Journal Articles - Educational and Pedagogy - 2020
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PublicationThe Effects of Using Games on EFL Students’ Speaking Performances( 2019)
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PublicationImprove Teaching Capacity at Private Universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam According to AUN-QA( 2020)
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PublicationFactors Influencing Life-Long Learning: An Empirical Study of Young People in Vietnam( 2020)
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PublicationImpact of Task-Based vs. Presentation-Practice-Production Instructional Methods on Students’ Productivity Skills( 2020)
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PublicationFactors Influencing to The University Choice of High Schools Pupils – An Empirical Study of Lam Dong Province, Vietnam( 2020)Vũ Minh HiếuHigher education environment has changed dramatically and faced competitively. Right choice of a tertiary institution is very crucial for all of the students because the process of university choice is highly complex. This study explores the impacting factors on the decision of university choice among high-school pupils in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. The secondary data has been collected and used from previous studies and the primary data is done through 7 experts, 3 in-depths structured interviews with 10 pupils, and 273 survey questionnaires with high-school pupils. The findings show that the university reputation, tuition fee, matriculation chance, employment opportunities, and influential individuals are factors that influence highs school pupils’ decision of university choice to study. Furthermore, recommendations for university administrators and related others and the limitations of this study have also been presented.
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PublicationHow Mall Helps Students Promote Their Learner Autonomy at Văn Lang University Through Out of Class Activities( 2020)Trần Thị Ngọc LinhThe rapid development of high technologies has brought EFL/ ESL teachers all over the world a lot of opportunities to experience new devices and applications which help educators or trainers improve their old existing teaching methodologies (Grammar-Translation Method, Direct Method, Audio-Lingual or Total Physical Response) and construct suitable ways such as using MALL because “The future is increasingly mobile, and it behoves us to reflect this in our teaching practice” as noted by Hockly (2013), known as a move approach to help both EFL/ ESL teachers and learners achieve benefits with positive reactions in their language practices that have been largely recorded for ages. This research paper, therefore, aims at presenting how MALL can help students to develop their learner autonomy at Van Lang University in Vietnam. The study was conducted within ten weeks with the participation of ninety-seven English majors in two academic classes at the pre-intermediate level. The data was collected with means of questionnaire, observation, interviews, and students’learning diaries. The findings indicated that the assistance of mobile devices associated with the platform “Google-classroom” known as a social networking learning management system engaged both social interaction and collaboration of students closely for outside class activities, and also depicted that their learner autonomy was significantly improved with amazing results including the awareness of students towards English practices outside the class increasingly, students’ readiness towards giving their feedback or reflection to the work of their classmates after class positively, the development of EFL learners’ confidence clearly, and so on. Nevertheless, some external and internal issues need to be examined carefully for better future research such as the lack of students’ technical expertise, learners’ different language learning styles, the lack of learners’ motivation, limited internet connection, costs for internet use, and the limitation of students’ communicative or collaborative skills.Tran Thi Ngoc Linh has been teaching English for tertiary students with more than 15 years. Her lectures include English for Tourism, English for Hospitality, English for Translation and Interpretation, English for Business Administration, English for Marketing, English for Teaching Methodology, Academic Skills, and Basic Skills in English. She has mostly worked for universities in the South of Vietnam such as School of Hospitality Management (VATC), HUTECH University, BinhDương University, HCMC University of Pedagogy, HongBang International University, and VanLang University. She has already graduated her MA degree in TESOL from Victoria University of Australia and an MBA degree from Open University of Malaysia. She has also been conducting her PhD study in TESOL at Hue University of Foreign Languages, Hue University, Vietnam. Her current research interests include areas of MALL, Learner autonomy, and ELT.
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PublicationA Qualitative Case Study into Exploring the Learning Styles and Learning Strategies of Non English Major Vietnamese College Students( 2020)Trương Thị Như NgọcLearning styles and learning strategies have long been studied because they can influence learners’ success and promote learners’ autonomy, particularly in language learning. However, most studies in this area are carried out in international contexts rather than locally. Thus, many false assumptions have been made about Asian learning styles in general and Vietnamese learners in particular, i.e. they are passive and group-oriented learners, and they tend to learn by rote and memorising knowledge. The case study represents an attempt to find out if first-year non-English majored collegiate learners in Vietnam are passive or active. The significant findings from semi-structured interviews with two first-year non-English-majored Vietnamese college students indicate that Vietnamese college students are not passive and rote learners and the reasons for their reticence in class relate to their learning styles and the nature of the questions asked by their teacher. Furthermore, whether Vietnamese college students are group-oriented or not is not clearly proven from the finding. It may also depend on the students’ personality and how they view learning in a group. For that reason, further research is necessary. As regards learning strategies, it is not always the rote learning approach that the students employ. They only resort to it for fear of having lower marks in the exam. They learn with understanding and use other strategies to help them memorise the knowledge.
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PublicationTrường làng và thầy đồ: một tham khảo xưa cho cho đời sống giáo dục ngày nay( 2020)Huỳnh Bá LộcDân gian Việt Nam có câu: “không thầy đố mày làm nên”. Câu này không muốn nói rằng người thầy có vai trò quyết định thành công của người học, mà muốn nói rằng, dù người học có thành công đến đâu, năng lực như thế nào, họ cũng từng phải cần ít nhất một người thầy dẫn dắt. Bởi lẽ, giáo dục không chỉ là truyền đạt một chiều mà còn là quá trình nhận diện cái phù hợp, đúng đắn. Lịch sử giáo dục Việt Nam cho thấy nhiều dữ liệu quan trọng về vai trò của người thầy trong tiến trình thành nhân của người học, đặc biệt là giai đoạn sơ khai của nền tảng giáo dục cơ sở với vai trò của trường làng và thầy đồ…
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PublicationĐề xuất một số hướng nghiên cứu khoa học giáo dục từ góc độ trường sư phạm địa phương( 2020)Nguyễn Hữu NăngCông cuộc đổi mới căn bản và toàn diện GD-ĐT nước nhà đặt ra nhiều yêu cầu đối với giảng viên các trường sư phạm. Bên cạnh những đổi mới về đào tạo, bồi dưỡng giáo viên mầm non, phổ thông, các giảng viên phải nghiên cứu về chương trình, sách giáo khoa mới, nghiên cứu đổi mới phương pháp dạy học và kiểm tra đánh giá, nghiên cứu đổi mới mô hình quản lí,… Thông qua việc phân tích những xu hướng nghiên cứu trong lĩnh vực khoa học giáo dục trên Tạp chí Giáo dục, Tạp chí Khoa học Giáo dục và nhu cầu đào tạo, bồi dưỡng giáo viên ở các trường mầm non, tiểu học, trung học cơ sở, chúng tôi đề xuất một số gợi ý hướng nghiên cứu khoa học giáo dục đối với giảng viên các trường sư phạm địa phương nhằm nâng cao hiệu quả nghiên cứu khoa học của đội ngũ này trong việc giải quyết những vấn đề thực tiễn. Ở thời điểm hiện tại, các trường sư phạm, đặc biệt là cao đẳng sư phạm đang gặp rất nhiều khó khăn về định hướng phát triển, việc làm,.. Vì thế, mỗi cá nhân giảng viên đều phải nỗ lực nâng cao chất lượng giảng dạy và nghiên cứu khoa học, gắn đào tạo và nghiên cứu khoa học với nhu cầu thực tiễn giáo dục.
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PublicationListening Learning Strategies Employed by English Majors at The Saigon International University( 2020)Châu Thanh NhãIt is unarguable that listening is one of the most significant macro skills in the process of language acquisition and takes the vital part in communication. However, it requires learners to possess both language knowledge and contextual knowledge in order to achieve high effectiveness in learning this skill. Accordingly, learners are presumed to execute listening learning strategies to get a better understanding of what is being spoken. The study aimed to investigate English listening learning strategies unconsciously employed by English majors at The Saigon International University (SIU) and explore the students’ level of frequency of employing these strategies. The mixed-methods study was conducted with the participation of 115 undergraduate students majoring in English. The quantitative data collected from the questionnaire were processed by SPSS (19.0), whereas content analysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data obtained from the semi-structured interview. The findings showed that cognitive strategies were identified as the most dominant listening learning methods, followed metacognitive strategies and socio-affective strategies. Among the particular listening, the top five most common strategies included listening for main ideas first and then details, listening to different kinds of input, connecting prior knowledge to the existing information of the text, applying the learned vocabulary and grammar to comprehend the content, and choosing the suitable listening texts
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PublicationManaging between private university’s joint training program and Vietnam business nowadays( 2020)Nguyễn Hữu NăngManaging between Private University’s joint training program and Vietnam business is the main condition to constantly increase it’s quality education in trend of Knowledge Economic and International Economic Integration thoroughly. On the basic of the relation between private University’s joint training and business as well as it’s management program, this article shows some fundamental proposals to enhance them.
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PublicationNhận thức của sinh viên không chuyên ngữ đối với ứng dụng E Learning trong việc dạy và học tiếng Anh( 2020)Đinh Thị Triều GiangNghiên cứu này nhằm mục đích hiểu rõ suy nghĩ của sinh viên Đại học Văn Lang đối với việc học tiếng Anh qua hình thức trực truyến, cũng như đánh giá sự hiệu quả của hình thức E-Learning đối với việc dạy và học tiếng Anh tổng quát trong Trường Đại học Văn Lang.
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PublicationThe Practical Perceptions of Vietnamese Lecturers and Students Towards Written Peer Feedback( 2020)
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PublicationBlogging for Collaborative Learning in the Writing Classroom( 2020)
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PublicationQuality Assurance in Higher Education According to AUN QA: A Case Study of Private Universities( 2020)Vo Van TuanThis study was conducted to assess the training quality assurance status of private universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, according to AUN-QA. Based on that, we propose quality assurance solutions for private universities in Ho Chi Minh City.
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PublicationReflective Methods in exploring Vietnamese Student Teachers' Identity During a Practicum Placement( 2020)Lê Thùy LinhThe article presents the findings of a qualitative research project to explore the emergence of teacher identity of Vietnamese student teachers during a pre-service teacher training practicum placement. There were 9 pre-service teachers employing journal writing as a means to reflect their thoughts based on their observations within the period of 8 week practicum. In-depth interviews were also conducted in week 4 and at the end of the practicum to deeply understand their views of the formation of professional identity. Based on their reflective interviews and reflective journals, the process of forming their teaching confidence, sense of agency and critical consciousness was identified. By reflecting upon their teaching practicum and classroom observations, the student teachers expressed comprehensive aspects of their formation of teacher identity such as their beliefs and perceptions of the responsibilities as teachers, their teaching competencies and their active roles in professional development. Moreover, they also appreciated the experience of writing reflective journals about what they observed and what they did at school in the interaction with experienced teachers, colleagues and school students. The findings suggest recommendations for using qualitative research methods to examine teacher identity in the Vietnamese context and using reflective journals as an important and effective tool for student teachers’ professional development in pre-service training.
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PublicationFactors Influencing Technology Adoption in Vietnam’s Educational System( 2020)
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PublicationDigital story telling with Puppet Pals to generate freshmen's enjoyment in English Speaking( 2020)Lê Huỳnh Hà VânForeign language enjoyment (FLE), or positive emotions (PE) in foreign language learning (FLL), has been proven beneficial to foreign language (FL) learners in their FL acquisition process. However, over the past decade, few pieces of research have emphasized the relationship between Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications and FLE. This research aims to investigate whether Digital Storytelling (DST) with Puppet Pals app, a short form of digital media production, brings about freshmen’s enjoyment in English speaking. Sixty-nine freshmen at Van Lang University (VLU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam participated in this project for seven weeks. A mixed-method was used in combination with three data collection instruments: The Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (FLES), video recordings observation notes, and a semi-structured interview. The results indicate that DST with Puppet Pals results in FLE. The findings contribute to research on FLE in practice and on MALL by demonstrating how to generate freshmen’s FLE in English oral practice in Vietnam context and offering strategies for learners to reach FLE with Puppet Pals and DST.
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PublicationIntrinsic and Extrinsic Academic Motivation of Students in Teacher Education University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam( 2020)Nang-Nguyen HuuThe Academic Motivation is divided into two types: Intrinsic Academic Motivation and the Extrinsic Academic Motivation. Academic motivation is one of the factors contributing to student achievement and academic success. This study was conducted to understand students’ Intrinsic Academic Motivation and Extrinsic Academic Motivation. The sample included 212 students (71 male and 141 female). The results of correlation analysis show that there is a positive correlation between students’ Intrinsic Academic Motivation and Extrinsic Academic Motivation. There is a gender difference in extrinsic academic motivation, in which female students have higher extrinsic academic motivation than male. There is no gender difference in intrinsic academic motivation. Findings also suggest that there is no difference in significance to major intrinsically and extrinsically academic motivation. Based on the above research results, the research team proposes future research directions and ways to promote students’ motivation.
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PublicationStudents’ Evaluation on the Effects of Electronic Peer Responses in Writing( 2020)