Journal Articles - Educational and Pedagogy - 2021

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    A Real Game-Changer in ESL Classroom? Boosting Vietnamese Learner Engagement with Gamification
    ( 2020)
    Lê Thùy Linh
    The significance of gamification has been robust in educational contexts as gamification provides a greater engagement and empowerment among ESL language learners. This research aims to reconsider the role of gamification beyond its conventional use as gamified classroom activities, incorporating it into the whole journey of an ESL blended learning course. The study was conducted in a Vietnamese private university with a total of 50 learners for 12 weeks. E-journal and interviews were employed to explore learners’ deep thoughts of gamification. Each week, five learners voluntarily submitted their journals through a link by Google Form. Additionally, interviews were also conducted in the middle of the course, week 7, and at the end of the course, week 12. Data was analyzed into 3 main themes: behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement. The result indicated that ESL learners achieved a deeper engagement in a gamified blended classroom, behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively. To be more specific, learners attained a higher level of participation, effort-making, and contribution to learning. Moreover, participants showed their interest and confirmed the decrease of language anxiety. Finally, students developed a sense of social connection and investment in their learning, which was regarded as the expressions of cognitive engagement.
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    Non-English Majored Freshmen’s Perspectives on Benefits and Challenges of Using E-Learning: a Study at Van Lang University
    ( 2021)
    E-learning has been being used as a method of education around the globe.In the context of Vietnam, e-learning has been adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic; it, therefore, is still a new concept, especially among students. The study aimed to investigate students’ perception of the benefits and challenges of using e-learning. The study was conducted at Van Lang University with the participation of 152 first-year students from different faculties. The quantitative research approach was employed in the study. The quantitative data collected from the questionnaire were processed by SPSS (19.0) The findings showed that several participants valued the advantages of e-learning. Particularly, students could study at their preferred time and place. It was easy for them to get access to the online materials, so they could get deeper understanding of the lessons. What is more, e-learning allowed students to study at their own pace. They, therefore, could review the lessons whenever they wanted so as to attain the objectives of each lesson. However, the study also found that students encountered some significant issues including low-speed connectivity to the Internet, technical problems, and loss of face-to-face interactions. The most interesting finding of the current study was that almost all participants could afford to purchase a computer, which was considered the major problem for the participants in previous studies.
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    The pedagogical training management of gifted high school teachers in the region of Hong river delta based on competency approach
    ( 2021)
    Hoàng Thùy Linh
    Pedagogical training for teachers is always an important issue of every education system. Teachers impart knowledge, give academic advice to students, and assist students in applying knowledge to develop society. This study investigated the gifted high school teacher pedagogical training management in the region of the Red River Delta according to the competency approach. Based on the available data, the research indicated three main things: (i) Professional pedagogical competence of gifted high school teachers; (ii) Pedagogical training activities for gifted high school teachers; (iii) Management of pedagogical training activities for gifted high school teachers. This study conducted a survey of 547 departmental and school managers in gifted high school teachers in nine provinces in Red River Delta, including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Vinh Phuc. These findings are only preliminary research, and they will be an important basis for proposing management solutions to improve the effectiveness of pedagogical training activities for gifted high school teachers
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    Online Language Learning via Moodle and Microsoft Teams: Students’ Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement
    ( 2021)
    Tu Phung Ngoc
    ;
    Luong Thi Kim Phung
    Although technology has long been integrated into EFL classes and blended learning has achieved immense popularity, fully online language learning is still a novel approach in the Vietnamese context. Besides its obvious benefits, this learning mode also poses considerable challenges. This study explores EFL students' perceptions in respect of challenges faced by English majors during their online language learning via Moodle and Microsoft Teams and to provide teachers some practical suggestions for tackling these challenges. Quantitative data was collected from a questionnaire, and qualitative one was collected from a semi-structured interview. Quantitative results showed that students generally had negative attitudes towards many aspects of online education and confronted serious challenges such as technical problems, distractions, and lack of social interaction. Additionally, several factors associated with a high level of supportive attitude towards online education and some suggestions for improvement were found. The results of this research help EFL teachers justify their teaching methods to tackle their students’ problems and help school administrators to develop long-term strategies to achieve their goal of providing effective total online language courses.
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    Challenges in Learning Listening Comprehension via Microsoft Teams among English majors at Van Lang University
    ( 2021)
    Ngô Thị Cẩm Thùy
    The aim of this study is to look into the listening comprehension issues that third year students in the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Van Lang University have while learning through Microsoft Teams. A total of 135 junior students were involved in this research. The paper used a questionnaire and a semi structured interview as the key research tools to gather data to resolve the research problems. The study's findings show that most listening comprehension issues encountered when studying with Microsoft Teams fall into the following categories: digital literacy, psychological, listener factors, technology, English ability, tasks and activities, learning environment. The findings also indicate that while the students are conscious of the advantages of using E learning, they do not enjoy it. Based on the study's findings, pedagogical implications for teachers and students in teaching and learning listening comprehension via Microsoft Teams are suggested.
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    Genre-based Approach to Writing in EFL Contexts
    ( 2021)
    Vu Phi Ho Pham
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    Thi Kim Loan Bui
    Writing is a challenging and demanding skill for EFL learners in Vietnam. Teaching writing skills at Vietnamese universities is problematic since different approaches to writing have not been implemented effectively. Mainly, a genre-based approach to writing has not yet been implemented in EFL writing classrooms successfully. This paper investigates how the genre-based writing approach has been taught and learned at Van Lang University. The study mentions some critical notions of systemic functional linguistics, genre-based writing approach, and the importance and effects of genre-based approach to writing. 128 students turned in their midterm essays in week 5 of the 10-week writing course. These 128 expository essays were analyzed and synthesized using Microsoft Excel to calculate the differences in move-step structure. The findings indicated that the students had difficulty following the fixed move-step structure, and they also faced challenges of lexico-grammatical usage for the expository. Hence, the study suggests some implications for applying a genre-based approach to writing for EFL teachers and students and suggests further research.
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    The Impact of Technology Adoption on Student Satisfaction with Higher Education: An Empirical Study from Vietnam
    ( 2021)
    Linh Hoang
    ;
    Ha Dang
    This study aims to analyze the impact of technology adoption on students’ satisfaction with the higher education system in Vietnam. With the continuous development of information and technology, the education sector in particular and many economic sectors in Vietnam have witnessed an explosion of applications and interventions in teaching-learning. However, these innovations have also received a lot of criticism regarding their effectiveness and feasibility. Although the numerous benefits that technology adoption has brought to education are apparent, many practitioners have not adjusted to this transition, resulting in lower learner satisfaction. Through a survey of more than 2472 university students in Vietnam, the results find a positive relationship between technology adoption and student satisfaction in higher education. We also test how nine contingent factors including gender, income, major, self-study time, learning methods, technology administration, self-ability in adopting technology, technology accessibility, and purpose of using technology can moderate that relationship. Indeed, technology adoption acts as a facilitator to make learning more convenient, effective, and accessible, rather than completely affecting learning outcomes and satisfaction. This result suggests that self-motivation is an important and decisive factor in improving satisfaction through choosing and applying technology effectively and appropriately.
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    Students’ Perception Towards the Use of Moodle-Based LMS in Learning Speaking Skill at Tertiary Level
    ( 2021)
    H. N. Truong
    Technology has profoundly changed how knowledge is transmitted and acquired, from exclusively classroom-based instruction to the hybrid of on-class interaction and online study. Given the prominence of blended learning in the field of language acquisition, the study aims to set the light on the students 'attitude toward the implementation of Moodle-based LMS in teaching and learning speaking skills at Van Lang University. The study employed a quantitative research method, and a questionnaire was selected as the research instrument to determine the opinions of 24 English-majored students at Van Lang University. The finding showed that most participants found the additional LMS practices useful for developing speaking skills, mainly grammatical competence, including grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The recommendations on the hallmarks of desirable feedback on students' recordings may also help teachers design appropriate criteria for constructive criticism on students' spoken performance. In essence, while face-to-face interaction still remains indispensable in improving speaking skills, it should be supplemented with Moodle-based LMS practices to better acquire speaking competence.
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    Using Peer Assessment in Writing for EFL Learners
    ( 2021)
    Ngo Nhat Phuong Quynh
    This study aimed at exploring the effect of using peer assessment in writing improvement of EFL students. In this paper, 30 students have to be guided by using a peer assessment approach in their writing skills in class, and after that, they take their classmates' feedback into account as a tool to reflect their improvement. What is crucial here is whether the peer assessment method can boost the learners' writing performance or not, as well as how profound their upgrade in writing is, which play an integral role in this paper. Additionally, some related papers are pointing out the benefits and drawbacks when the teachers apply the peer assessment in considering their students' progress in learning writing. Besides, the specific data are provided, which is yielded to reach the end's key targets. More specifically, this paper's results are linked to students' attitudes regarding learning writing by applying peer assessment that will help the teachers select the more compatible method for writing class in the foreseeable future.
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    The Application of Quizizz Games on Students’ Mobile Phones in English Classrooms at Van Lang University
    ( 2021)
    Võ Thị Xuân Ánh
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    Phạm Thị Hoài
    ;
    Huỳnh Thanh Thanh
    Students’ learning is influenced by students’ engagement in classroom activities. However, in the context of English teaching and learning at Van Lang University, it is difficult to get students involved in traditional classroom activities. Technology blooming in every aspect of life led the researchers to the idea of using Quizizz to make students more motivated and engaged in English classrooms. This paper aimed to investigate students' perceptions towards the implementation of Quizizz live games on mobile phones in English lessons and the effects of such games on learners' engagement. The data were collected from 90 non-English majored students. There were two methods employed in the study. The interviews were conducted on 30 participants, and the questionnaire was delivered to 90 participants. Students expressed positive attitudes towards Quizizz games in the classroom and confirmed that Quizizz live games are an effective, interesting, and useful tool to improve learners’ engagement.
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    English Language Learning Quality at Tertiary Institutions From Learners’ Perspective
    ( 2021)
    Le Thi Ngoc Diep
    The enhancement of learning foreign languages is indeed in all levels of education, considerably significant for tertiary education level. This study aims to discover the determinants of the English learning quality of the learners in tertiary education institutions in Ho Chi Minh City with the employment of qualitative and quantitative research methods with two types of secondary data and primary data. The former is from published journals, books, and other sources such as websites, business, and educational organizational reports, etc., and the latter is completed with interviews with seven experts, 3 group discussions and 3 three in-depth structured interviews, and 235 respondents for the questionnaire from the random sampling technique. The findings show, from the learners’ perspective, five factors affecting English language learning quality namely (1) Students’ Motivation & Attitude, (2) Quality of Teaching facilitators, (3) Learning environment, (4) Students’ Objectives, and (5) Teaching Curriculum. The author expects to learn additional perspectives on higher education quality and draw out some recommendations to the related authorities in the related issues.
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    A proposed model for “Competition” factor as moderator on the influence to English language learning quality of students - A Case of higher education in Vietnam
    ( 2021)
    Le Thi Ngoc Diep
    ;
    Tran Chi Hieu
    ;
    Vu Minh Hieu
    Resulting from the Industrial Revolution 4.0, English is evolving into a global language and is detected from multi-aspects consisting of technological, scientific, and business aspects, and completely, English language learning quality must be enhanced. Thus, this paper focuses on constructing a conceptual framework in which competition is presenting as a moderator on the influence on the English language learning quality of students in the context of higher education in Vietnam. To achieve this objective, the paper employs a qualitative approach through tools of the meta-analysis, systematic review, from 86 publications as research papers, theses/ dissertations, books, and other relevant publications in the focused subject from prominent and reliable databases, including Google Scholar, Research Gate, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cengage and Springer, etc. and direct observation with 55 English language classes, 5 interviews are conducted by using a semi-structured questionnaire with 135 students and 55 lecturers and 5 educational/ English teaching experts. The paper hopes to contribute to English learning quality enhancement and extends its contribution to the educational quality in higher education.
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    The Role of Collocations in the English Teaching and Learning
    ( 2021)
    Bùi Thị Lộc
    English collocations are a considerable part of the English language. Collocations are commonly used in English speech and writing and are considered an indispensable factor in the proficiency of the learners of English. Acquiring collocations is crucial, challenging, and problematic to non-native English speakers. Nevertheless, it is noticed that collocations are still underestimated in different EFL contexts, which may hinder English learners' fluency in speaking and writing. This article aims at reviewing the literature relating to the term collocations. First, the paper presents the definitions of the term collocations. Next, the paper reviews the studies in the field of collocations. Finally, the paper states some rationales for the inclusion of collocations in English teaching and learning
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    The Effects of Integrating Listening and Speaking Skills Into Moodle-Based Activities
    ( 2021)
    Vy Nguyen Ngoc Hoang
    ;
    Thanh Huynh Ngoc
    Many researchers have conducted studies on teaching listening skills to examine the possible influences of different instruments, such as video programs, audiobooks, multimedia, authentic materials-based activities. However, there is little literature mentioning the impacts of the integrated skills approach through an e-learning tool on specific language skills. As a result, this paper aimed to investigate whether there are any different effects between listening and speaking instructions in integration and listening instructions only on listening comprehension with Moodle platform's implementation. Sixty-eight non-English primary first-year students at Van Lang University were picked up and divided into two groups: an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG). Using the task-based approach, the researchers focused the integrated skills on the EG’s learning process while no speaking training was given to the CG. Data collected from a pre-posttest design were analyzed to determine whether there are differences between the two groups in terms of listening comprehension, while a semi-structured interview was performed for both groups to explore students' attitudes towards Moodle-based activities. The study's results revealed that both groups' students significantly improved their listening comprehension. There was no considerable difference in terms of listening skills between the students in the EG and CG. Besides, the data obtained from the interview indicated that all participants had positive attitudes towards Moodle-based activities. The study results also recommended that a Moodle platform's employment combined with teachers' devotion should undoubtedly lead to practical effectiveness in teaching and learning listening.
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    Các nhân tố tác động đến sự hứng thú trong học tập của sinh viên
    ( 2021)
    Lưu Chí Danh
    ;
    Nguyễn Thị Như Huyền
    ;
    Đỗ Nguyễn Như Quỳnh
    ;
    Võ Thị Mỹ Diệu
    Bài viết xác định các nhân tố tác động đến sự hứng thú trong học tập của sinh viên (SV) Trường Đại học (ĐH) Văn Lang, nghiên cứu được tiến hành khảo sát trên 460 sinh viên tại các Khoa của Trường ĐH Văn Lang. Từ kết quả nghiên cứu đó đo lường mức độ ảnh hưởng của các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến sự hứng thú trong học tập. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy, có 6 nhân tố tác động đến sự hứng thú trong học tập của SV Trường ĐH Văn Lang, đó là: Môi trường học tập, Phương pháp giảng dạy, Nhận thức SV, Ảnh hưởng từ gia đình, Chất lượng giảng viên và Chương trình đào tạo. Trong đó, nhân tố chất lượng giảng viên có tác động mạnh mẽ nhất đến sự hứng thú trong học tập. Vì vậy, Ban lãnh đạo Nhà trường cần quan tâm nhiều hơn đến yếu tố này nhằm nâng cao sự hứng thú trong học tập của SV.
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    Relationships of Marketing, Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty – A Case Of Vietnamese Dairy Retail Stores in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    ( 2021)
    Trung LAM
    ;
    Bach LE
    ;
    Tuan Hoang DINH
    ;
    Hieu VU
    With the current high market competition, all businesses must have a suitable approaches and strategies to develop more and more customers and achieve their customer satisfaction and loyalty. This work aspires to inspect the relationships of the marketing, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in Vietnamese dairy retail stores in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The study employs to methods of qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative technique is gone with the related literature and theories, consultations with 6 academic researchers, 27 business owners, and 15 managers, group discussions and 3 in-depths planned interviews with 30 random customers. The quantitative tool is done with 200 surveyed questionnaires with the customers in milk product retail stores in Ho Chi Minh city. The findings show 4 important factors affecting customer satisfaction: Product, Price, Promotion, Place (Distribution channel) and 2 crucial other factors: Satisfaction and reference group have linear relationships with customer loyalty. The findings are expected to add to the accessible literature to both theoretical and managerial approaches for a superior understanding of the activities of the marketing mix, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty, particularly in the research trade setting.
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    The Effectiveness of Using Technology in Learning English
    ( 2021)
    Phạm Vũ Phi Hổ
    ;
    Lam Kieu Van
    ;
    Truc Anh Dang
    ;
    Duc Bao Tran Pham
    ;
    Thi Thanh Nga Vo
    This study found out about the effectiveness of using technology in learning English. However, few studies have been shown the effectiveness of technology in all English skills: Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Third-year students of the Foreign Language Department at Van Lang University participated in this study for two weeks. The questions revolved around learning English and using technology in learning English. The researchers collected all the responses. The goal of using technology in learning English brings a strong potential to enhance learners' language skills and promote the process of learning English quickly. After using technology in learning English, we examined the impacts of the teaching on the four skills, and this effect is expressed as a percentage (30%, 50%, 80%) based on the results obtained from the questionnaires
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    The Effect of WeChat-Based Online Instruction on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge
    ( 2021)
    Ehsan Namaziandost
    ;
    Arash Hashemifardnia
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    Albina Anvarovna Bilyalova
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    Doris Fuster-Guillén
    ;
    Jessica Paola Palacios Garay
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    Le Thi Ngoc Diep
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    Hazhari Ismail
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    Ludmila A. Sundeeva
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    Oriana Hibana
    ;
    Eddie Denessen
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of online instruction through different mobile applications has become more common in education all over the world. Therefore, this research investigated the potential effects of using WeChat-based online instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. To achieve this objective, 44 Iranian intermediate subjects were picked out among 67 students based on the findings of the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The subjects were then randomly divided into two equal groups: experimental and control. After assigning the subjects to two groups, they were pretested by a vocabulary test. Then, the experimental group received vocabulary instruction using WeChat application, while the control group received a conventional vocabulary instruction. After the instruction, a vocabulary posttest was given to both groups to assess the effectiveness of the treatment. The gathered data were analyzed through independent samples t-test, one-way ANCOVA, and paired samples t-test. The outcomes attained in this research demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the posttests of both groups in favor of the experimental group. Eventually, the conclusions and the pedagogical implications of this study were explicated.
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    Boosting English Majors’ Ability in Pronouncing Stressed Vowels via Blue Canoe, a Mobile based Application: A Focus on Vietnamese EFL Learners
    ( 2021)
    Nguyễn Huy Cường
    ;
    Nguyễn Thị Hà
    ;
    Lê Quang Thảo
    There is no doubt that teaching and learning English pronunciation is one of the major concerns facing EFL/ESL educators and experts. Specifically, stressed vowel practice instruction has been considered a massive challenge among Vietnamese teachers because these two languages possess certain distinctive features in phonetics. This new digital age indicates that mobile-based applications have actively promoted EFL/ESL learners’ sound production. Thus, this paper pinpointed how digital apps affected learning vowels among English learners and discussed their attitudes towards the apps with the help of 32 first-year students majoring in English at Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City. A pre-test and post-test were used to see if there was a significant distinction in the participants’ ability to acquire vowel sounds. In addition, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was employed to test how content they were when they used the app. The results show that with mean scores of 6.88 and 11.177 in the pre-test and post-test, respectively, students in the experimental group improved than their counterparts in the other group (M=6.0 in the pre-test and 8.47 in the post-test). Hence, an explanation for the better performance in the intervened group is that the participants practiced pronouncing vowels with the application Blue Canoe during the course. In addition, these participants also had a favorable attitude towards the mobile-based application in their phonetics class, with a mean score of 3.96 on the questionnaire
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    A Scientometric Analysis of COVID 19 Research in the Context of Vietnam
    ( 2021)
    Tôn Nguyễn Trọng Hiền
    "Thế giới liên tục ghi nhận kỷ lục số ca nhiễm COVID-19, và số người chết tiếp tục tăng với con số đáng lo ngại. Tính cấp bách của đại dịch toàn cầu đã thúc đẩy các nhà khoa học khắp nơi trong đa lĩnh vực nỗ lực nghiên cứu giải pháp nhằm hạn chế tác động tiêu cực và đẩy lùi đại dịch; Việt Nam không ngoại lệ. Trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn, các tài liệu nghiên cứu về COVID-19 liên quan bối cảnh Việt Nam ngày càng được xuất bản nhanh và nhiều. Về vấn đề trên, cần thiết phải đánh giá nguồn tài nguyên hiện hữu nhằm có định hướng phát triển trong nghiên cứu, và nhằm gợi ý cho quyết định về chính sách. Trong nghiên cứu này chúng tôi áp dụng phương pháp phân tích trắc lượng khoa học các nghiên cứu COVID-19 liên quan bối cảnh Việt Nam. Để có được thông tin về các nghiên cứu COVID-19, cơ sở dữ liệu Scopus đã được sử dụng. Sử dụng công cụ phân tích tích hợp sẵn có của Scopus để thống kê mô tả kết hợp sử dụng công cụ ScienceScape và VOSviewer phân tích 144 tài liệu nghiên cứu, chính yếu kết quả cho thấy đã có sự hợp tác quốc tế, có sự đa dạng hóa các hướng nghiên cứu từ nghiên cứu y học, cho đến kinh tế xã hội, công nghệ v.v. tuy nhiên, nghiên cứu y học chiếm đa số xuất bản có liên quan. Ở thời điểm hiện tại, nghiên cứu về Dịch tễ học-kiểm soát dịch COVID-19 bối cảnh Việt Nam là sự quan tâm nhiều nhất từ các nhà nghiên cứu."