scholarly journals The theme of nature in The Thorn Birds

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-364
Author(s):  
Le Nguyen Nguyen Thao
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Love Story ◽  
National University ◽  
Great Love ◽  
Human And Nature ◽  
Oriental Studies ◽  
The University

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (1937-2015) is one of the most popular Australian novels in Vietnam, which is mentioned in the curriculum of Australian Studies – a major of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City). In general, the themes which mainly attract readers’ attention are the great love story between Meggie Cleary – a beautiful, tough woman and Ralph de Bricassart – an ambitious Catholic priest, and (or) an inevitable tragedy resulted from the conflict between the love for God and that for man. However, exerting much focus on human relationships in The Thorn Birds makes it hard to see another important “figure” – nature – as well as the relationship between human and nature in the West of Australia, the main setting of the novel where the climate is harsh, unique and sometimes unpredictable. Since the theme of nature accounts for a large content of the novel, The Thorn Birds is likely to be an interesting subject to eco-critical studies. In this paper, from the perspective of ecocriticism, we try to point out how the theme of nature is treated in this novel, including how the figure of nature being depicted, how the human-nature relationship being dealt with and how nature is embracing human life and “telling” human stories. We also indicate the possible connection between literature and daily human life, and between a 1977 Australian novel which tells us the stories of the natural cycle, the bushfires, the imported animals, etc. and the unusual wildfires which occurred in this country at the beginning of the year 2020. In addition, by evaluating as a typical Australian novel from eco-critical perspectives, we hope to introduce a new approach to conduct research on Australian literature at the Department of Australian Studies and for other researches of literature major in the University.

Communication Efficacy and University Experiences of Vietnamese Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Minh-Quang Duong
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Vietnamese Higher Education ◽  
National University ◽  
University Experiences ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University ◽  
Study Participants

<p>Communication efficacy is important especially during the process of seeking job and<strong> </strong>is essential to the success of both the student and the teacher in learning environment. This study explored the students’ communication efficacy in Vietnamese higher education, and how students’ communication efficacy was affected by university experience variables. A quantitative research method was used in the study; out of the 618 third-year students of 24 faculties and departments in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City responded to the study and were study participants. The finding of this study presents that students were moderated with their communication efficacy. The study also shows that of university experiences persistently exhibited significant positive effects on students’ communication efficacy. Recommendation of study was discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Solutions to scholarly publishing in social sciences and humanities

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (X1) ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Phuong Dzung Pho ◽  
Phuong Thi Minh Tran
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
Quality Of Research

Publishing scientific research is very important in contributing to the knowledge of a discipline and in sharing experience among scientists. However, there are few studies to find solutions to improve the quantity and quality of research publications, especially those in the fields of social sciences and humanities. This case study aims at finding the difficulties that lecturers from different faculties and departments of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City have encountered in publishing their research. Based on the survey data, the study suggests practical solutions to enhance Vietnamese researchers’ national and international publications in order to meet integration challenges.

scholarly journals The Wolf’s Boy by S. Williams Beckhorn

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Reading Skills ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Advanced Readers ◽  
Children’S Work ◽  
The University ◽  
The Village

Williams Beckhorn, Susan. The Wolf’s Boy. Disney-Hyperion, 2016.Shortly after he is born, Kai’s parents discover his clubfoot and decide to abandon him to a pack of nearby wolves. Rather than become a meal for the wolves, they care for him until his mother comes to reclaim him to a human upbringing. Yet still, Kai’s childhood in the human village is not exactly easy for someone whose foot is considered to have made him tabat (cursed). He is dogged by taunts from his peers, who call him “Wolfboy”, and reproaches from his father, who is quietly ashamed of his son’s perceived limitations. Banned from taking part in hunting, Kai toils doing children’s work and harbours a secret artistic streak. His loneliness is eventually placated when he adopts a local wolf club (Uff) but, eventually, their existence in the village becomes untenable and Kai sets out with Uff on a dangerous adventure of self-discovery. Along the way, they learn to hunt, meet a giant Ice Man and develop a friendship that is believed to be impossible between humans and wolves.The Wolf’s Boy is Beckhorn’s second foray into prehistoric children’s fiction, following her 2006 novel Wind Rider. Here, she fashions a fairly complex story for young readers, with liberal usage of the villagers’ fictitious language that is seemingly unsupported with definitions (until the reader stumbles across the book’s glossary of term definitions). These challenges, however, will reward advanced readers looking to hone their reading skills on more advanced prose. Beckhorn quickly departs from The Wolf Boy’s familiar Jungle Book beginnings to establish the novel as a memorable work in its own right, and she uses beautiful, descriptive language to tackle bullying, promote body diversity and even explore the ancient beginnings of humans’ fears of “otherness”.Given Beckhorn’s success at using a prehistoric setting to illustrate the depth and genesis of human relationships with animals, it’s almost surprising that authors have not mined this territory consistently before. With certain appeal for children interested in prehistory, dogs and survival stories, The Wolf’s Boy will reward strong readers.Recommended: 3 out of 4 starsReviewer: Kyle MarshallReviewer biography: Kyle Marshall is the Planning, Assessment & Research Analyst for Edmonton Public Library. He graduated with his MLIS from the University of Alberta in June 2015, and is passionate about diversity in children's and youth literature.

scholarly journals A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step

Asian Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Ngoc Tho Nguyen ◽  
Jana S. Rošker
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Asian Studies ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Biennial Conference ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

This special issue of Asian Studies is dedicated to Confucianism in Vietnam. The idea of this topic has a rather long history. It can be traced back to the second biennial conference of the World Consortium for Research on Confucian Cultures (WCRCC), which took place in Vietnam in 2016 and was hosted by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University––Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “Confucianism as a Philosophy of Education for the Contemporary World”.

scholarly journals The collection of Cu Lao Cham shipweck at the Museum of History - Culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
Suong Thi Ha
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
The North ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
National University ◽  
Research Ability ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University

Building the collections of artifacts is a professional work in order to strengthen the warehouse of a museum, which is one of the most important missions of museums. An original collection of artifacts constructed will help us easily manage them in both quantity and quality to serve scientific research, educational and informational exhibitions of the museum. The collections are the pride and the measure of the value of each museum. Since set up, the Museum of History-Culture in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City always focuses on collection building. From the project “Invest for building artifact collections, improve research ability of the Museum of History-Culture", the museum has successfully built many collections such as Chu Dau ceramics collection, Dong son bronze drums collection, Binh Duong ceramics, artifact collections of ethnic groups in the North of Vietnam, etc. Among those valuable collections, Chu Dau ceramics collection is considered as one of the most valuable collections. This collection has 39 ceramic objects dated from the 15th Century belonging to Chu Dau ceramics found from ancient Cu Lao Cham shipwreck.

scholarly journals Students’ Self – directed Learning at University of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Ho Chi Minh City

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Tuong ◽  
Phan Nguyễn Đông Trường
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
National University ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Good Learning ◽  
The University

The study aimed to investigate the level of students’ self–directed learning at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. The study proceeded with a sample of 395 students voluntarily participating in the survey. The sample was calculated according to the Watson sample formula (2001) out of a total of 12,540 students across the university with 50% in level confidence. The research calculated was within the second term of the academic year, 2021 – 2022. The self – assessment self – directed learning scale developed by Williamsons (2007) was administrated in this research to evaluate levels of students’ self–directed learning. The instrument was firstly Vietnamized and evaluated for Cronbach Alpha and Exploratory factors analysis to match with Vietnamese logic thinking and context in this research. The scale comprised 4 aspects of self–directed learning as Awareness, Learning strategies: Learning activities, Evaluation, and Interpersonal Skills. In the pilot research, Cronbach alpha index was respectively 0.862; 0.911; 0.908; 0.905. The results revealed that students’ level of self–directed learning was at an intermediate level. For more specific, students had high awareness and good learning strategies, according to awareness and learning strategies figures. However, there were differences between different academic years in terms of self–directed learning.

scholarly journals Establishing criteria for evaluating lecturers’ competences: solutions for improving quality of lecturers at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU -HCM

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Bui Ha Phuong
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

In the higher education environment, lecturers play an extremely important role in higher education of universities. Assessing the higher education quality based on many standards such as the training program, the facilities, the teaching staff, the supporting staff to the learners, the measures of quality improvement, ... In which, improving the qualified lecturers who meet the training needs and implementing the strategic goals of each university is as one of the requirements important. Assessing lecturers' competences is considered one of the mandatory requirements for measuring the quality of university education. The assessment of lecturers' competences is based on a variety of criteria, in which the competences of teaching, scientific research and community service are considered the core competences of the lecturer. The paper presents the necessity of proposing criteria for assessing lecturers' competences. Besides, the paper also analyzes some of the basic criteria for assessing lecturers' competences. Then, some solutions are proposed to apply these criteria in assessing the competences of lecturers at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Hochiminh.

scholarly journals Research Capacity of the Faculty Members at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tran Thanh Huong ◽  
Thi Thuy Loan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Interests

This paper described the motivation and research capacity of the faculty members at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (HCMUSSH-VNU). A quantitative research technique was employed based on information provided from 169 permanent faculty members, it reflected that the factors of curiosity, personal interests, responsibility, self-assert affect their research competence, and professional development were the main research motivators of the respondents. They also assessed themselves to have the capability to do research and make their inquiry scientific. From the results, implications are drawn to promote the research productivity of the faculty members at the HCMUSSH-VNU.

scholarly journals Maintaining the 20-year-old “Traditional Torch” to guide future development

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
The Khanh Bui
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Symbolic Meaning ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
School Year ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
Oriental Studies ◽  
The University

At the first school-year opening ceremony of the Faculty of Oriental Studies (FOS), Prof. Tran Van Giau – the special guest of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH, VNU-HCM) and FOS, attended, lighted the traditional torch and delivered some words. As an alumnus of the Oriental University (Soviet Union), during his time full of revolutionary activities, with the spirit of liberal oriental studies, he wholeheartedly supported and encouraged the USSH, VNU-HCM policies and FOS activities. His action of lighting the traditional torch on this occasion bore an important symbolic meaning.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Self – Efficacy and Readiness for Self – Directed Learning of Students at Vietnam University

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Truong Nguyen Dong Phan ◽  
Tuong Nguyen Van ◽  
Giau Dinh Sang
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
National University ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

The research aims to investigate the readiness of self–directed learning, self–efficacy, and the relationship between them in students at the University of Social Science and Humanities Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. The study was administrated with the self-efficacy scale developed by Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1993) and the readiness for self–directed learning scale developed by Fisher et al. (2001, 2010). The total number of students at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City was 12,540 students (according to the second term of the academic year 2020–2021). This study’s sample was calculated with the formula developed by Watson (2001). With a confidence level of 95% and a variable value of 50%, in the results table of Watson's sample size for a total population of 10,000 to 15,000 people, the sample size for this study ranged from 385 to 390 people. The official sample of 395 students was suitable, which could represent the total population according to Watson (2001). Research results showed that the level of self-efficacy and readiness for self–directed learning among students at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City was at an intermediate level. In particular, the results indicated that there was a difference between different academic–year students and readiness for self–directed learning. Research results implied that there was a close correlation between self-efficacy and readiness for self–directed learning in students.

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