EFL classrooms

Investigation of effective approaches for supporting students’ linguistic and intercultural competence in the process of learning English as an international lingua franca has generally been an issue of great concern for teachers and researchers in language education. The paper finally puts forward the suggestion that short literary texts of cultures around the world might be considered as one of the meaningful inputs in B1 EFL classrooms.

10p vialicene 02-07-2024 1 0   Download

Although the concept of translanguaging is not new, little is known about how it is employed and viewed by Vietnamese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in both public and private institutions. The study continues to confirm the results of previous studies, supporting translanguaging use in EFL classrooms.

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The study suggested different techniques, some online games, and materials to support learners in acquiring a new language actively, and teachers could encourage more students to practice extramural English outside the classroom.

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The study’s findings were used to generate discussion and pedagogical implications concerning approaches for increasing students’ enthusiasm to learn a foreign language. Some recommendations were made for further research on what motivates people to learn a foreign language.

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Bài viết "Áp dụng Flipped Classroom trong dạy và học EFL đối với sinh viên đại học: Thái độ và nhận thức" tìm hiểu nhận thức và thái độ của sinh viên đại học tại một số trường đại học tại Hà Nội đối với Flipped Classroom trong lớp học ngữ pháp tiếng Anh.

12p gaupanda038 21-06-2024 1 1   Download

The paper begins with an exploration of ICC, delving into its definition, models, and the ultimate goal of developing intercultural speakers. Subsequently, it discusses pedagogical implications, with teaching approaches, assessment, and activities for fostering ICC in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. The second part of the paper delves into the concept of student agency, presenting its definition and models proposed by scholars.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of EFL pre-service teachers regarding the integration of ICT in EFL classrooms during teaching practicum. The study involved 40 EFL pre-service teachers from a university in Vietnam and employed a mixed-method design to achieve its objectives.

7p viambani 18-06-2024 6 1   Download

In this paper, an overview of the shadowing method will be described as a tool to assist English learning and teaching procedures, especially for listening and speaking skills. Also, this paper ends with a discussion on how to implement shadowing techniques in EFL classroom settings.

7p viohoyo 25-04-2024 2 1   Download

The online flipped classroom has become increasingly applied to provide students with active learning. This study employed mixed-method research implementing a quasiexperimental design using quantitative and qualitative data collection: pre-test and post-test, a questionnaire and interview.

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The purpose of this study was to look into teachers' perceptions of code-switching functions and effects in English as a foreign language classroom. In the study, a descriptive survey design and an interview were used to investigate the functions and effects of code-switching in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom.

11p viarnault 25-04-2024 3 1   Download

This paper aims to investigate the roles of videos in language teaching and learning. Furthermore, the article analyzes several effects of videos on speaking skills, especially in terms of teaching cultural awareness, improving pronunciation and intonation, enhancing pragmatic understanding and motivating students.

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Concept-checking questions might be a useful tool to estimate learner’s understanding of the meaning and usage of the vocabulary being taught. Acknowledging the necessity of employing concept-checking questions in teaching vocabulary to EFL learners, this paper reviews certain fundamental theoretical issues on concept-checking questions and gives conclusions on effective use of concept-checking questions in teaching vocabulary to EFL learners.

3p vigojek 02-02-2024 5 0   Download

English language teaching (ELT) in the era of globalization does not simply equip learners with linguistic competence. English language learners need to develop intercultural communicative competence (ICC) - one of the indispensable skills in the 21st century. To develop ICC for learners, teachers should incorporate intercultural attitudes, knowledge, and skills into the language classroom.

11p visystrom 22-11-2023 4 3   Download

While teacher-student relationships tend to fade out, students spend more time working with their peers when learning at the tertiary level. In the classroom, peers have different roles, which can be assigned officially by the teacher or emerge when students start working together. Despite the tremendous benefits that peers can bring to learning results, research about peer learning comparatively scatters in the Vietnamese context.

10p vispacex 16-11-2023 6 4   Download

The qualitative study "Understanding EFL teachers’ knowledge and skills via TPACK framework" aimed to understand English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ knowledge and skills concerning the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into classroom teaching practices at a private university in Vietnam. The Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework was used to guide research design, data collection, and data analysis.

10p giangnhanly 02-10-2023 4 2   Download

This study investigated autonomous English learning implemented by EFL students at an upper-secondary school concerning the utilization of online resources and the perceived affordances and challenges. To be specific, this study aimed to find out the frequency of uppersecondary EFL students using online resources for their language learning out of the classroom and the constraints that the students encountered when conducting their online autonomous learning.

9p viberkshire 09-08-2023 8 5   Download

Technology is being increasingly integrated into teaching environments in view of enhancing EFL students’ online learning experience. This article presents the outcomes of research employing a motivation theory technique to examine students’ experience using game-play quizzes at a university in Vietnam.

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This study aims to find out how undergraduate English students at a Vietnamese institution felt about utilizing Kahoot to learn vocabulary. Using a sequential explanatory mixedmethods design, the study collected and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from 53 first-year English major students.

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This paper reports high school teachers’ attitudes toward English as a lingua franca (ELF) and their classroom EFL teaching practices in a province in Vietnam. This mixed-methods study involved 109 high school teachers from 11 high schools in answering the questionnaires, and 22 of them were invited for semi-structured interviews.

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Group work has widely been used to improve students’ communicative competencies. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on how Vietnamese EFL students perceive group work implementation. This study seeks to fill this gap. A questionnaire (n = 297) and semi-structured interviews (n=10) were used to gather data from English-majored students at a university in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

15p vighostrider 01-06-2023 16 6   Download