Vạn vật hữu linh [Everything Has Its Spirit]: Embracing Vietnamese Ontology in Understanding the Child’s Worlds
摘要
A key idea of Vietnamese ontology is Van vật hữu linh which means that all beings are spiritual and that people, nature, and objects are interconnected. The author illustrates how embracing this Vietnamese ontology of relatedness supports seeing and interpreting the ways that Duong, a four-year-old child, interacted with objects in his everyday narratives at his preschool in Vietnam. The chapter concludes with a pedagogic suggestion for educators to embrace this Vietnamese ontology to better understand and enrich young children’s communication within spaces and places.