EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READINESS: A CASE IN A VIETNAMESE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Authors

  • Luu Nguyen Quoc Hung Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejoe.v8i2.4812

Keywords:

digital transformation, readiness, teaching quality, perceptions, technology

Abstract

The development of digital technology has significantly affected Vietnamese education in recent years, presenting both challenges and opportunities. In many educational institutions, digital transformation has helped to improve the learning experience for both students and teachers through interactive and customizable learning. Various uses of digital teaching and learning may include providing diverse choices of online learning such as participating in classes through mobile apps or web applications, enhancing self-directed learning, and using technology to track students' progress. Although digital transformation has become a worldwide topic recently, particularly in the new normal, limited research has explored this subject in the context of EFL teaching and learning in Vietnam. This empirical study aims to explore teachers’ perceptions of their readiness for the digital transformation at a center of foreign languages. The results revealed that teachers were relatively ready for this important change, although a number of typical challenges can have a negative influence on the effective implementation of the process. Many suggestions for improving teaching quality thanks to digital transformation were also presented.

Author Biography

  • Luu Nguyen Quoc Hung, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam

    Luu Nguyen Quoc Hung is a senior English lecturer at Can Tho University. He has been teaching English for 30 years, and is currently a director of the Center for Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. He holds a BA in TESOL from Can Tho University, an MEd in Educational Leadership and Management from RMIT International University, Vietnam, and a PhD in Education from the University of Wollongong. His research interests focus on academic performance appraisal and quality assurance in higher education, social-cognitive theory in teaching and learning, and pedagogy of teaching English to young learners.

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2023-05-04

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023)

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