Understanding other cultures can expand your comprehension of the world and shine light to new perspectives. When I was younger I used to be able to understand and speak Vietnamese as a result it lead to me to become closer to my family. Since Vietnamese is a dominant language in my family‚ rarely do I get a chance to really talk to anyone in my family. Ever since I lost my second language it feels as if I’m not even apart of my culture. The United
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Disadvantages of Using a Mobile Phone Mobile phones are one of the most positively viewed inventions in the technological era. Considering that fact a serious question arises. Are there any advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile phone? Earlier days‚ when we were out of home or office‚ we needed to search for a public telephone booth to make a phone call. Now‚ we pick up our mobile phone and dial. It is a fact that having a mobile phone nowadays is a sort of a necessity. Mobile phones‚ formerly
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Running head: ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 1 Contrastive Analysis: English and Vietnamese Greetings Nguyen Thi Bich Hang University of Education ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 2 As we all know‚ differences in culture are one of the main problems leading to a failure of communication. Thus‚ if learners want to develop their communicative competence in the target language‚ besides listening and speaking‚ they should improve a wide knowledge about sociolinguistics. Usually in daily
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every country. Holiday is define as a day free from work that one may spend time to relax‚ especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a stopping of general business activity to honor or celebrate a particular event. In religious term‚ it is a holy day. For example‚ American people celebrate holidays such as‚ Thanksgiving and Christmas‚ Hispanics celebrate Cinco de Mayo‚ and for Vietnamese people‚ we celebrate a very important holiday which is the Vietnamese New Year. In my speech today‚ I will
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HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF PEDAGOGY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ((( Vietnamese and English Greetings: A contrastive analysis Instructor : Nguyen Ngoc Vu Student: Tran Thi Bich Hanh Class: 4A-07 Ho Chi Minh City 12/2010 Abstract We learn a second language or a foreign language for different purposes. It may ensure a better job‚ a better payment‚ or new opportunities as well as open ways to meet
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morning to each and everyone around‚ We all know that Teachers’ day is intended to be a special day for the appreciation of our teachers. And also‚ Teachers’ Day represents a significant token of the awareness and understanding displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. As I meet teachers along the way‚ I couldn’t help but to smile and greet them a Happy Teachers’ Day not just because it’s their special day‚ but it’s because of all the things and especially
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that the American and Vietnamese cultures‚ It can be obviously known as the differences of lifestyle‚ education‚ and Celebrations. the first thing I think there are difference between American and Vietnamese culture is the system of education. In Viet Nam students do not only study at school‚ they also take extra classes at private teacher’s home or some rich families they hire a private teacher for their child at home. In U.S education is more comfortable than the Vietnamese education. They only
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[pic] ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACTIVE LINGUISTIC TOPIC: A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE HA NOI TABLE OF CONTENT I. Literature Review On Proverbs: 1.Definition 2. Typical features of proverbs: 2.1. Form and structure
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Vietnam Vietnam has a rich culture that has been shaped by many different civilizations throughout history. Through many long struggles‚ the Vietnamese people have created their unique culture. Thanks to these particularities‚ there are many national celebrations in Vietnam such as Vietnamese New Year‚ Mid-Autumn Festival‚ Huong Pagoda Event. Besides Vietnamese New Year‚ Killing the Inner Insect Festival is the second most significant celebration of Vietnam. It is one of the most interesting celebrations
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Culturally Competent Care of Vietnamese Americans Carrington College California Culturally Competent Care of Vietnamese Americans Nurses provide care across many cultures. In this paper we will focus on the culturally competent nursing care for Vietnamese Americans who according to the US Census compose approximately 4.8% of the entire United States population. Successful medical care includes understanding of cultural beliefs and finding the ideal blend with western medicine. In order
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