Abstract EN:

Why do the Vietnamese try to avoid getting into opposition with their speech counterparts , Is it possible that differences i linguistic systems have effect on the verbal behaviour of its speakers ? Are such differences considered as the only responsible factor ? Through this study, we have attempted to point out that the Vietnamese language, like the French language, supplies many diversified means to respond to all sorts of communication, and also, to explain that Vietnamese students of French avoid confrontation or direct formulation in cases of discord with their speakers. The real causes do not lie within the language itself, but rather within the culture. It is within the culture that observation and the respect of rites create, by its long inculcation and daily practice, a practice, a whole set of behaviours, which, by turn, create "social conformism". To enable students to learn French, debate and contradict, it is therefore necessary to provide them with not only linguistic means, but also a key to enter the culture of "Alterity"