TT	Mã môn học	Tên môn học (tiếng Việt)	Tên môn học (tiếng Anh)	Số tín chỉ	Học kỳ	Mô tả môn học
1.	ENG1001	Địa lý đại cương	Fundamental Geography	2	2	This course is intended for the second-year students at Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University as part of their fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts in English. The course systematically provides students with basic geographic information about the UK and the US. It also offers students opportunities to expand vocabulary, practice pronunciation, train language skills, mainly reading and speaking, as well as to develop rudimentary cultural awareness and critical thinking.
2.	ENG1050	Kỹ năng tư duy có phê phán	Critical Thinking	2	3	This course is intended to help students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitude needed for critical thinking. The couse includes 5 parts: definition development, message analysis, biased identification, argument analysis and problem solving. The main teaching method is synthesis: students perform specific learning tasks, draw lessons and use those lessons to adjust their thinking training. Lecturers deliver presentations to introduce the basic content and guide students on completing the tasks and drawing their lessons.
3.	ENG2001	Ngữ âm	English Phonetics and phonology	2	4	This subject aims to provide students with basic concepts in English phonetics and phonology. The subject addresses both segmental and suprasegmental issues such as recognition and description of English vowels and consonants, rules of sound changes, phonemic and phonetic transcriptions, syllabic structure, stress, linking, assimilation and intonation in English. After this course, students will acquire fundamental knowledge of English phonetics and phonology, which potentially contribute to their teaching and English-related jobs.
4.	ENG2002	Ngữ nghĩa	Semantics	2	4	The course is an introduction to semantic theory at the graduate level. It will cover both the philosophical foundations of contemporary semantics and its development within theoretical (broadly generative) linguistics. Of interest to graduate students in both Linguistics and Teaching Method, the focus of the course will be truth conditional compositional semantics, and cognitive semantics. Though basic background in Analytic philosophy of language, formal logic or generative syntax would be beneficial, a detailed knowledge will not be presupposed.
5.	ENG2003	Ngữ pháp	Grammar of English	3	5	This subject aims to provide students with fundamental English grammar at an advanced level. The subject focuses on morphology and syntax. In the morphology session, issues such as morphemes , word classes and word formation. The syntax session address major issues such as word systems, sentence elements, sentence structures, types of phrases, clauses and sentences. At the end of the course, students will be able to apply knowledge of those issues in their teaching and English-related jobs.
6.	LIN2012	Ngôn ngữ học đối chiếu	Contrastive Linguistics	2	5	The course provides the essentials of contrastive linguistics and general knowledge of languages in the world, systems and branches of language. It also provides the learner with specific methods of analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics in the two languages: English and Vietnamese.
7.	ENG2004	Dụng học tiếng Anh	Pragmatics	2	5	The course provides the learner with knowledge of basic concepts in pragmatics; major domain and concerns in pragmatics. The course also develops the learner’s skills in applying pragmatics knowledge for practical works (translation, language teaching, cultural research, …)
8.	ENG2005	Ngôn ngữ xã hội học	Socio-Linguistics		6	This subject provides students with fundamental knowledge of social and cultural factors which affect language use. Those factors encompass races, religion, social classes, gender, educational backgrounds,age and occupation. Students are expected to take notes and participate in group discussions. Students are also supposed to read, collect data and prepare for presentations and do group assignments.
9.	ENG2006	Phân tích diễn ngôn	Discourse Analysis	2	3	The course studies discourse as language used in social contexts. Focus is placed on aspects such as the defining characteristic of discourse and other essential features of discourse, problems of contexts, coherence and cohesion, the use of background knowledge, discourse representation, contexts and some major approaches to the study of discourse. Students will do discourse analysis as part of the course.
10.	ENG2007	Ngôn ngữ  học tâm lý	Introduction to Psycho-linguistics	2	5	This course addresses central issues in language processing, including but not limited to: the structure of language; sentence, discourse, and morphological processing; storage and access of words in the mental dictionary; speech processing; the relationship between the computational resources available in working memory and the language processing mechanism; and ambiguity resolution. The course also covers issues in language acquisition including critical period phenomena, the acquisition of speech, and the acquisition of words. Research methods in psycholinguistics will also be considered.
11.	ENG2008	Dụng học	Pragmatics	2	4	This course is to provide students with basic concepts on Pragmatics – a new area which shares certain points with Discourse Analysis and Semantics. The course introduces basics concepts in Pragmatics, such as the definition and role of context, co-text, index, reference, presupposition, illocution, face and negative versus positive politeless strategies, speech acts and conversation analysis. Because of the course’s practicality (language in use), the above concepts are explained via language examples that are used in daily life.
12.	ENG2009	Ngữ pháp chức năng	Functional Grammar	2	5	The course is concerned with systemic functional grammar (SFG), a model of language which has attracted a great deal of attention from linguists, language teachers and students. The focus of the course will be on the following issues: the architecture of language, the ideational metafunction and its realisations through the transitivity system, the logical metafunction and its realisations through the systems of Expansion and projection, the ideational metafunction: metaphorical modes of expression, the interpersonal metafunction and its realisation through the mood and modality systems, the textual metafunction and its realisation through the systems of theme-rhreme and information focus; and cohesion and discourse.
13.	ENG2010	Ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh thực hành tổng hợp	Practical Grammar	2	6	This course aims at facilitating English non-majoring students with fundamental and practical issues in English grammar. After the course, students can use both spoken and written English precisely in courses delivered in English and other English-related jobs.
14.	ENG2011	Ngữ âm thực hành	Practical phonetics	2	6	This course aims at improving English non-majoring students’s pronunciation. Students will be provided with practical issues in English phonetics and phonology and some speech pathology sessions. After the course, students are expected to produce intelligible spoken English.
15.	ENG2012	Văn học 1	Literature 1	3	2	This course is to provide students with basic knowledge of English Literature of the period from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, including the knowledge of several typical literary movements and authors. Doing this course, students have the chance to practice and improve their skills of presenting, analytical criticizing, arguing, and working in group. This course is also a chance for students to improve their English vocabulary and skills. This course is helpful to students who are interested in Country studies, especially British Studies.
16.	ENG2013	Đất nước học 1	An Introduction to British Studies 1	2	3	It has been widely accepted in the field of language teaching and learning that language competence should always go along with cultural knowledge. It is impossible to master a language without sufficient understanding of the people who use it and of the country where it is used. Thus, in order to effectively learn English at the university and successfully use it in communication as well as in their future careers it is essential that the English language majors gain an insight into one of the most influential cultures that give birth to the English language and that provide the environment for its development - the British culture. Moreover, in the globalization in general and the international standardization of higher education in particular, the inclusion of British Studies in the curriculum will truly improve the quality of teaching and research of the university so as to assure the Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies, VNU not only to be a teaching establishment but also a prestigious research center.
17.	ENG2014	Đất nước học 2	An Introduction to American Studies 2	2	4	This course is intended for the third-year students at Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University as part of their fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts in English. The most important English-speaking country besides Britain is the USA. The USA deserves insightful study as its language and culture as well as its economy has become increasingly influential in the English-speaking world. This course covers major themes about America, including the country’s history, its people’s beliefs and values, the economic, political, and education systems.
18.	ENG2015	Giao thoa Văn hóa 1	Cross-cultural communication 1	2	3	Introduces basic concepts such as “Culture”, “Cross-culture”, “Communication”, “Cross-cultural Communication”, “Intercultural Communication”, etc. Helps students familiarize, practice, compare, contrast and master different ways of greetings from formal to informal, ways of conducting small talks, creating positive impressions through addressing terms, lexico-modal markers, paralanguage and extralanguage, etc. Introduces politeness in intra- and intercultural communication, the differences between positive politeness and negative politeness, politeness strategies and their attached values. Introduces directness and indirectness strategies in intra- and intercultural communication as well as their attached values. Introduces “taboos” and “unwelcomed” topics in intra- and intercultural communication. Helps students firmly grasp those issues through formal, semi-formal presentation, consultation and practice.
19.	ENG2016	Giao thoa văn hóa 2	Cross-cultural communication 2	2	5	Introduces the importance of nonverbal communication in intra- and intercultural communication. Helps students to distinguish between types of “language” used in nonverbal communication such as: paralanguage, body language, object language, environmental language. Helps students understand the nature of nonverbal communication, the basic differences between verbal and nonverbal communication, and functions of nonverbal communication. Helps students familiarize, practice, compare, contrast and perfect the skill of utilizing paralanguage and extralanguage (especially body language) factors in intra- and intercultural communication. Introduces pattern of cultural adjustment. Help students to realize potential reasons for “culture shocks” and “communication breakdown” as well as ways to avoid and cope with culture shock in real-life communication.
20.	ENG2017	Văn học 2	Literature 2	2	6	This course is to provide students with basic knowledge of American Literature of the period from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, including the knowledge of several typical literary movements and authors. Doing this course, students have the chance to practice and improve their skills of presenting, analytical criticizing, arguing, and working in group. This course is also a chance for students to improve their English vocabulary and skills. This course is helpful to students who are interested in Country studies, especially American Studies.
21.	ENG2018	Kỹ năng giao tiếp	Communication skills	2	6	Introduces basic concepts such as communication, intrapersonal, interpersonal, group communication and public speaking. Reviews positive and negative politeness strategies. Help students to apply these strategies in specific situations/ communication events. Introduces and analyze intralanguage, paralanguage, and extralanguage factors in formal and informal communication.
22.	ENG2019	Đất nước học các nước nói tiếng Anh khác	Studies of other English-speaking countries	2	7	The course is aimed at providing students with basic knowledge about other English speaking countries besides the UK and the US, including Australia, Canada, and several other countries where English is used as an official language like India, Singapore, and the Philippines. The course covers major themes on history, people, culture, society, economy, politics, and education. Through learning activities, students also have opportunities to develop crucial skills like presentation skills, critical thinking skills, group work, and cross-discipline research. Also the course helps students to widen their vocabulary and their English skills, making a sound foundation for those who want to specialize in international studies.
23.	ENG2020	Nghe – Nói 1	Listening - Speaking 1	3	1	As the name suggests, this course designed to follow credit training includes in-class activities and self-study at home. Class periods will be composed of: 1) activities prepared by the teacher, related to the topic, including warm-up, listening and post-listening. 2) Homework checking activities: the activities can be either prepared by teachers or students. Homework checking will go further than just checking the key. This is the time for teachers and students to highlight the important phrases/structures or find out the method to improve various listening skills.
24.	ENG2021	Đọc – Viết 1	Reading – Speaking 1	3	1	Each reading lesson lasts 100 minutes. Teacher usually starts the lessons by correcting homework in Practice Your Reading Skills and Supplementary Materials. The homework correction session covers more than just asking/answering about keys to exercises; teacher will ask further questions to check students’ actual reading comprehension ability. Besides, a pair of students will provide a sheet of noteworthy vocabulary items found in the assigned theme of Practice Your Reading Skills to their peers. During in-class activities, students revise basic grammar (Grammar-In-Focus) to improve their writing skill. Also, students practise Sentence Building and Error Correction. After that, students explore and analyze writing sections (Writing Folder) with teacher’s guidance. In-class writing (Practise Writing-Task Pool) is compulsory for all learners because this is the chance for them to practice the writing theory as well as experience writing practice under time pressure. In order to produce a good writing task which meets all the requirements, students should effectively apply the Grammar-In-Focus section and Writing techniques summarized in each lesson.
25.	ENG2022	Nghe – Nói 2	Listening -Speaking 2	3	2	The listening course for semester 2 is designed to provide students with more knowledge about familiar topics. For this semester, students will carry out a listening assignment. Activities in-class and for self-study are allocated as follows.   It is recommended that besides these compulsory tasks, teachers hold an active role in designing any supplementary activities to aid students in improving their speaking skills. Additionally, students will have to attend Pronunciation lessons for 7 weeks.
26.	ENG2023	Đọc – Viết 2	Reading – Speaking 2	3	2	Each reading lesson lasts 100 minutes. Teachers usually start the lessons by correcting homework in Practice Your Reading Skills. The homework correction session covers more than just asking/answering about keys to exercises; teachers will ask further questions to check students’ actual reading comprehension ability. Students will divide themselves into groups and take turns to deliver presentations during Grammar-In-Focus in order to strengthen the writing skill. Later on, another group will present Sample Analysis based on their own collection of samples under teacher’s guidance. In-class writing (Practise Writing-Task Pool) is compulsory for all learners because this is the chance for them to practise the writing theory as well as experience writing practice under time pressure. In order to produce a good writing task which meets all the requirements, students should effectively apply the Grammar-in-focus section and writing techniques (Writing Techniques) summarized in each lesson.
27.	ENG2024	Nghe – Nói 3	Listening – Speaking 3	3	3	The listening course for semester 2 is designed to provide students with more knowledge about familiar topics. For this semester, students will carry out a listening assignment. Activities in-class and for self-study are allocated as follows.   It is recommended that besides these compulsory tasks, teachers hold an active role in designing any supplementary activities to aid students in improving their speaking skills. Additionally, students will have to attend Pronunciation lessons for 7 weeks.
28.	ENG2025	Đọc – Viết 3	Reading – Speaking 3	3	3	Each reading lesson lasts 100 minutes. Teacher usually starts the lessons by correcting homework in Practice Your Reading Skills and Supplementary Materials. The homework correction session covers more than just asking/answering about keys to exercises; teacher will ask further questions to check students’ actual reading comprehension ability. Besides, a pair of students will provide a sheet of noteworthy vocabulary items found in the assigned theme of Practice Your Reading Skills to their peers. During in-class activities, students revise basic grammar (Grammar-In-Focus) to improve their writing skill. Also, students practise Sentence Building and Error Correction. After that, students explore and analyze writing sections (Writing Folder) with teacher’s guidance. In-class writing (Practise Writing-Task Pool) is compulsory for all learners because this is the chance for them to practice the writing theory as well as experience writing practice under time pressure. In order to produce a good writing task which meets all the requirements, students should effectively apply the Grammar-In-Focus section and Writing techniques summarized in each lesson.
29.	ENG2026	Nghe – Nói 4	Listening - Speaking 4	3	4	The listening course for semester 2 is designed to provide students with more knowledge about familiar topics. For this semester, students will carry out a listening assignment. Activities in-class and for self-study are allocated as follows.   It is recommended that besides these compulsory tasks, teachers hold an active role in designing any supplementary activities to aid students in improving their speaking skills. Additionally, students will have to attend Pronunciation lessons for 7 weeks.
30.	ENG2027	Đọc – Viết 4	Reading – Speaking 4	3	4	Students will divide themselves into groups and take turns to deliver presentations during Grammar-In-Focus in order to strengthen the writing skill. Later on, another group will present Sample Analysis based on their own collection of samples under teacher’s guidance. In-class writing (Practise Writing-Task Pool) is compulsory for all learners because this is the chance for them to practise the writing theory as well as experience writing practice under time pressure. In order to produce a good writing task which meets all the requirements, students should effectively apply the Grammar-in-focus section and writing techniques (Writing Techniques) summarized in each lesson.