VietTESOL International Convention 2022
Nha Trang University, September 16-18
The last two years have witnessed a shift of offline classes to online ones due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching culture is considered an indispensable part of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). In the context of online learning, project-based teaching (PBT) seems to be a favorite choice for the integration of culture into English classes. This study is aimed to investigate how culture is incorporated into online English classes based on PBT and what EFL students'perspectives towards this are. Fifty second-year EFL students in Faculty of English, Thuongmai University were invited to be the participants of the study while questionnaires and project product collection were used as the main data collection tools. The findings revealed that being involved in cultural projects brought students opportunities to improve their English proficiency, learner autonomy and soft skills, including research and analytical skills, learning collaboration and presentation skills. Furthermore, this teaching approach helped them gain not only a successful learning experience but also greater awareness and understanding of cultural aspects.
Key words: culture, online English classes, PBT, second-year EFL students, Thuongmai University
The last two years have witnessed a shift of offline classes to online ones due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching culture is considered an indispensable part of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). In the context of online learning, project-based teaching (PBT) seems to be a favorite choice for the integration of culture into English classes. This study is aimed to investigate how culture is incorporated into online English classes based on PBT and what EFL students'perspectives towards this are. Fifty second-year EFL students in Faculty of English, Thuongmai University were invited to be the participants of the study while questionnaires and project product collection were used as the main data collection tools. The findings revealed that being involved in cultural projects brought students opportunities to improve their English proficiency, learner autonomy and soft skills, including research and analytical skills, learning collaboration and presentation skills. Furthermore, this teaching approach helped them gain not only a successful learning experience but also greater awareness and understanding of cultural aspects.
Key words: culture, online English classes, PBT, second-year EFL students, Thuongmai University
Poster No.8 (Meeting Hall No.2) VietTESOL International Convention 2022 convention@viettesol.org.vnTechnical Issues?
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