1. Full name: Phạm Thùy Chi                                          2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 14/03/1981                                            4. Place of birth: Hà Nội

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH, on 30/12/2013 by Rector of USSH, VNU Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- Decision on extension from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017.

7. Official thesis title: The means of  language expressing modality in Vietnamese textbooks ​​for foreigners.

8. Major: Linguistics                                                                  9. Code: 62 22 02 40

10. Supervisors: Associate Prof. Vũ Văn Thi, PhD.

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The dissertation has investigated, listed, categorized and described the means of vocabulary expressing modality, including modal verbs, modal adverbs, modal adjectives and modal particles. 11 Vietnamese textbooks for foreigners were mentioned in the survey including 5 course books at elementary level curriculums, 4 at intermediate and 2  at advanced. Each type of means was surveyed in terms of: number, frequency of use in the course books, interpretation of meaning, function and instruction.

From the results of the survey, the thesis proposes the explanation of these means in a simple, straightforward and concise manner to meet the criteria of teaching objectives for foreigners. As for these means, to gain simplicity and comprehensibility, the thesis has proposed not to name the means in the meaning interpretation process but to focus on the use of these means in the grammar clarification. The most effective way of explaining is the interpretation of the semantics, the means of using it in specific contexts and situations.

The dissertation has suggested the direction of distribution and processing of modality means for the course books being used to teach Vietnamese to foreigners. The thesis proposed to categorize the modality means into stages, levels in the direction of increasing the number to the full, from simple to complex, from the more popular to the less common At the same time, it should be based on the level of courtesy and ritual of the modality means.

The effective teaching method for teaching means of language expressing modality for foreigners is the method of teaching grammar in the direction of communication. Based on the rational distribution-orientation application as well as the effective teaching methods of modality means, the thesis builds some exercises to help students easily memorize and use fluently the means of language expressing modality of Vietnamese in the communication process.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The results of the thesis will contribute positively to the teaching as well as the development of Vietnamese teaching materials for foreigners. At the same time, the results of the thesis may also be useful references for dictionary compiling, translating, interpreting, comparing Vietnamese and other languages.

13. Further research direction, if any:

The dissertation limits the scope of the study as means of vocabulary expressing modality in the course books of Vietnamese language teaching to foreigners and resulting in four groups: modal verbs, modal adverbs, modal adjectives and modal particles. The study on other modality means, such as phonetics, grammar, idiomatic modal expressions, etc., will open new research directions in other researches.

14. Thesis-related publication:

- Phạm Thùy Chi (2013), “Some thoughts and experiments on teaching Vietnamese reading comprehension”, Scientific conference proceedings: Research, Training Vietnamese studies and language – theory and practice, VNUH Publishing house, pp. 366-375. ISBN 978-604-934-482-4.

- Phạm Thùy Chi (2017), “The semantic meaning of Đã”, Research – teaching Vietnamese studies and language – theory and practice, VNUH Publishing house, pp.  51-60. ISBN 978-604-62-8436-9.

- Phạm Thùy Chi (2017), “Some modal particles at the end of Vietnamese request and courtesy in communication”, Research and Teaching Vietnamese studies, VNU Ho Chi Minh Publishing house, pp. 92-101. ISBN 978-604-73-5445-0.

- Phạm Thùy Chi (2017), “The teaching and learning practice of Vietnamese modality vocabulary means for foreign students”, Language and Life (10),  pp. 71-77.

- Phạm Thùy Chi (2018), “Means of vocabulary expressing modality in Vietnamese language”, Training and research in Vietnamese studies and language 2018, VNU Ho Chi Minh Publishing house, pp.  39-49. ISBN: 978-604-73-6155-7.