Dictation techniques have been shown to be effective in addressing certain listening difficulties among language learners. This study aimed to identify the primary listening difficulties experienced...

Author: Tuấn Nguyễn Hoàng, Hằng Nguyễn Thị Việt, Huyền Nguyễn Thị Ngọc, Nga Phùng Nguyễn Quỳnh

Keyword: Dictation techniques listening difficulties listening skills student perceptions

This study explores the factors influencing IELTS (International English Language Testing System) learning motivation among university students in Vietnam. A quantitative approach was employed, with...

Author: Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Van Quynh Nguyen Thi, Hong Suong Nguyen Thi, Ngan Dang Bao, Hien Nguyen Minh

Keyword: IELTS motivation university students English language learning second language acquisition learner motivation Vietnamese context

This study examines the impact of IELTS tests on the teaching practices and professional development of 20 lecturers from the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Dong Nai University of Technology. Through...

Author: Nguyen Thanh Van Thi, Nguyen Lien Thi Hong

Keyword: IELTS professional development teaching practice language assessment

Homonymy is an essential feature of the English language. It often causes confusion and miscommunication for EFL learners. This study examines common difficulties second-year English majors at the...

Author: Anh Anh Thị Kim, Nguyen Lien Phuong, Vo Linh Khanh, Nguyen Vy Thi Yen

Keyword: Homonymy homonyms full homonyms; homophones homographs pronunciation errors spelling errors vocabulary learning language interference.

This study investigates the incorporation of ChatGPT in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction at Dong Nai Technology University, emphasizing students' attitudes, perceptions, and obstacles....

Author: Phan Lam Thi

Keyword: ChatGPT EFL learning student perceptions artificial intelligence in education

This study explored the extent to which discourse-level errors affected band scores in IELTS Writing Task 2 essays written by Vietnamese English learners. The primary objective was to identify how...

Author: Mai Hiền Thị

Keyword: IELTS Writing Task discourse-level errors coherence cohesion academic writing band score analysis

This study examined the effectiveness of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in enhancing practical English communication skills among learners at private language centers in Hanoi, Vietnam. Adopting...

Author: Ha Nguyen Thi Nguyet, Huyen Pham Ngoc

Keyword: Task-based language teaching communicative competence language education Vietnam

Extensive reading has been recognized as an alternative method to develop reading fluency. However, within the context of English language teaching in Vietnam, there has not been much research that...

Author: Ngoc Yen Tran Thi, Hung Nguyen Viet

Keyword: extensive reading reading comprehension reading rate EFL reading fluency

This paper aims to critically analyze lexical contents in national English standardized tests in an EFL context. Using the Compleat Lexical Tutor corpus tool, the lexical profiles of these exams are...

Author: Dinh Thi Mai Anh, Tran Tien Ba

Keyword: Vocabulary lexical profile word types test examination

Discourse markers, such as well, you know, so, and right, are ubiquitous in everyday spoken English, yet they are often perceived as semantically empty elements. Adopting a Conversation Analysis (CA)...

Author: Pham Diem Ngoc

Keyword: Discourse markers Conversation Analysis (CA) spoken English pragmatics casual interaction pragmatic functions; language teaching