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The purpose of this research was to determine if task-based teaching improved EFL students’ writing performance in terms of fluency and accuracy. The research included 56 non-English majors at Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The control group learned to write paragraphs using a product-based approach, which corresponded to existing teaching methods…
Abstract In Vietnam, grammar has been taught with conventional teaching methods such as the Grammar Translation Method and Audio Lingual Method, which still focus on paper-based grammar exercises in high schools. These traditional methods demotivate students’ learning interest and motivation and fail to increase their independent learning and the effectiveness of grammar instruction. The purpose…
Extensive research on E-peer comments was undertaken by researchers from all over the world. However, no studies were undertaken to compare lecturer e-comments to e-peer comments in order to improve e-peer comments. In addition, the consequences of the lecturer’s e-feedback or e-comments on student composition revision and e-peer commenting abilities have received little attention. The…
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Previous research studies were successful in employing Task-based instruction (TBI) to enhance students’ either speaking or writing skills or grammar knowledge. However, few research studies have investigated whether the TBI impacts students’ grammatical performance in both speaking and writing skills. The quasi-experimental research investigated the impacts of two instructional methods between presentation, practice, production (PPP),…
Abstract Collaborative writing is widely researched for its effects on students’ writing accuracy; however, previous research studies fail to prove its effects on students’ writing fluency. Also, none of the previous studies have investigated the framework for students to compose argumentative essays collaboratively. The purpose of this article is to fill these gaps. Sixty-two sophomore…
Abstract Corona Virus’ pandemic (Covid-19) has affected all of the world’s aspects, such as economics, lifestyles, culture, education, etc. Most schools and universities have been shut down for the safety of students. Then e-learning has been employed in many schools and universities to keep education going on. However, many lecturers/teachers and students in Vietnam have…
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Abstract Over the last decade, various studies have contributed to research around Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) tools such as Facebook Group as an alternative method for teaching English writing. In the review of Facebook in the L2 writing process, the study has found that the advent of Facebook integrated into a conventional writing class further necessitates…
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L2 teachers in Writing have long been using peer feedback to improve their writing skills in the classrooms. While findings from nearly all studies have shown paired-peer feedback and grouped-peer feedback to enhance student writing performance, few studies have attempted to compare the effect of paired and grouped-peer feedback on writing performance. If the results…
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AbstractResearch studies have shown the benefits of employing written peer feedback (WPF) in classrooms around the world. However, implementing it appropriately in the classrooms is not consistent in the context of universities in Vietnam. The current paper explored the extent to which WPF had applied in the academic writing English classrooms at a university in…
This study was predominantly conducted to examine 280 eleventh-grade students’ appraisal of their speaking problems and potential influential factors at Tay Ninh high school, Vietnam. The data were garnered by 40-item questionnaire copies and analyzed by SPSS 22.0 for descriptive statistics (e.g. mean, standard deviation, and percentages) and inferential statistics (e.g. Beta and significance values). The findings…