Doctor of philosophy thesis in Theory and methodology of English language teaching: Integrating culture into teaching English at upper secondary schools in Tra Vinh, Vietnam

The research was expected to have the following potential outcomes. First, prior the positive change in EFL teaching with a better positionality of intercultural education, an investigation into teachers’ perceptions and practices would provide educational managers with evaluative feedback on the existing status of intercultural integration. Second, it might raise awareness of participating teachers and students on the role of culture in EFL education. Third, a trial implementation of an intercultural teaching approach would enhance teachers’ practice of intercultural integration with more applicable strategies to deal with culture input included in their EFL lessons. All in all, this research is hoped to contribute to the efficacy of intercultural integration, which is considered as a part of English teaching reform.