Vietnamese

Language Placement Exams

Students who have not previously studied an East Asian Language at Harvard, but who wish to study that language in a course higher than Ba (the first semester of an "Elementary" or introductory-level course) must first have their level of proficiency assessed by taking a placement exam. This includes heritage speakers; students who have previously studied the language in a non-Harvard setting; and those who have taken non-Harvard summer and/or Study Abroad courses during their time at Harvard in order to...

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Spring 2021 East Asian Languages Placement Exams

November 30, 2020

Chinese Exam Instructions

Test Date:

Wednesday, January 13

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET Written Test (composition; grammar & reading)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm ET Oral Test (you will be assigned a 5-minute test slot between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. A Zoom link with your assigned slot will be sent to you through email)
 

Makeup Exam:

Tuesday, January 19

8:30 am - 10:30 am ET Written Test (composition; grammar & reading)

10:30 am - 12:30 pm ET Oral Test (you will be assigned a 5-minute test...

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Vietnamese an Essentail Grammar textbook cover

New Vietnamese Language Textbook Published by Director of VLP Binh Ngo

July 29, 2020

Last month, Director and Senior Preceptor of the Vietnamese Language Program at Harvard, Dr. Binh Ngo, published his latest textbook for students of the Vietnamese Language. Vietnamese: an Essential Grammar is a clear and precise guide, updated to reflect modern usage, for English-speaking learners.

Dr. Ngo's previous publications include textbooks Учебник вьетнамского языка для первого курса ...

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