EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN TEACHING SPEAKING

Authors

  • Huong Xuan Ho Nam Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Cang Trung Nguyen Kien Giang University, Vietnam
  • Dien Tri Dinh Kien Giang University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v10i5.4773

Keywords:

teachers’ perceptions, active learning techniques, teaching speaking English

Abstract

Active learning has indicated its important role in learners’ speaking process and involved students in classroom activities. Therefore, there is a pressing need for implementing active learning techniques to engage students in speaking English. The research entitled “The EFL Teachers’ Perceptions about Implementing Active Learning Techniques in Teaching Speaking” was conducted to obtain two research aims, including (1) to find out teachers’ perceptions about implementing active learning techniques in their speaking classrooms; (2) to investigate the benefits and difficulties of implementing active learning techniques in teaching speaking. This is descriptive research using mix-methods. The participants were 56 teachers who are from two English language centers in Can Tho City responding to the questionnaire. Besides, semi-structured interviews were also administrated to investigate the benefits and difficulties teachers faced when implementing active learning techniques in teaching speaking. The findings show that teachers had positive perceptions of implementing active learning techniques in their speaking classrooms in the Mekong Delta and provided some valuable information for further topic-related research.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Huong Xuan Ho, Nam Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Huong Xuan Ho is now a lecturer of English at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Nam Can Tho University, Vietnam. She holds an MA in English Language Teaching from Can Tho University - Vietnam. As a lecturer at Nam Can Tho University, she has been teaching both English-majored and non-English-majored students, who are studying at Nam Can Tho University. Her research interests include speaking skills and strategies, and teaching methodology. She is also keen on improving the learning English experience for EFL students at her school and applying innovative approaches for her students.

  • Cang Trung Nguyen, Kien Giang University, Vietnam

    Cang Trung Nguyen is now a lecturer at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kien Giang University, Vietnam. He holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from La Trobe University, Australia and a PhD in Applied Linguistics at The University of Sheffield, UK. He worked as a teacher trainer at Kien Giang Teacher Training College, Vietnam for over ten years before moving to Kien Giang University and has worked there since 2015 as a lecturer of English.

  • Dien Tri Dinh, Kien Giang University, Vietnam

    Dien Tri Dinh is a teacher of English at Kien Giang University, Vietnam. He got a Bachelor’s degree in English Education in 2018 at Cantho University, Vietnam and completed a master’s program in Applied community development at Future University-US. Recently, he has finished a second master’s program in theories and methods of teaching English at Tra Vinh University, Vietnam. He is keen on researching English language teaching areas.

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2023-04-13

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