Nelson-Texas University students immerse themselves in Vietnamese Language at the Center for Vietnamese Studies and Language (VSLC), Ton Duc Thang University

In the summer of 2025, the Center for Vietnamese Studies and Language (VSLC) at Ton Duc Thang University had the pleasure of hosting a group of international students from Nelson-Texas University, USA, for an intensive three-week Vietnamese language learning course.

The program was specially designed to go beyond the basic of the Vietnamese alphabet and tones, practicing daily communication. Students were familiarized with essential sentence patterns for greetings, self-introduction, family and hobbies, ordering food, inquiring about prices, counting numbers, and telling time. These practical topics empowered the international students, boosting their confident when interacting with locals and significantly enriching their travel and cultural exchange experience in Vietnam.

Especially, the course also provided the American students with deeper insights into Vietnamese culture through engaging experiential activities by participating traditional folk games and exploring various genres of Vietnamese traditional music. At the end of the course, many students expressed increased confidence in speaking Vietnamese and a strong motivation to continue honing their Vietnamese skills in the future.

Center for Vietnamese Studies and Language extends its sincere gratitude to the students from Nelson-Texas University, USA, for choosing the VSLC as a destination in their journey of discovering the Vietnamese language and culture during the summer of 2025. We believe that the time spent learning Vietnamese at the VSLC will become cherished memories and a valuable source of inspiration for students’ future journey in global integration and cultural exchange.