ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Students’ writing problems are always a primary concern of instructors in writing classrooms, and to know the common errors which frequently occur on students’ writing papers is usually what the writing instructors have conducted in the classrooms. However, no research study has been conducted at the Faculty of Foreign languages at HCMC Open…

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ABSTRACT Few studies have been conducted to see how Blog-based peer response helps students improve their writing revisions. The present study aims to investigate (1) types of comments most frequently generated via blog, (2) the differences between global and local comments, (3) and students’ writing quality via blog-based peer response activities. Thirty-two 2nd year English major students taking a…

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ABSTRACT Recently the teaching activities that correspond to the material used in the translation and interpretation classes at Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMC OU) haven’t satisfied the students’ needs and interests due to monotonous activities. The Faculty of Foreign Languages of HCMC OU is seeking for an innovation. The study aims to investigate…

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this essay was to investigate whether the seminar was necessary and effective in terms of helping graduate students in TESOL program at Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMC OU) conduct their thesis. Fifty-six questionnaire papers were collected out of 100 deliveries. Descriptive statistics of SPSS vs. 19 was employed to…

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TÓM TẮT Việc giảng dạy và nghiên cứu khoa học luôn đồng hành trong các hoạt động của các giảng viên ở các trường đại học. Tuy nhiên, rất ít nghiên cứu đã được thực hiện ở Khoa Ngoại ngữ Trường ĐH Mở Tp.HCM về các hoạt động dạy và học trong môn Viết Học…

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