Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits4PrerequisiteNone. Transfers ToUC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionVIET 401 Elementary Vietnamese Units: 4 Hours: 72 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Transferable: CSU; UC ( Corresponds to two years of high school study) General Education: Local GE L3 This course will provide an introduction to the Vietnamese language at the Novice Low Level, which is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials, standardized messages, phrases and expressions including terms for addressing, numbers, time, dates, days, weather, and kinship terms. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener, including a native speaker used to interacting with non-native speakers. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication. Students will also acquire knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken as well as Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world-wide cultures.Usually HeldTue Thu 5:30pm–7:35pm, Mon Wed 5:30pm–7:35pm, Mon Wed 10:00am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 3:00pm–5:05pm 