	Basic science: Informatics and Liberal-arts courses	20 credits
3	General courses: A 4-level general English and another second language (Chinese/Korean/ Japanese)	24 credits
4	Academic courses
	Of which
	English major courses	42 credits (Req: 33; Elt: 09)
	Core courses for the concentration area	18 credits
5	*Internship and Graduation thesis (or Internship, graduation topical essay, and coursework)*	12 credits

CURRICULUM

No.	Codes	Courses		Credits				Credits Allocated			Prerequisite
				Accumulative	Non- accumulative			Theory		Practice
I. General education: Politics, law and physical education: 13 credits
1	LAW102	General Law		2			2
2	MACL104	Ho Chi Minh’s Thought		2			2
3	MACL108	Marxist- Leninist Philosophy		3			3
4	MACL109	Political Economy		2			2
5	MACL110	Scientific Socialism		2			2
6	MACL111	History of the Communist Party of Vietnam		2			2
7	MACL1051	Physical Education 1				1			1
8	MACL1052	Physical Education 2				1			1		MACL1051
9	MACL1053	Physical Education 3				1			1		MACL1052
10	MACL106	National Defense & Security Education				8			8
II. Basic science: Informatics and Liberal Arts Courses (Choose 1 out of the courses offered for each group): 20 credits
1	INF102	Basic informatics		2			2		0
2	Human Civilizations			3			3		0
HIS101		World Civilizations		3					0
HIS102		Modern times		3					0
3	Humans and the Earth			3			3		0
ENV101		Humans and environmental interactions		3
ENV102		Climate change		3
4	Critical thinking and Communications			3			3		0
HUM101		Writing and ideas		3
MGT102		Leadership & communication		3
HUM205		Language and Vietnamese		3
5	Culture, Literature and Arts			3			3		0
ENGL108		Introduction to Cultural studies		3
ART101		Contemporary art		3
CUL101		Vietnamese and other typical cultures		3
HUM102		Văn hoá và văn học Culture and literature		3
6	Economics and Management			3			3		0
PRFN01		Personal finance
ENTR01		Entrepreneurship
7	Natural science & Technology			3			3		0
MATH101		Calculus 1		3
DSP101		Introduction to data science with Python		3
EGD101		Engineering design		3
III. General courses: 24 credits
A. A 4-level General English program: 12 credits
1	ENGL101	Listening & Speaking 1		3			3		0
	ENGLi101	Reading & Writing 1				2	2		0
2	ENGL102	Listening & Speaking 2		3			3		0		ENGL101
	ENGLi102	Reading & Writing 2				2	2		0
3	ENGL103	Listening & Speaking 3		3			3		0		ENGL102
	ENGLi103	Reading & Writing 3				2	2		0
4	ENGL104	Listening & Speaking 4		3			3		0		ENGL103
	ENGLi104	Reading & Writing 4				2	2		0
B. A second foreign language (Chinese, Korean, Japanese): 12 credits
1	FL101 (FL101_CH /FL101_KO /FL101_JP)	Second foreign language (Chinese 1, Japanese 1, Korean 1)		3			3		0
2	FL102 (FL102_CH /FL102_KO /FL102_JP)	Second foreign language (Chinese 2, Japanese 2, Korean 2)		3			3		0		FL101 (FL101_CH/FL101_KO/FL101_JP)
3	FL103 (FL103_CH /FL103_KO /FL103_JP)	Second foreign language (Chinese 3, Japanese 3, Korean 3)		3			3		0		FL102 (FL102_CH/FL102_KO/FL102_JP)
4	FL104 (FL104_CH /FL104_KO /FL104_JP)	Second foreign language (Chinese 4, Japanese 4, Korean 4)		3			3		0		FL103 (FL103_CH/FL103_KO/FL103_JP)
IV. English major courses: 42 credits (Required: 33 credits; Elective: 09 credits)
A. Required: 33 credits
1	LING101	Pronunciation Practice		3			3		0
2	ENGR101	Grammar in Use		3			3		0
3	ENGL110	Lexicology		3			3		0
4	ENGL184S	Readings in Genre		3			3		0
5	CUL201	Cross-Cultural Communication		3			3		0
6	COMP201	Composition		3			3		0
7	LING201	Introduction to English Linguistics		3			3		0		ENGR101 LING101 ENGL110
8	ENGL207	Syntax		3			3		0
9	ENGL208	Semantics		3			3		0
10	ENGL251	American- British Literature		3			3		0		ENGL184S
11	LING301	Research Study		3			3		0		LING201
B. Elective: 09 credits (Choose 03 courses)
1	ENGL206	Variety in Language		3			3		0
2	ENG221S	Digital writing		3			3		0
3	SLA301	Second language acquisition		3			3		0
4	ENGL305	Pragmatics		3			3		0
5	ENGL401		English Entrepreneurship	3			3		0
6	INST401		Independent Study	3			3		0
7	LING415		Sociolinguistics	3			3		0
8	ESP301	English for Tourism		3			3		0
9	ESP201	English for Media and Communications		3			0		3
10	ESP202	English for Human Resources		3			0		3
IV. Core courses: 18 credits (Choose 1 out of 3 concentration areas)
A. Business English
1	BENG301	Commercial Correspondence and e-Commerce		3			3		0
2	BENG302	Business Communication		3			3		0
3	BENG303	Business Administration		3			3		0
4	BENG304	Business Translation		3			3		0
5	BENG305	International business communication		3			3		0
6	BENG306	English for Logistics		3			3		0
B. Translation-Interpretation
1	LING306	Introduction to Translation & Interpretation		3			3		0
2	TRAN301	Translation		3			3		0
3	INTE301	Interpretation		3			3		0
4	LING427	Contrastive Analysis		3			3		0		LING201, SLA301
5	TRAN401	Advanced Translation in Practice		3			3		0
6	INTE401	Advanced Interpretation in Practice		3			3		0
C. Teaching English (TESOL)
1	LING340	Theories of English teaching		3			3		0
2	LING343	Teaching activities		3			3		0		LING201, SLA301
3	CALL301	Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)		3			3		0
4	ENGL306	Curriculum development		3			3		0
5	ENGL307	Teaching English to young learners		3			3		0
6	LING343	Testing and assessment		3			3		0		HUM101, ENGL201
V. Internship and graduation thesis: 12 credits
1	ENGL396	Internship		4			4		4
2	GRAT396	Graduation thesis		8			8		8

TYPICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

TTU employs a credit-based training program. Therefore, students are advised to take the courses in an appropriate sequence. Following is a typical plan for a 4-year program of study by the School of Languages:

No.	Codes	Courses	Credits		Prerequisites	Notes
No.	Codes	Courses	A	N	Prerequisites	Notes
First semester: 16 required credits
1	MACL108	Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism	3
2	MACL102	General Law	2
3	Human Civilizations: choose 1 of the courses below		3
	HIS101	World Civilizations History	3
	HIS102	Modern Times	3
4	ENGL101	Listening & Speaking 1	3
5	ENGLi101	Reading & Writing 1		2
6	MACL1051	Physical Education 1		1
7	INF102	Introduction to Informatics	2
8	LING101	Pronunciation Practice	3
Total			16
Second semester: 16 required credits
1	MACL109	Political Economics of Marxism and Leninism	2
2	MACL110	Scientific Socialism	2
3	Culture, Literature, and Arts: Choose 1 of the courses below		3
	ENGL108	Introduction to Cultural Studies	3
	ART101	Contemporary Art	3
	CUL101	Vietnamese and Other World Classic Cultures	3
	HUM102	Culture and Literature	3
4	ENGL102	Listening & Speaking 2	3		ENGL101
5	ENGLi102	Reading & Writing 2		2
6	MACL1052	Physical Education 2		1
7	ENGR101	Grammar in Use	3
8	ENGL110	Lexicology	3
Total			16
	MACL106	National Defense and Security Education		8		Summer Semester
Third Semester: 17 required credits
1	MACL104	Ho Chi Minh's Ideology	2
2	Thinking and Communication: Choose 1 of the courses below		3
	HUM101	Writing and Ideas	3
	MGT102	Leadership and Communication	3
	VNL101	Language and Vietnamese	3
3	ENGL103	Listening & Speaking 3	3		ENGL102
4	ENGLi103	Reading & Writing 3		2
5	MACL1053	Physical Education 3		1
6	FL101	Second Foreign Language (Chinese 1, Japanese 1, Korean 1)	3
7	ENGL184S	Readings in Genre	3
8	CUL201	Cross-cultural Communication	3
Total			17
Fourth Semester: 17 required credits
1	MACL111	History of the Communist Party of Vietnam	2
2	ENGL104	Listening & Speaking 4	3		ENGL103
3	ENGLi104	Reading & Writing 4		2
4	Humans and The Earth: Choose 1 of the courses below		3
	ENV101	Human and Environmental Interactions	3
	ENV102	Climate Change	3
5	FL102	Second foreign language (Chinese 2, Japanese 2, Korean 2)	3		FL101
6	COMP201	Composition	3
7	LING201	Introduction to Linguistics	3
Total			17
Fifth semester (18 credits): 15 required credits + 3 elective credits
*Required:*			15
1	Natural Science and Technology: Choose 1 of the courses below		3
	MATH101	Calculus 1	3
	DPS101	Introduction to Data Science with Python	3
	EGD101	Engineering Design	3
2	ENGL207	Syntax	3
3	ENGL208	Semantics	3
4	ENGL251	British-American Literature	3
5	FL103	Second Foreign Language (Chinese 3, Japanese 3, Korean 3)	3
*Elective*			3
	ENGL206	Variety in Language	3
	ENG221S	Digital writing	3
	LING415	Sociolinguistics	3
Total			18
Sixth semester (18 credits): 12 required credits + 6 elective credits
*Required*			12
1	Economics and Management: Choose 1 of the courses below		3
	ENTR101	Entrepreneuship	3
	PRFN01	Personal Finace	3
2	SLA301	Second Language Acquisition	3		ENGL184S
3	LING310	Research Studies	3
4	FL104	Second Foreign Language (Chinese 4, Japanese 4, Korean 4)	3
*Required: Choose 2 of the courses below*			6
1	ESP301	English for Tourism
2	ESP201	English for Media and Communications
3	ESP202	English for Human resources
4	ENGL401	Entrepreneurship
Total			18
Seventh semester (Business Concentration) 18 required credits
1	BENG301	Commercial Correspondence	3
2	BENG302	English for Business Communication	3
3	BENG303	English for Business Administration	3
4	BENG304	Business Translation	3
5	BENG305	International Business Communication	3
6	BENG306	English for logistics	3
Total			18
Seventh semester (Translation – Interpretation Concentration): 18 credits
1	LING306	Introduction to Translation and Interpretation	3
2	TRAN301	Translation	3
3	INTE301	Interpretation	3
4	LING427	Contrastive Analysis	3		LING201
5	INTE401	Advanced Interpretation in Practice	3
6	TRAN401	Advanced Translation in Practice	3
Total			18
Seventh semester (TESOL Concentration): 18 credits
1	LING340	Theories of Teaching and Learning	3
2	LING343	Teaching Activities	3		LING201
3	CALL301	Computer-assisted Language Learning	3
4	ENGL306	Curriculum Development	3		LING201
5	ENGL307	Teaching English to young learners	3
6	LING342	Testing and Assessment	3
Total			18
Eighth semester (Business Concentration): 12 credits
1	ENGL396	Internship	4
2	GRAT396	Graduation thesis	8
Total			12
Eighth semester (Translation – Interpretation Concentration): 12 credits
1	ENGL396	Internship	4
2	GRAT396	Graduation thesis	8
Total			12
Eighth semester (TESOL Concentration): 12 credits
1	ENGL396	Internship	4
2	GRAT396	Graduation thesis	8
Total			12

TARGET STUDENTS

High school graduates or students of equivalent degrees who are healthy enough to complete their studies, in Good Academic and Disciplinary Standing, not under investigation, can apply to TTU. Additionally, target students must meet all the requirements that satisfy the MOET’s university student admission regulations and the TTU’s annual admissions plan.

TRAINING PROCEDURE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Training procedure

The training procedure is divided into 8 semesters. (However, the program length can be reduced due to students’ ability and condition)

Taught 100% in English;

Taught according to the credit-based system;

Internship: in semester 8

Graduation Requirements

Bachelor degrees are awarded to SFL students who meet the following:

Completed no more than 130 credits;
Completed the requirements of at least one major degree program;
Completed all TTU courses satisfying degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average of elective courses at least 1.67 or higher;
Completed all TTU courses that satisfy major and/or minor requirements and all mandatory courses with a course grade of at least 2.00 or higher;
Satisfied the English requirement: TOEFL PBT 600 or IELTS band 7.0 or equivalent (see the conversion table among the standardized tests) and another foreign language (Chinese/Korean/Japanese) with a proficiency level of 3/6 according to the 6-level foreign language competency framework for Vietnam.
Completed courses of physical education, national defense education and other courses required by MOET;
Completed courses of physical education, national defense education and other courses required by MOET;
Demonstrated to be a student in “Good Academic and Disciplinary Standing”, not under investigation.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

No.

Courses

Course description

01	MACL104 Ho Chi Minh Thought	The course on Ho Chi Minh's ideology presents the concept, object, research methods, and the significance of studying Ho Chi Minh's ideology; the foundation, formation, and development of Ho Chi Minh's ideology; and the fundamental contents of Ho Chi Minh's ideology under the course's objectives.
02	MACL108 Marxist – Leninist Philosophy	The course equips learners with the basic contents of the worldview, dialectical and historical materialism methodology of Marxist-Leninist philosophy. Students will first know how to apply the basic principles of Marxist-Leninist philosophy to analyze and evaluate practical problems in life. In this course, students will be provided with basic and in-depth knowledge of Marxist-Leninist philosophy, including philosophy and the role of philosophy in social life, Marxist-Leninist philosophy and the role of Marxist-Leninist philosophy in social life; Dialectical materialism covers conscious matter, dialectical materialism and cognitive reasoning; Historical Materialism includes Theory of socio-economic forms, classes and nations, State and social revolution, social consciousness, and philosophy of man.
03	MACL109 Political Economy	The course includes objects, research methods, and the function of Marxist-Leninist political economy; Commodities, market and the role of market participants; Surplus value in the market economy; Competition and monopoly in the market economy; Socialist-oriented market economy and economic interests in Vietnam; Industrialization, modernization, and Vietnam's economic integration into the international community.
04	MACL110 Scientific Socialism	The course includes objects, research methods, and the function of Marxist-Leninist political economy; Commodities, market and the role of market participants; Surplus value in the market economy; Competition and monopoly in the market economy; Socialist-oriented market economy and economic interests in Vietnam; Industrialization, modernization, and Vietnam's economic integration into the international community.
05	MACL111 History of the Communist Party of Vietnam	The course includes objects, research methods, and the function of Marxist-Leninist political economy; Commodities, market and the role of market participants; Surplus value in the market economy; Competition and monopoly in the market economy; Socialist-oriented market economy and economic interests in Vietnam; Industrialization, modernization, and Vietnam's economic integration into the international community.
06	MACL102 General Law	The course equips students of all disciplines with the basic knowledge of the most fundamental theoretical knowledge about the State and law in general, and the socialist state and law in particular. The course also provides an overview of the legal system and branches of law in the legal system of the State of Vietnam. The course specifically talks about the origin, nature, characteristics and functions of the State, the type of state, the form of the state and analyzes the structure of the State apparatus, the functions and authority of the agencies in the State apparatus of Vietnam. It also addresses the origin, nature, characteristics of law, type of law, legality, legal relations, awareness and implementation of law, violation of law, liability, and forms of law. From there, it helps students to have the right awareness and views about the Party's lines and the State's policies and laws. At the same time, it equips students with basic knowledge about the Vietnamese legal system and a number of specific legal disciplines, helping students to better understand the law to apply it in real life.
07	MACL106 National Defense & Security Education
08	MACL1051 Physical Education 1
09	MACL1052 Physical Education 2
10	MACL1053 Physical Education 3

BASIC SCIENCE COURSES

No.

Courses

Course description

INF102

Introduction to Informatics

The course provides basic computer skills including an overview of computer systems, Internet search and use, online learning, information security, computer protection and office skills with Microsoft Office.

B. Liberal arts courses (Choose 06 courses from 06 groups)

Human Civilization

HIS101

Civilizations

The course provides students with basic and systematic knowledge about the history of formation, development process and some outstanding achievements in culture, and science–technology of prominent civilizations of the period. Knowledge of medieval times in the East such as Egypt, India, and China and in the West such as Greece, Rome, and Western European countries aim to help students have background knowledge about the history of development and progress of mankind.

HIS102

Modern Times

This course attempts to cover world history from the discovery of the New World & the American Revolution to the end of the 20^th Century. Important changes through history have been the result of commercial, military and democratic catalysts. These events include the industrial revolution, European imperialism, trade and globalization, the world wars, the rise of superpowers like the Soviet Union and the Asian market.

Human and Environment

ENV101

Humans and environmental interactions

The course provides students with basic knowledge to build a correct attitude in understanding the relationships between the development needs of human society and the exploitation and use of natural resources, with the aim of educating people to be conscious of protecting the living environment and combating the pollution problems as well as addressing the global environmental problems and suggesting possible solutions.

ENV102

Climate change

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the Earth's climate patterns, causes, challenges and opportunities as well as impacts of climate change to resources and the environment, and the way people respond to climate change. The course also discusses the process by which global, national, and regional organizations develop plans to respond to climate change, as well as the way in which countries educate students about climate change.

*Critical thinking and communications*
	HUM101 Writing and ideas	This course aims to help students know how to brainstorm ideas, develop to enhance students' ability to reason, evaluate and effectively respond to information at issue. It goes beyond written layout and verbal communication by focusing on the structure of arguments and how to avoid pitfalls in logic. The information that will be analyzed comes from news, public records, movies, slides, transcripts, and any other media source, and then it will be put into a well-organized essay.
	MGT102 Leadership and communication	This course is designed to enable students to identify historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives on leadership and communication and thereby apply these theories and perspectives to real-life problems. Students' leadership, problem-solving and communication skills will be developed through participation in leadership discussions in class; research additional resources such as videos, case studies, readings, team building activities as well as involvement in community service learning projects.
	VNL101 Language and Vietnamese	The course provides students with a basic understanding of language in general (origin, nature, function, etc.) and that of Vietnamese language with basic characteristics, including phonetics, vocabulary, semantics, grammar and pragmatics.

*Culture, literature and arts*
	ENGL108 Introduction to cultures	The course provides students with the basic theories of culture, including the basic conceptual system of culture, ways to identify culture, and a number of specific cultural issues (yin and yang philosophy), symbolic culture, sea and island culture, water culture, etc.), a general view of Vietnamese culture and the world culture, applied culture, and others. It aims to help students understand the culture fundamentally and comprehensively.
	ART101 Contemporary Arts	The course provides students with a basic understanding of art today (in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century). Contemporary artists work in a world of global influence, cultural diversity and technology. Their art is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts and themes that continue to challenge boundaries that have been well conducted in the 20th century. With diverse and eclectic ethos, contemporary art is generally distinguished by a lack of unity, organizing principles, and ideology. Contemporary art is part of a cultural dialogue regarding contextual frameworks, including personal and cultural identity, family, community, and nationality.
	CUL101 Vietnamese culture and other typical cultures	The course provides students with a basic understanding of Vietnamese culture (identity, value system, culture of some regions, culinary culture, etc.) and some typical world’s cultures ( Korea, Japan, China, etc.). The course aims to help learners fundamentally understand Vietnamese culture and typical world cultures.
	HUM102 Culture and literature	The course introduces students to literary works of different countries and cultures. Through the analysis of literary works and many readings of different genres such as poetry, short stories, plays, excerpts from novels and essays, students are able to annotate and develop their writing skills.

Economics and management

PRFN01

Personal finance

This course provides students with knowledge about personal financial planning, money management, banking services, consumer credit management, life insurance and retirement, and other investments to optimize personal finances. In addition, the course also equips students with knowledge about the investment environment and way to invest in financial assets and markets when considering two basic aspects in investment, namely profit and risk, as well as the ability to control and plan a financial future.

ENTR01

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship course provides basic knowledge about the process of starting a new business in the market economy. The course presents core contents, including an overview of entrepreneurship, the process of creating and generating business ideas, assessing opportunities of business projects in the market, legal issues in entrepreneurship, start-up plans and development strategy of the enterprise in the early stages of the formation and development process. Students can know how to create business ideas, make a full preparation before running a new business in any industry that is allowed by law. Students also know how to run a freshly created business effectively, evaluate the suitability of the startup plan in the face of changes in the volatile global competitive environment, thereby adjust the plan productively.

*Natural Science and Technology*
	MATH101 Calculus 1	This course deals with the differential and integral calculus of a variable with an emphasis on applications in various settings. This course is the foundation for further courses in mathematics, engineering as well as social sciences.
	DSP101 Introduction to Data Science with Python	This course is intended to provide students with the basics of programming and data science, an interdisciplinary field of methods, processes, and systems capable of learning/knowledge discovery from data. Methods and models in data science will help humans/machines to make good decisions and judgments in practice. This course will help students understand and apply the key steps of data analysis, including hypothesis generation, data retrieval, preprocessing, analysis, quality assessment, and judgment. Methods/models from machine learning, data mining, and statistics will be introduced at a basic level. Students practice on real data sets with the Python language.
	EGD101 Engineering Design	The course provides basic computer skills including overview of computer systems, Internet search and use, online learning, information security, computer protection and office skills with Microsoft Office.

GENERAL COURSES

No.

Courses

Course description

A. General English
01	ENGL101 Listening – Speaking 1	This elementary course (A2 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in listening and speaking, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes (sociology, careers studies, geography, technology), and can develop their listening skills such as listening for main ideas, listening for signposts, listening for details, listening for steps in a process. In addition, students can develop their speaking skills, including making small talk, expressing agreeing and disagreeing, giving reasons together with presentation skills. The course also aims to help students activate prior knowledge, categorize information, and think about pros and cons.
01	ENGLi101 Reading – Writing 2	This elementary course (A2 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in reading and writing, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes (sociology, careers studies, geography, technology), and can develop their reading skills such as skimming for gist, scanning for key details, guessing word meaning from context. In addition, students can develop their writing skills at a sentence level.
02	ENGL102 Listening – Speaking 2	This pre-intermediate course (A2-B1 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in listening and speaking, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes, and can develop their listening skills. In addition, students can develop their speaking skills through various activities. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including paraphrasing, understanding bias, recalling information, and considering other opinions. These skills will be useful to students when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
02	ENGLi102 Reading – Writing 2	This pre-intermediate course (A2-B1 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in reading and writing, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes (psychology, environmental science, history/ engineering, science/technology), and can develop their reading skills such as guessing meaning from context and finding details. In addition, students can develop their writing skills such as giving reasons, introducing opinions. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including personalizing, analyzing a sequence and analyzing an argument. These skills will be useful to students when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
03	ENGL103 Listening – Speaking 3	This intermediate course (B1 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in listening and speaking, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes and can develop their listening skills. In addition, students can develop their speaking skills through activities such as speaking about familiar topics, showing interest in a conversation, making Wh-questions, clarifying. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including activating prior knowledge, evaluating opinions, applying information. These skills will be useful when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
03	ENGLi103 Reading – Writing 3	This intermediate course (B1 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in reading and writing, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes (career studies, education, marketing, environmental science), and can develop their reading skills such as skimming for gist and scanning for details. In addition, students can develop their writing skills such as writing good sentences, ordering ideas, writing paragraphs and topic sentences, using supporting sentences. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including inferring meaning, relating ideas, analyzing problems and solutions. These skills will be useful to students when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
04	ENGL103 Listening – Speaking 3	This upper-intermediate course (B1-B2 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in listening and speaking, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes (cultural studies, urban planning, natural science, arts), and can develop their listening skills such as listening for reasons, making note of numbers, using an outline, using a mind map, listening and using arrows to show cause and effect. In addition, students can develop their speaking skills through activities such as telling a story with time makers, agreeing and disagreeing, asking follow-up questions, hedging, linking. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including analyzing visuals, prioritizing, analyzing pros and cons, synthesizing. These skills will be useful to students when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
04	ENGLi104 Reading – Writing 4	This upper-intermediate course (B1-B2 level) provides learners with instruction and practice in reading and writing, using authentic and relevant content with videos, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. During the course, students will explore different academic themes and can develop their reading skills such as recognizing pronounce references, identifying examples, identifying facts and speculations, taking notes. In addition, students can develop their writing skills such as writing a paragraph, and paraphrasing. The course also aims to help students enhance their critical thinking skills, including justifying opinions, inferring attitude, understanding analogies, interpreting idiomatic language. These skills will be useful to students when they take international English tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.

B. *Foreign language 2*
01	FL101 Second foreign language (Chinese 1, Japanese 1, Korean 1)	This introductory course helps students become familiar with another foreign language, apart from their current English study. At the end of this course, students shall achieve the elementary level (equivalent to A1).
02	FL102 Second foreign language (Chinese 2, Japanese 2, Korean 2)	This course aims to help students become familiar with another foreign language, apart from their current English study. At the end of this course, students shall achieve the elementary level (equivalent to A2).
03	FL103 Second foreign language (Chinese 3, Japanese 3, Korean 3)	This course will provide students with knowledge on how to write sentences and use the correct sentence structure in foreign language 2 in specific situations at a basic level (equivalent to A2+). This course mainly focuses on the four skills and such areas as grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and communication. The exercises designed for this course include the following elements: Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writing – Vocabulary – Pronunciation.
04	FL104 Second foreign language (Chinese 4, Japanese 4, Korean 4)	This course is a continuation of another foreign language, focusing on 4 basic skills and such areas as grammar, vocabulary, and communication, equipping English students with knowledge of grammar, foundational skills and vocabulary in communication in another foreign language. The exercises designed for this course include: Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writing – Vocabulary (equivalent to B1). In addition, the course helps students develop intercultural competence.

ENGLISH MAJOR COURSES

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01	LING101 Pronunciation Practice	As an introduction to phonetics, this course assumes no prior knowledge of this field, aiming to introduce students to some basic phonetic concepts, including the way speech sounds are produced and perceived, and deepen their understanding of the importance of phonetics in English studies. While phonetics can be studied in various ways, the course will adopt an articulatory approach, with an emphasis on practical aspect. Students will be able to identify, pronounce, transcribe and classify phonemes, allophones, and syllables. They will also learn how the Vietnamese language interferes the way they perceive and pronounce English.
02	ENGR101 Grammar in Use	This subject explores the main areas of grammar, at the word, sentence and text level. Throughout the course, material is drawn from across a range of contexts of use of English. Through practical application students gain a systematic understanding of the major features of English grammar, including morphology, structures, with additional focus on the role of grammar in language use.
03	ENGL110 Lexicology	The course is designed to provide students with a better understanding of how to learn, analyze and acquire vocabulary. The course begins with some key historical information of English vocabulary, then explores and explains the different functions and parts of words and how they are formed, and discusses the different levels of meaning linked to vocabulary items – including how vocabulary can differ in native and non-native English variants, and potential strategies that vocabulary can be taught and learned more effectively.
04	ENGL184S Readings in Genre	An introduction to the skills of critical reading and the vocabulary of critical analysis by close examination of poetry, fiction, and drama (or other media such as film) from a range of historical periods.
05	CUL101 Cross-cultural Communication	This course introduces issues related to cross-cultural communication. Topics in this course include non-verbal communication, temporal concepts, perceptions and attitudes, values, social organizational models, cultural norms, ethics, conflict of cultures and resolutions, and cross-cultural research.

06	COMP201 Composition	The course focuses on writing and research skills, in particular, strengthening writing skills, and editing essays and articles of all kinds. The methods, rules, and structure of common types of writing will be analyzed.
07	LING201 Introduction to Linguistics	This course aims to help students understand the basics of linguistics, including issues with phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics (including meanings of word, sentence, and discourse) Other issues regarding language acquisition, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language variation, or corpus linguistics will also be presented.
08	ENGL201 Syntax	The course provides the basic concepts of English syntax. The subject first introduces the different elements in terms of type and function to form the basis for analyzing sentences from simple to complex levels, and draws a tree diagram representing the constituents and structure of sentences. The course also provides types of sentences classified by different criteria and different grammatical systems to help students manipulate sentence analysis and describe the syntactic system of the English language.
09	ENGL208 Semantics	This course provides students with a basic knowledge of semantics including the meaning of words, the meaning of sentences, semantic categories, speech acts, contexts, and truth conditions. Capturing the semantic knowledge will facilitate students in deeply understanding and analyzing meanings, as well as applying it in the process of interpretation and translation, language research, and daily life communication. This course not only provides students with professional knowledge and skills, but also provides them with a system of technical terms, concepts and skills to study English semantics to help students improve their overall English.
10	ENGL251 British - American Literature	This course provides students with a basic knowledge of semantics including the meaning of words, the meaning of sentences, semantic categories, speech acts, contexts, and truth conditions. Capturing the semantic knowledge will facilitate students in deeply understanding and analyzing meanings, as well as applying it in the process of interpretation and translation, language research, and daily life communication. This course not only provides students with professional knowledge and skills, but also provides them with a system of technical terms, concepts and skills to study English semantics to help students improve their overall English.
11	LING301 Research Studies	The research methods course will help students identify, formulate and develop a research problem, design a research framework to address it, transform the problem into a research question, and collect and analyze data to answer the research question and, ultimately, to write the research report. Admittedly, it is difficult to build and improve scientific research skills through textbooks/course books. The research process is not only about finding out the truth, oftentimes the researcher is faced with many different ways to conduct research, and the way the research is conducted will affect the way the problem is solved. Therefore, the research results cannot explain the whole, but it only has the value of explaining a part of reality. Doing an ad hoc research study or action research is the best way to do with this course.

CORE COURSES

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*Business English concentration*
01	BENG301 Business Correspondence and e-commerce	This course is divided into two parts: The first part helps students understand the business structure, contract terms as well as the presentation, content and style of some common types of business contracts. The second part equips students with basic knowledge and overview of e-commerce, models, opportunities and risks when using e-commerce. At the end of this course, students will be able to build and respond to common types of business contracts, as well as decide when to use e-commerce in business transactions.
02	BENG302 English for Business Communication	In the course, students will learn a variety of business situations, develop telephone communication and communication skills in business settings, as well as learn the basics and key business concepts. At the end of the course, students will be able to use communication techniques in common areas, such as socializing, presenting information, participating in meetings and negotiations, and connect what they have studied with their own daily experience, either as a student or as a professional working in business.
03	BENG303 English for Business Administration	This course equips students with basic knowledge and skills needed to assume management positions in a wide range of organizations in order to apply it in some management situations successfully and implement it to effectively communicate in the context of business.
04	BENG304 Business Translation	This course helps students to understand business structures, contractual terms as well as the presentation, contents and styles of some common types of international business contracts. After this course, students should be able to formulate and translate common types of international business contracts.
05	BENG305 International Business Communication	This course provides students with the foundational and advanced knowledge of international business communication and common intercultural communication situations through oral and written communication to effectively deal with international business situations. At the end of the course, students can apply knowledge of international business and common intercultural communication situations to achieve effective communication in a business environment.
06	BENG306 English for Logistics	The course is intended to help students develop terminology and become familiar with English texts and activities in the field of logistics. Through the lessons, students will practice language skills in context, reports and documents about warehouses, comprehend concepts and fundamental knowledge about the role of logistics. In business activities. The course also provides opportunities for students to develop communication skills through discussions, case analysis, role plays, and presentations.

*Translation- Interpretation concentration*
01	LING306 Introduction to Translation & Interpretation	The course provides students with issues of translation and interpretation, theory and practice from source language to target language: Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese. Students will be introduced to and practice Translation and Interpretation skills (Consecutive and simultaneous Interpretation), focusing on real-life issues and events.
02	TRAN301 Translation	The course provides the basic skills needed to translate texts, skills, methods and general challenges. The topics in the course includes legal documents, business and financial issues, advertising, medical manuals, and editing and proofreading of public service announcements.
03	INTE301 Interpretation	This course provides students with basic interpretation knowledge and skills, as well as interpretation techniques in a variety of common communication situations. Students will learn and interpret topics related to study, work and life. The course also helps students realize some common errors in interpretation and ways to overcome them. Furthermore, the course trains students to have an ongoing learning and an honest attitude and integrity at work.
04	LING427 Contrastive analysis	The course provides students with methods and skills to be applied in comparing English and Vietnamese. The course covers issues related to cross-cultural interactions between English and other foreign languages. In addition, the course gives students an idea of how to predict second language learners' errors and correct them. It explains the properties of linguistic forms through two language typological forms and their differences. This course also provides opportunities for students to study cultures through languages.
05	TRAN401 Advanced translation in practice	This course equips students with in-depth knowledge about the close relationship between language and translation factors; helps students develop the ability to analyze and evaluate translated English – Vietnamese and Vietnamese – English texts. The course also creates opportunities for students to discuss and practice translating texts of various genres, from which students acquire the necessary skills to become a professional translator, or to prepare for their higher education.
06	INTE401 Advanced interpretation in practice	This course provides students with advanced interpretation knowledge and skills, technical terms, and interpretation techniques in communication situations, seminars, and workshops. Students will learn and interpret topics related to study, work and life. The course also helps students realize some common errors in interpretation and ways to overcome them. Furthermore, the course trains students to have an honest attitude and integrity at work and and a positive attitude in teamwork.

*TESOL Concentration*
01	LING340 Theories of teaching and learning English	The course provides students with an overall view of the main theories, methods and skills from the early 20th century to the present in English language teaching. The course plan throughout the semester is designed towards a comprehensive, integrated understanding of the language learning and teaching process to facilitate students in understanding the current methods and choosing the one that best suits their context. Among other factors, the course will require extensive reading and active participation in class discussions.
02	LING342 Teaching activities	This teaching practice course is a compulsory and important course, providing students with pedagogical skills, including lesson planning skills, teaching skills, pedagogical practice, and testing and assessment skills. In addition, the course helps students to form communication skills and passion for the profession as a teacher of English.
03	CALL301 Computer-assisted language learning	This course introduces and explores computer technology into teaching and learning to enhance English learners' skills through tutorials, websites, practice exercises, and projects. Also, the course reviews current research and discusses the effectiveness of communication technology for different classroom settings. Students develop plans related to their individual teaching contexts. Evaluation is based on collaborative and individual plans as well as interaction.
04	ENGL306 Curriculum development	This course provides students with basic knowledge of the factors and influences that have affected the development of the curriculum in English education. Procedures for designing, implementing, and evaluating curriculums in general education programs will be examined. In addition, trends, issues, problems, and variations in general education programs are studied.
05	ENGL307 Teaching English to young learners	The course on teaching English to young learners is designed for English-major students to equip them with knowledge about children's age characteristics, teaching methods, skills, techniques, and classroom language. Teaching methodology of this course will include presentation, discussion, experience sharing, practice, feedback and evaluation of actual teaching activities.
06	LING343 Testing and Assessment	This course aims to provide students with some basic knowledge related to language testing and assessment for foreign language learners. Students will also be equipped with a number of techniques, forms and means to assess language learners' ability in all 4 language skills and 3 language areas, including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.

INTERNSHIP

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ENGL396 Internship

Opportunities for students to experience the real world through work. Students can teach at foreign language centers or high schools, participate in face-to-face or online translation and interpretation, or participate in certain English-related activities in companies or enterprises. Together with a direct supervisor from the internship acceptance institution, the School of Languages will send a lecturer to co-guide students to complete the required internship content. Students need to plan, meet directly with the instructor at the internship acceptance unit and the TTU lecturer in charge to implement the plan, report the internship work and progress as well as write a report for assessment at the end of the internship.

GRAT396

Gradutation thesis

Graduation thesis is a scientific research work done by senior students. Through this work, the School’s academic council and students will consider and evaluate academic issues that students are interested in. In addition, the students will demonstrate their personal abilities, promote their strengths, practice their thinking ability, and solve problems rationally, logically, independently, and scientifically. These essential skills will help students when they graduate from school, preparing for a job or taking on new challenges upon continuing to engage in higher education.

ELECTIVE COURSES

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01	ENGL206 Variety in language	This is a compulsory course in the basic knowledge block for students of English studies. This course aims to help students understand the variations of English and learn about social, geographical, ethnic, gender, and how factors have caused that change/variety. At the same time, this course introduces viewpoints and perspectives on language variation and trends that are further studied in more specialized courses on language, culture, and society.
02	ENGL221S Digital writing	An introduction to the skills of digital writing focusing on web-based platforms, the course will give learners the opportunity to draft and publish messages and articles on a variety of sites and social media services utilizing succinct and effective language that boosts online traffic and readership.
03	SLA301 Second Language Acquisition	This course is designed to provide English-major students with the basics of second language acquisition (SLA) thereby helping them understand the process of foreign language acquisition, the differences between native and foreign languages. The factors affecting the development, survival and decline of language are also analyzed in this course. In addition, the course also equips students with knowledge for teaching and potential research topics in the future.
04	INST401 Independent Study	The student devises and develops a research study/ project appropriate for the topic under the instructor's guidance. Students are expected to approach a faculty member with a specific proposal of study. The role of the professor is that of guide and reference person and, of course, evaluator of the final product. It is the student’s responsibility to make wise and prudent use of the professor. Both the advisor and student should have meetings to hear from the student’s work and discuss the next step or progress of the student’s project/study. By regularly communicating with the professor and receiving feedback on the project, the student can ensure that the final product is acceptable. Students are expected to hand in written work periodically as mentioned in the plan, complete final paper as well as give the presentation on the project
05	ENGL401 English for Entrepreneurship	The course provides students with the fundamentals of business activities, the essentials of readings and articles related to business activities. After this course, students will be able to communicate skillfully, address and handle working situations effectively.
06	LING415 Sociolinguistics	The course provides students with applied linguistic and cultural analysis, focusing on different aspects of language and social life. Topics include: language, socio-cultural identity, national identity, social class, age and gender; change in language (including dialect, intonation, and vocabulary); multilingual and communication languages; new languages such as pidgin and creole; cultural and intercultural communication; ideology; language in education and communication.
07	ESL 301 English for tourism	This course is designed toward problem solving and also focuses on professional terms of travel and English structures used in communication and business correspondence in order to help learners to develop language skills through the themes of the tourism industry and hotels.
08	ESP201 English for media & communication	This course is a problem-solving designed unit, and focuses on the terminology of the media industry, such as providing students with the fundamentals of how to use certain technical words and create words based on prefixes and suffixes; Some types of structures are commonly used in professional English to define, describe the function and intended use of the device, the structures describe the cause and effect, the time sequence, the structures expressing certainty, possibility, impersonal structures, time clauses, reduction clauses, expressions of arrangement, classification of equipment, visual description structure, and way the device works.
09	ESP202 English for human resources	This course aims to develop the students’ language skills in English whilst at the same time focusing on the central need of the role of a HR practitioner – To receive and transmit HR information precisely and efficiently. It aims to equip the students with the basic understanding in the theory of HR as well as the English language skills needed to perform essential duties in the workplace.

The purpose of the graduation internship course is to help students reinforce and supplement their theoretical and practical knowledge, master the process of professional work, apply the knowledge they have learned to analyze and solve practical problems within the scope of their major and specialization at the internship sites. It also aims to hone student working methods and organizational skills in carrying out professional work, and develop their awareness of organizational discipline, as well as refine their scientific research skills and compare theory with practice.

Having a good grasp of the organization and management, production and business operations, and activities of the internship sites.
Understanding the content of organizing specialized training tasks at the internship sites.
Applying the knowledge, they have acquired to analyze and solve practical problems within the scope of their major and specialization at the internship sites.
Establishing close relationships between students and the staff at the internship sites, and creating favorable conditions for long-term cooperation between the school and the practical sites.

The conditions for students to register for the graduation internship course are as follows:

For students who were admitted before 2021: Having accumulated at least 75% of the total credits of the training program. For students who were admitted from 2022 onwards: Having completed the courses as required in the training program (except for the final project and graduation thesis), and perhaps having had a maximum of 02 courses that have not met the requirements.
The cumulative GPA of the entire training course must be 2.0 or higher.
Having met the prerequisite conditions of the Internship course, and completed the political administration courses of the prescribed majors in the training program and must achieve an average academic result of 5.5 points (on a 10-point scale) or a grade of C or higher (on a letter grade scale), but not having any political administration courses with a score below 4 (on a 10-point scale) or with a grade of F (on a letter grade scale).
Still within the maximum time to complete the training program as prescribed.
Not being subject to criminal liability or currently under suspension of study discipline.
Having fully completed the tuition fee obligation as required by the University.

The process of completing a graduation internship course is divided into three stages.

Stage 1 involves listening to instructions on the course syllabus, updating knowledge on specialized management documents, listening to reports on practical experience or training in laboratories (if available), and receiving guidance on creating an internship plan.

Stage 2 involves doing internships at registered facilities and meeting the end-of-course requirements set by the School of Languages. After the first four weeks of this stage, students must submit several reports, including a training plan, an overview of the characteristics of the training facility, and any collected documents required by the School. The reports are evaluated by Head of the Department, and halfway through this stage, students must return to the school for further evaluation of their training progress. The second report submission deadline is determined by the department and communicated to students and the Registrar’s Office.

Finally, Stage 3 involves finalizing the reports and completing all necessary procedures to conclude the internship course, which takes two weeks.

The evaluation of the course is based on the assessment of the internship report through various methods such as questioning, presentation, etc. The evaluation criteria and their weight are proposed by the department and approved by the head of the institution and must be included in the course syllabus or internship guidelines.
The internship report is assessed and graded by the instructor according to the specific guidelines provided in the course syllabus or internship guidelines. The grade is recorded in a designated form and submitted to the department for storage and management.
Students who do not submit an internship report will receive a grade of 0.
The grade for the graduation internship course is calculated on a scale of 10 (from 0.0 to 10.0), rounded to one decimal place, and then converted to a scale of 4. Specific grade components are determined by the department and are published in the course syllabus. The instructor is responsible for calculating and recording the final grade.
The grade for the internship course is included in the student's semester and cumulative grade point average. The number of credits earned is determined by the educational program.

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