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Description
With the rapid expansion of digital media in language education, instructors seek tools that not only deliver content but also foster active engagement, deeper comprehension, and sustained learning beyond the classroom. Edpuzzle, a platform embedding interactive questions within video lessons, holds promise for enhancing listening instruction (Al-Khalidi, 2021), yet its affordances and challenges remain under-investigated in Vietnamese tertiary contexts. This study employs the Triple E Framework (Engagement, Enhancement, Extension) developed by Kolb (2017) as both a theoretical lens and evaluative rubric to assess Edpuzzle’s effectiveness in a second-year Listening course at a Vietnamese university. The research aims to by (1) identify affordances Edpuzzle offers for listening skills, in terms of engagement, enhancement, and extended practice and (2) investigate challenges arise when integrating Edpuzzle into listening instruction
A mixed-methods design collected quantitative data from 120 students, supplemented by semi-structured interviews with a purposive subsample.
Participants reported high levels of engagement with Edpuzzle activities and demonstrated increased autonomy in managing their listening practice. Furthermore, students frequently revisited Edpuzzle videos beyond the course syllabus, evidencing the extension of listening skills into self-directed learning.
Edpuzzle proves to be a highly effective platform for tertiary listening instruction. Utilizing the Triple E Framework as an evaluative rubric can guide instructors in selecting and designing digital activities that maximize engagement, deepen disciplinary learning, and promote continued practice across diverse learning environments.
Biography
Nguyen Thi Hong Ha is a lecturer in the Department of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at the University of Foreign Languages and International Studies, Hue University, Vietnam. She teaches General English to non-English major students in the ESP Department and English-major students in the Department of English.
Her research interests include Professional Development, Extensive Reading, and Corpus Linguistics. She frequently presents at international conferences such as VietTESOL and the Warwick International Conference in Applied Linguistics.
In 2019, she was a finalist for the A.S. Hornby Trust scholarship and later pursued an MA in TESOL at the University of Warwick (2021–2022).
