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Production-oriented approach (POA) has been initiated in China and recently expanded to other countries. The approach is highlighted by the output-driven plus input-enabled hypotheses which reverse the order of the learning process to engage learners and activate their learning needs. This research aimed to explore EFL Vietnamese teachers’ perceptions towards the approach. Twelve teachers including five working at high schools and seven at universities voluntarily joined the research. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected by using a questionnaire and transcriptions from group discussions. The results indicated that the teachers expressed different views or beliefs about applying POA in Vietnam. Adding to that, teachers at high schools and universities believed that POA is applicable in their teaching contexts thanks to the flexible policy of the educational system. However, some obstacles were reported to hinder the success of POA implementation such as learners’ overall low level of English proficiency, existing materials/ textbooks, teachers’ levels of English proficiency overall, class time allocated in the curriculum, large class sizes and so on. Finally, some pedagogical implications and research suggestions were proposed in this study.
Key words: Teachers’ perceptions, Production-oriented approach, POA
Biography
Tran Thi Cam Nang is a teacher of English at Can Tho University of Technology. She is currently a PhD candidate at Can Tho University. Her research interests include novel teaching methods, curriculum innovations and application of technology in teaching and learning English.
Nguyen Van Loi is an Associate Professor and a teacher educator in English language teaching at Can Tho University. His major research interests involve English language teaching and learning issues and English teacher education (including teacher cognition and change).
Bui Le Diem Trang is a lecturer and teacher trainer at An Giang University, Vietnam. She has taught TESOL pedagogy and trained EFL teachers at both pre-service and in-service levels. Her research interest areas include content and language integrated learning (CLIL), task-based language teaching (TBLT) and critical pedagogy (CP).
Nang is supervised in the PhD program by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Loi and Dr. Bui Le Diem Trang.
