VietTESOL International Convention 2024

Undertaking research and getting it published at a peer-reviewed journal have become important criteria in the ranking of the universities globally (Azmi, 2006) and in accessing university lecturers annually (Palpanadan et al., 2018). These activities can be a challenging but rewarding process to researchers in any fields of study ( Busse et al., 2021). However, issues on training needs in...

This qualitative study investigates the assessment identity of EFL university lecturers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, drawing upon the framework of assessment identity dimensions proposed by Looney et al. (2017). Through semi-structured interviews with ten lecturers across various disciplines, the research examines how these dimensions manifest in their beliefs, practices, and challenges...

Measuring levels of achievement of programme learning outcomes is a requirement for quality assurance of outcome-based study programmes. Thanks to their positive characteristics, assessment rubrics is strongly recommended by programme quality assessors as a tool to help measure levels of achievement of programme learning outcomes in higher education. This presentation is prepared based on some...

My research is based on a year-long ethnographic study in several primary schools in Vietnam to understand how English Teachers live and breathe their job everyday at school. The study attempted to understand the teachers’ work from their perspective and on their terms. The underlying ontology is a social one (a Social Ontology), which views the teachers as a social, public unit who teach the...

Among the advent of technological era 4.0, individuals have grown conflicted over the rise of generative artificial intelligence (ChatGPT), and controversies are prevalent among academics, educators, researchers, and the general public. Current writing was to describe procedure of ChatGPT experimental investigated within 5 weeks to experience writing skill on 36-EFL-sophomore experimental...

Our research explores the understandings about critical thinking (CT) and approaches in CT practice and development (CTP&D) among teachers and students in initial teacher education programs. The analysis is informed by an adapted version of Halonen’s (1995) CT model, which encompasses dispositions, cognition, and metacognition, and Bredo’s (2000) concept of interactional constructivism.

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Teacher professional development is always a critical component in driving educational change. Effective professional development empowers teachers to embrace change, resulting in enhanced teaching effectiveness and improved educational quality. There has been a growing body of research dedicated to understanding professional development for teachers across different contexts worldwide and its...

This research aims to investigate the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the context of online teaching and learning, particularly within blended and distance education settings. Focusing on the intersection of AI technology and learner autonomy development, as well as technology-enhanced testing and assessment, the study seeks to explore the implications of...

This study looks into the viewpoints of EFL High school teachers on the benefits and challenges of using new textbooks in high school classrooms. This study will use a designed questionnaire instrument administered to 40 EFL high school teachers to investigate the complex elements impacting the adoption, implementation, and efficacy of new textbooks in the EFL classroom. This study provides a...

The system of expansion plays an important part in developing on the experiential meanings of clause through the elaboration, extension and enhancement of its meaning. This paper attempts to describe the logico-semantic relation of expansion in English and Vietnamese clause complexes in the light of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). Based on 200 samples containing the phenomenon of...