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ISBN-13: 978-0-9847985-7-5
eISBN: 978-0-9847985-8-2

Create Compelling Conversations that Connect with Vietnamese Students

Do you want to have better conversations in English? Do you want to confidently speak in the international language of English?

Do you want to make new international friends? Or perhaps you want a better job where English is spoken? Do you plan to travel overseas using English? Or do you want to thrive on an American campus?

If so, this fluency-focused textbook for Vietnamese learners of English is for you.

Based on the original English as a Second Language textbook Compelling Conversations, this special version helps Vietnamese English language learners become more confident, more fluent, and more succeessful in English.

The 14 revised thematic chapters include conversation starters, interview questions, pronunciation exercises, and paraphrasing activities of traditional proverbs to create hours of meaningful conversations and lively class discussions in English. Created for community college and international students, the topics invite adults to reflect on their experiences and share insights.

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Helps Develop Fluency

This culturally sensitive text encourages students to speak about their experiences, their families, and their lives. With dozens of practical speaking exercises, Compelling Conversations helps advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners develop greater fluency, develop and express their opinions, give reasons to support their opinions, build critical thinking skills, prepare for standardized tests with speaking sections (TOEFL, IELTS), and create authentic conversations.

Fluency also requires practice. Compelling Conversations encourages students to learn by doing and continually practice speaking English. As a result, students gain greater confidence, fluency, and vocabulary. They also create better conversations in English – in and beyond their English classes.


CU@USC TV interview on October 22, 2016 About the New 2nd Edition
Authors Teresa Nguyen and Eric Roth Discuss Their New Book, “Compelling Conversations Vietnam,” with Host Mackie Kravitz.Watch the full interview

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Compelling Conversations - Vietnam: Speaking Exercises for Vietnamese Learners of English

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Versatile Materials, Activities and Exercises

Created for community college and adult students
Over 100 communicative activities about daily life
Focused pronunciation activities that target common "good mistakes" made by Vietnamese learners of English
14 thematic chapters with partner, group, and discussion activities to develop fluency and classroom speaking skills
Includes short readings on American culture
14 targeted vocabulary lists to expand working vocabulary in social, professional, and academic contexts
Features over 100 global and 40 Vietnamese proverbs (in both Vietnamese and English) to build intercultural understanding
Designed for high intermediate and advanced multilevel ESL and conversation classes
Includes 15 Search and Share assignments for homework and class discussion
Includes 10 additional reproducible surveys, forms, and worksheets in the appendix
Includes links to curated Quizlet and Kahoot online study materials to reinforce lessons
238 pages
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Please contact us directly to discuss an order. Call 1-855-ESL-Book (1-855-375-2665) and 310-390-0131 outside the U.S. and Canada, or Email laurie@compellingconversations.com.

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Compelling Conversations – Vietnam: Supplementary Bilingual Conversation Questions

Learn, work and dream in English with over 400 Vietnamese-English bilingual conversation questions. A bilingual companion to last year’s second edition of Compelling Conversations – Vietnam, this ebook supplement provides easier access to conversational English for Vietnamese learners. Intended for American immigrants and intermediate Vietnamese English as a second language (ESL) students, these 420 conversation questions help learners share personal experiences and express opinions – in English and Vietnamese.

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Learners revisit core themes—such as family, free time, work, change, stress, culture, and civic life—from multiple angles, which recycles vocabulary in new contexts. This repeated, personalized practice helps students speak faster, more clearly, and more comfortably about increasingly nuanced ideas. The first time we tell a story in English may be much harder than the third time!

Each chapter includes proverbs and quotations from a wide range of writers, philosophers, and cultural figures, often spanning centuries and cultures. Students interpret, agree or disagree, and connect these lines to their own experiences, which promotes higher-order thinking and more meaningful conversations.

Many students appreciate that the topics feel adult and the questions invite honest reflection rather than one “correct” answer. Teachers often report that shy students become more talkative and that classes develop a stronger sense of community through sharing personal stories.

The textbook is available through Chimayo Press, Amazon, and other online booksellers. Additional teaching tips, sample chapters (such as “Being Yourself,” “Making and Keeping Friends,” “Change,” and “Crime and Punishment”), and a teacher appendix are available here at CompellingConversations.

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