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ABSTRACT Writing in a foreign language is deemed to be the most difficult language skill to learners, especially at high school level. Consequently, its teaching has become a challenging task for high school teachers in the Vietnamese context. Teacher beliefs related literature indicates that what teachers do in the classroom is directly governed by what…
E-peer comments were widely investigated by researchers around the world. However, investigating the effects of e-peer comments on writing revision in terms of global and local areas are still in debates. The purpose of this research paper is to introduce to an instructional model for training Academic Writing for Graduate students at Ho Chi Minh…
Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to introduce to an instructional model for training Academic Writing for Graduate students, in order to help lecturers from big-size classes to apply instructor/peer e-comments as samples in classrooms. 86 graduate students from 2 classes participated in the study to provide data for analysis. The results indicate…
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ABSTRACT The effects of and students’ attitudes towards collaborative writing The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectivess of collaborative writing. Sixty-two 2nd year students at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at HCMC Open University, Vietnam participated in the study of which 27 of them were in the control group and 35 in…
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The effects of collaborative writing on individual writing Abstract Collaborative writing is widely researched and its effectiveness is rather impressive by the researchers around the world. However, few studies conducted to test the effectiveness of collaborative writing on individual’s writing skills. The purpose of this study is to investigate if the collaborative writing activities affect…
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ABSTRACT The current study aims to investigate the employment of self-regulated strategies (SRS) and the gender differences in using SRS in learners’ writing processes. Zimmerman’s model of self-regulated learning and thirty SRS are used. This is the survey study and its research instruments are the questionnaire and the interview. The participants of the study are…
TÓM TẮT Môn Biên dịch là một trong những môn học bắt buộc trong chuyên ngành Ngôn ngữ Anh. Tuy nhiên, phương pháp giảng dạy môn này được thực hiện theo kinh nghiệm giảng dạy của từng Giảng viên (GV) hơn là có phương pháp cụ thể. Bài viết này mô tả lại một nghiên…
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This thesis examines the senior students’ self-assessment on their translation and interpretation abilities at Ho Chi Minh City Open University and their feedback on the teaching methods and curriculum. Twenty-four senior students in Business and Tourism Translation and Interpretation in the course 2008-2012 participated in the study. Data collection were from questionnaire investigating students’ general…
Few studies have been conducted to see how Blog-based peer response helps students improve their writing revisions. The present study investigates peer comments made through blogs, the nature of the comments and their areas of focus, and the ratios of students incorporating suggestions made through blog-based comments into revisions of their writing. Thirty-two second year…
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ABSTRACT Course-book plays a very important role in many language training classrooms, especially at Faculty of Foreign Languages at HCMC Open University. However, few studies have been conducted to investigate whether the current course-books, either imported or local materials, have had suitability for the students’ needs and interests. This study was an attempt to evaluate the course-book…