20220917T144020220917T1525Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhFirst Year University Students’ Satisfaction with an Online Workshop SeriesLearners, who is the main target of any educational activities, has gained more attention from not only researchers but also teachers to have a better insight in what they think and feel. This investigation of learner-related factors aims at aiding the effectiveness and innovation of education. Acknowledging such significance of learners’ role, the researcher of this current research decided to conduct a study entitled ‘First year university students’ satisfaction with an online workshop series’ to evaluate the satisfaction level of English majored freshmen in a university in Hanoi with an online workshop series organized for them. A quantitative research approach was applied and a questionnaire was sent out to participants at the end of the workshop series. The research findings illustrated that the majority of participants felt content with what they experienced in the workshop series but there still existed some areas for workshops’ improvement. Also, Workshop Content was the most important factor to students while Workshop Organization received the least notice. The mentioned results call for teachers’ and educators’ action to not only organize more practical extra curricular programs for students but also put more effort in enriching those programs’ content to maximize benefits to students.Poster No.38 (Meeting Hall No.2)VietTESOL International Convention 2022convention@viettesol.org.vn
Learners, who is the main target of any educational activities, has gained more attention from not only researchers but also teachers to have a better insight in what they think and feel. This investigation of learner-related factors aims at aiding the effectiveness and innovation of education. Acknowledging such significance of learners’ role, the researcher of this current research decided to conduct a study entitled ‘First year university students’ satisfaction with an online workshop series’ to evaluate the satisfaction level of English majored freshmen in a university in Hanoi with an online workshop series organized for them. A quantitative research approach was applied and a questionnaire was sent out to participants at the end of the workshop series. The research findings illustrated that the majority of participants felt content with what they experienced in the workshop series but there still existed some areas for workshops’ improvement. Also, Workshop Content was the most important factor to students while Workshop Organization received the least notice. The mentioned results call for teachers’ and educators’ action to not only organize more practical extra curricular programs for students but also put more effort in enriching those programs’ content to maximize benefits to students.