This OER Project received a grant from The Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages Partnership, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and housed in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) at Michigan State University. The project involves creating an open intermediate-level textbook for the Vietnamese language, utilizing open source technologies such as H5P and adhering to the Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. The textbook is designed following the Task-Based Language Teaching principles with a focus on using authentic materials to maximize opportunities for learner proficiency development. Tasks of various modes of communication are organized and sequenced through topics and themes. As for the structure of the material, the textbook is a loosely sequenced set of task-based materials which allow instructors to adapt easily to their specific teaching contexts. 

>> Status: Completed  | Timeline: 2023-2024 | Last Update: Jan 10, 2025 <<

We are a dynamic team of experienced Vietnamese lecturers from institutions across the US, with diverse backgrounds in research and pedagogy. The team brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in teaching Vietnamese, as well as a shared commitment to developing open materials and promoting strategic collaboration.

"This taskbook functions as a collection of task-based materials, organized into 10 modules, each with 3 task sets aligned with interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication. This structure is familiar to language educators and reflects ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Each mode features a learning/enabling task and an exit/assessment task, both simulating real-world communication. The learning task includes scaffolding like language activities, cultural notes, and grammar explanations. The exit task serves as an assessment, requiring independent student performance. Learning tasks may be further broken down into steps for clarity. Each task set is also accompanied by a glossary and teacher's notes for additional support.  Importantly, while categorized by mode, tasks are multimodal, integrating various language skills." (From Taskbook: An Introduction by Huy Phung)