🌐Welcome to Vietnamese Language Table! Chào mừng các bạn đến với Bàn Tròn Tiếng Việt. The Upcoming meeting will be with Advanced group at 6:00 pm (EST) on October 16🌐
🍂🍁Check the Fall Schedule for more update and information  🍂🍁

Xin chào! & Welcome to Bàn tròn Tiếng Việt!

The Vietnamese Language Table was initiated by SEALC and GETSEA in 2021. This is the virtual conversation space for all learners and speakers of Vietnamese from institutions across North America and all over the world. 

Vietnamese Language Table (Bàn Tròn Tiếng Việt) offers conversation hours at various proficiency levels for three groups: Beginner Group, Intermediate Group & Advanced Group. The facilitators develop the levels based on the Vietnamese Oral Proficiency Guidelines (2020-2021) and ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012

The hosts/ facilitators in the Fall 2024 are Thu Vo (Vietnamese Instructor, Harvard University), Trang Tran (Visiting Lecturer, Brown University) and ThuyAnh Nguyen (Vietnamese Teaching Professor, University of Michigan).

Presentation by VLT facilitators at NCOLCTL Conference 2023: Collaborative Virtual Language Table & in the ACTFL Newsletter by Less Commonly Taught Languages Special Interest Group :  Newsletter  

Schedule For Fall 2024

Beginner Group - My Viet Life Story

Proficiency Level: Novice (Mid/High) & Intermediate Low

8-9 PM EST, Saturday Sept 28               My Viet First Hello

8-9 PM EST, Saturday Oct 26                  My Viet Daily Activities

8-9 PM EST, Saturday Nov 23                  My Viet Family and Friends

8-9 PM EST, Saturday Dec 12                   My Viet Free Time

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Beginner Group

Intermediate Group - My Viet University

Proficiency Level: Intermediate (Low/Mid/High)

1-2 PM EST, Sunday, Sept 29                My Viet Student Life 

1-2 PM EST, Sunday, Oct 20                  My Viet Travel 

1-2 PM EST, Sunday, Nov 17                   My Viet Cuisine

1-2 PM EST, Sunday, Dec 8                   My Viet Home and Entertainment

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Intermediate Group


Proficiency Level: Intermediate High & Advanced (Low/Mid/High)

6-7 PM EST, Wednesday, Sept 25      Regret, I had a few ...                      

6-7 PM EST, Wednesday, Oct 16 This is why we have accents

6-7 PM EST, Wednesday, Nov 20        Do we need each other?            

6-7 PM EST, Wednesday, Dec 4 Avoiding culture clashes       

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Advanced Group

Schedule For Spring 2024

Proficiency Level: Novice (Mid/High) & Intermediate Low

6-7PM EST, Tuesday Jan 30                      Tet & New Year

6-7PM EST, Tuesday Feb 20                     House Tour

6-7PM EST, Tuesday Mar 19                     Weather & Under the Weather

6-7PM EST, Tuesday April 16                    A Curious Traveler

Proficiency Level: Intermediate (Low/Mid/High)

6-7 PM EST, Thursday, Jan 25                     Quiz Quest 

6-7 PM EST, Thursday, Feb 22                    Tech Talk Bonanza 

6-7 PM EST, Thursday, Mar 21                    Questions no one knows the answers to

6-7 PM EST, Thursday, April 25                   Can you imagine the world without music?

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Intermediate Group


Proficiency Level: Intermediate High & Advanced (Low/Mid/High)

All meetings will be  the combination of various topics selected by the facilitator and participants. Click this link to go to the meeting:  Zoom Link

3-4 PM EST, Sunday Jan 21                      

3-4 PM EST, Sunday Feb 11 

3-4 PM EST, Sunday Mar 10                     

3-4 PM EST, Sunday April 7                   

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Advanced Group

Schedule For Fall 2023

Proficiency Level: Novice (Mid/High) & Intermediate Low

6-7PM EST Tuesday Sep 12 Greetings & Personal Information

6-7PM EST Tuesday Oct 3 Daily Routines

6-7PM EST Tuesday Oct 24 Hobbies & Sports

6-7PM EST Thursday Nov 16 TBA

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Beginner Group


Proficiency Level: Intermediate (Low/Mid/High)

6-7PM EST Wednesday Sep 13 Honest, creative, or lazy?

6-7PM EST Wednesday Oct 4 The hidden power of smiling  

6-7PM EST Wednesday Oct 26 Are you a saver or a spender? 

6-7PM EST Wednesday Nov 30 A body language detective

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Intermediate Group


Proficiency Level: Intermediate High & Advanced (Low/Mid/High)

3:00-4:00 PM EST Sunday Sep 17 (Opening to all levels)

3:00-4:00 PM EST Friday Sep 29 (Festivals & Trung Thu)

3:00-4:00 PM EST Sunday Nov 5 (Religion and belief)

3:00-4:00 PM EST Sunday Dec 3 (Cuisine)

Register HERE to get Zoom link and updates on activities of Advanced Group