EFL students

English as a foreign language (EFL) learners face various speaking challenges. Prior research has demonstrated that inadequate instructional methods and students' lack of motivation are the primary factors contributing to their low speaking competency. The use of scaffolding has received acclaim for its capacity to effectively engage a wide range of learners.

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This study explores Vietnamese teachers' perceptions and practices of gamification in teaching English to first-year English majors at Thang Long University. The goals of the research are to find out the impacts of gamification on EFL students' learning and some challenges when applying the approach.

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The research findings are expected to inform EFL teacher trainers and educators of the value and significance of investigating and understanding PTs’ beliefs about DI to shed light on the field of EFL teacher training and development.

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This mixed-methods study examines Vietnamese tertiary EFL teachers' self-efficacy and information and communication technology integration practices. Survey data from 84 lecturers revealed moderately high self-efficacy, with highest confidence in instructional strategies and lowest in student engagement.

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Artificial intelligence has rapidly been integrated into education, which has substantially impacted academic writing, especially among EFL students. This study investigates Vietnamese EFL students’ artificial intelligence literacy and tool usage for writing, and the correlation between these two aspects. A quantitative study using a questionnaire was conducted with 214 English major students at a private university.

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This paper examines Vietnamese EFL students' social media use, language learning, and self-regulated learning. An immersion study with 253 A2-level non-majored English students used mixed methods approach to examine students' opinion on social media as a language learning tool and its support for self-regulated learning.

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The objective of this qualitative research is to investigate the intricate role that peer support plays in enhancing the outcomes of English language acquisition. The study conducts in-depth interviews with six students to EFL students' perspectives of peer support in English language learning.

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This quantitative research aims to examine 75 EFL students’ perspectives of teacher creativity in teaching English speaking skills at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education. Using Kharkhurin’s (2014) conceptual framework of creativity, the paper focuses on four dimensions of teachers’ novelty, utility, aesthetics and authentic attributes in teaching English speaking skills.

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This study investigates the experiences of English major students at a university in Vietnam with feedback from writing classes. It aims to seek a better understanding of various types of feedback that students receive in their writing courses, assessing their quality, effectiveness, and how they align with students' needs and expectations.

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Grammar acquisition remains a challenge for many EFL learners, necessitating innovative approaches to enhance learning effectiveness. This study investigates the impact of using the Nearpod platform on improving high school students' grammatical competence. A quasi-experimental design with sampling was selected, including 40 students of class 10A7 at Ngo Quyen High School.

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This study examines the perception of academic vocabulary among EFL English-majored students, specifically on the importance of confidence and difficulties in using vocabulary, the perceived effect on writing, and the ways of learning it.

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This study aims at exploring the causes and impacts of speech errors in spontaneous speech produced by Vietnamese EFL learners, with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The results of the study showed that the major causes of speech errors were LI interference, cognitive overload, and lack of exposure to real life English conversations.

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This study aimed to determine the effects of self-questioning on pre-intermediate EFL students’ reading comprehension and explore their perceptions of learning to read with self-questioning. A quasi-experimental design was carried out among two groups of sixty-eight Vietnamese pre-intermediate students over a nine-week reading course using self-questioning and teacher-posed questions.

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Their self-report active participation in the e-quizzes and follow-up teacher/peer feedback sessions demonstrated high levels of behavioral engagement. Students were, however, slightly less in agreement with the benefits of Quizizz in enhancing their self-monitoring and critical thinking skills. Some reservations remain about technical problems during quiz administration and the use of scores in Quizizz gamified tests for summative assessment purposes.

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The roles of the teacher and students in online language classes have been a well-researched area, yielding various insights into the potentials of online technologies and the need for a consideration of redefining classroom roles. Drawing on a case study, for particularities, this paper presents the results of an exploratory investigation into the development of classroom roles in an EFL Listening class integrating online technologies at a university.

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EFL university teachers' emotions are likely to be influenced by students’ behaviours in the classroom. Thus, practicing emotion regulation is considered to support teachers to achieve their professional objectives and effective teaching. In this case study, the negative emotions associated with classroom teaching experienced by an EFL university lecturer due to students’ behaviors were video recorded.

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The purpose of this article is to examine the translation processes used by Vietnamese EFL college students as well as the effectiveness of the translated versions in comparison to the original Vietnamese papers.

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By the aim to enhance the listening skills of EFL freshmen, an experiment was conducted using cartoons with thirty-five first-year students in an experimental group, compared to a control group, through pre-tests and post-tests. The intervention took place over five weeks during the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year, utilizing ten cartoons as research tools.

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This study aims to report on an investigation into Dong Nai University EFL students' beliefs and practices of autonomous learning. The study was carried out for 6 weeks in the first semester of school year 2023-2024 at Dong Nai University, Vietnam. The research employed a quantitative method by using a questionnaire to gather data from 80 English-majored students.

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This paper discusses the effects of an intercultural communication course on the development of students‟ intercultural communicative competence, a crucial competence for language learners in the globalised world.

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