1. Full nam:  Chen Ying( Tran Oanh)                                           2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 01/08/1984                                            4. Place of birth: Guangxi China

5. Amission decision number: 3126/2014/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH dated 26/12/2014 by President Pham Quang  Minh

6. Changes in academic prcesaca

Extension of study period of PhD students according to Decision No. 950/XHNV-ĐT dated June 11, 2020 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University

Change/adjust the thesis title according to Decision No. 257/XHNV dated January 21, 2021 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University

7. Officical thesis title: A study on the language situation in Guangxi, China

8. Major: Linguistics

9. Code: 62 22 02 40

10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr Tran Tri Doi

11. New findings of the thesis

The most important new finding of the thesis is to provide a picture of the language situation in Guangxi Province in general and the language situation of the Zhuang people in some areas in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This has never been mentioned and studied deeply in any previous work. On the basis of the picture of the language situation described and analyzed, the thesis identifies the local residents’ language attitudes towards Mandarin Chinese, Zhuang language, mother tongue, foreign language (Vietnamese), and languages of other ethnic groups. Additionally, the thesis proposes some recommendations for developing an appropriate language policy in the study area.

 12. Contribution of the thesis

       First, the results of the study on the language situation in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China contribute to the study on the language situation in China’s ethnic minority areas in the current context under the impact of economic, political, cultural and social factors.

       Second, the survey on the linguistic competence and language use as well as the language attitudes of residents in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China will contribute to the theoretical study on language policies in ethnic minority areas in particular and in China in general in the current context.

13. Futher research directions

The thesis limits the scope of the study to two areas in Guangxi Province, China. In the future, we will conduct research in the Province’s other areas to provide further evidence for the thesis.

14. Thesis-related publications

1.Chen Ying. A Probe into the Social Language Phenomenon and Language Attitude of Pingxiang through the Language of Plaque [J]. China Nationalities Expo, 2018(7):2.

2.Chen Ying. A Preliminary Study on the Development of Language Industry in Guangxi. Journal of Guangxi Young Executive Leadership Academy, 2018, 28(6):4.

3.Chen Ying. A Survey on Language Use in Jingxi City [J]. Journal of Guangxi Young Executive Leadership Academy, 2021.

4.Tran Tri Doi, Chen Ying. Experience sharing in the study of Chinese language attitudes, FORUM Viet Nam va Dong Nam A trong boi canh toan cau hoa, lich su-ngon ngu- giao duc- khu vuc hoc, 153-162.2015. Journal of  Ho Chi Minh University 2016, tr.153-162 (ISBN:978-604-73-4030-9).