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Aug 28 – 30, 2025
Can Tho University
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh timezone
Innovating ELT: Sustainability and Global Readiness

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy-Based Instruction and EFL Learners’ Engagement in Oral Activities: A Case Study in Taiwan

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30m
Campus II (Can Tho University)

Campus II

Can Tho University

3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Viet Nam
Oral Presentation Language Pedagogy Parallel Oral Presentations

Speaker

Phat Hau Loi (Tunghai University, Taiwan)

Description

The current case study aims to explore the impact of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) on Vietnamese EFL learners’ engagement in oral activities, as well as the challenges that EFL teachers may encounter when implementing CRP in their EFL multicultural classrooms. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five Vietnamese students at a Taiwanese university and two Taiwanese EFL teachers. The findings show that Vietnamese students are more willing to engage and actively interact with classmates from diverse cultural backgrounds when their own cultural identities are acknowledge and culturally relevant topics are integrated into lessons. These activities enhance students’ sense of inclusion and help boost their confidence, motivation and willingness to participate, while also reducing hesitation. Although teachers recognise the benefits of CRP, they encounter barriers as well. This study finally addresses existing gaps in CRP principle-based research by offering practical strategies to help foster inclusive and engaging EFL instruction. It underscores the need for culturally responsive classrooms that support students’ linguistic and intercultural development.

Biography

Loi Phat-Hau from Tunghai University, Taiwan, is a researcher and educator specialising in translation studies, multicultural education, and foreign language teaching. His expertise includes cooperative learning, active learning strategies, and technology integration in language education.

Primary author

Phat Hau Loi (Tunghai University, Taiwan)

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