Weekly Vietnamese Class - Class 8 - Advanced Beginners - Ages 10-15

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: 
- Speed: Moderate
- This is the 8th class of a series.
- This class is appropriate for:  Students who have had at least of 6 months of Vietnamese. Students should be able to have a simple conversation in Vietnamese and read and write basic Vietnamese.

PRE-REQUISITES: Students should know 
- Introductions, greetings & basic phrases
- Numbers 
- Alphabet, vowels, accents, basic grammar 
- Colors & shapes
- How to say “I like” or “I don’t like”
- How to ask and answer basic yes/no questions
- Food basics
- Common breakfast, lunch and dinner foods, desserts, snacks and beverages
- Holiday foods & customs
- Basic utensils and dish ware
- Restaurant vocabulary & how to order 
- Physical features of a home, rooms of the house 
- Common adverbs
- Common family members
- Bedroom vocabulary
- Clothing 
- Bathroom vocabulary 
- Kitchen & chore vocabulary 
- Places around town 
- School supplies & subjects
- Comparatives and superlatives (ex: bigger than, biggest)

FORMAT: 
- Students will learn new material then practice all four areas of language learning: oral comprehension, oral production, written comprehension, written production
- We will use rhythm, movement, and various other mnemonic devices to retain the information (ex: Simon Says, clapping etc.).
- This is NOT a full immersion course. 

CONTENT: 
Week 1: Review pre-requisites 
Week 2: Weather 
Week 3: Weather 
Week 4: Clothing 
Week 5: Clothing
Week 6: Review 


HOMEWORK: 
- On the occasions homework is assigned, it should no more than 20 minutes between classes.
- Additional resource materials will be provided.

CLASS BEHAVIOR & ADMINISTRATIVE INFO: 
Please make note of the following:
1) VIDEO REQUIRED. 
Video is required at the beginning of every class for check in. This is a requirement by Outschool. Upon verification, students may turn off their cameras. 

2) RESPECT
Please have your learner(s) familiarize themselves with the Outschool features such as mute and raising their hand. Students are expected to be respectful to all during class.

3) NO SHARING
Please enroll all siblings for their own spot in the class, as appropriate. Also, per Outschool policy, adults are also not allowed on-camera. Students should be able to navigate the class independently. 

4) MINIMUM ENROLLMENT
Classes with less than 2 students will be either canceled and refunded or rescheduled. 

5) MAKE UP SESSIONS
Make up sessions are not available. I encourage students to review the video for whichever class they missed.

6) ABSENCES & REFUNDS
Please refer to the Outschool policy regarding refunds. I cannot offer refunds after the class has taken place.