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Emilynn Reyes

My moms side of the family is from Vietnam, so I want to become fluent to speak more with my ba ngoại.

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Martin Nguyen

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Picture of Kent, with Mt. Rainier in the background

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I originally started taking Vietnamese to communicate with my girlfriends parents, but I found out that talking to people in their native language is such a good way to crease bonds. I’ve made a lot of friends through learning Vietnamese through the school and also out in the real world and I’ve loved studying Vietnamese at ASU even if it was super hard at times.

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When I was little, I barely knew Vietnamese but I could understand some of what was being said. Growing up I went to a temple for a decade and they didn't teach the classes well. Because of the inconsistency, my Vietnamese stayed the same until I went to Vietnamese 101 at ASU as a junior. My language skills jumped a lot from barely any to some. I took Vietnamese 102 in my last. semester and it made another jump in improvement.

My experience of taking classes is good because the teacher is qualified to teach Vietnamese as a language. It helps a lot having a teacher that can teach the language. It also helps a lot to use the language in everyday life (I use hellotalk and Italki as a way to use the language). My advice is to take the class. It helped me a lot with my Vietnamese and I hope it. does to yours too!

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Chào các bạn! My name is Lauren and I currently live in Olympia, WA. I'm a Sustainable Food Systems major with a focus on public health. I took Vietnamese because my boyfriend is a Vietnamese American and his parents are immigrants from Vietnam. They both have interesting stories to tell but their English is limited (but still very good!). I am learning Vietnamese because it makes them happy and I can hopefully use it in real life scenarios; Washington has a lot of Vietnamese people and restaurants! My experience in the program was great. Foreign language classes are usually not my forte, but I felt more at ease in this program. I tried to prepare myself for the weekly meetings, study the Quizlets, and note any mistakes I made throughout. Cô An was extremely helpful and made sure to reward those who put an effort in the class. I am excited to learn more about Vietnamese after graduation!