eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-05-02 6 5 519 525 10.12691/education-6-5-24 EDUCATION20186524 article Nguyen Thi Hong Van nhvan1965@gmail.com 1 Nguyen Thi Hao 1 The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam Teaching Vietnamese as the second foreign language is the important issues in preserving and developing the Vietnamese language. Using system research method, interdisciplinary research, practical research on curriculum development, lesson plans (typically through the Vietnamese language teaching program for Laotians), this paper presents the opinion in building this curriculum and the lesson model of teaching Vietnamese as the second foreign language and how to use this model effectively. Especially, we present the exercises type in each learning activities (speaking, listening, reading and writing) with: the idea of designing, number, the order, time and how to use these exercises to develop students' ability. These results can use researching and teaching Vietnamese for foreigners as a second language individually and teaching Vietnamese in general. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/5/24/education-6-5-24.pdf Vietnamese teaching for foreigners Vietnamese curriculum Vietnamese language model for foreigners Vietnamese teaching for Laotians