Current Situations of Teaching Large EFL Classes Online at some Universities in Vietnam

In EFL teaching and learning, large-sized classes present a number of challenges to instructors, ranging from class management, teaching, and assessment to technical issues. This study examines problems encountered by teachers via their perceptions with the participation of 60 respondents coming from different universities in Vietnam. A structured questionnaire including several open-ended questions was designed and employed in this study. The research revealed that most teachers often have multiple difficulties in teaching English in online large classes, especially class discipline, poor attention to students as individuals, obstacles in assessment feedback and mental health problems. It was recommended from this study that more training on handling blended classes and support efforts should be given to teachers of large classes as well as more innovative language activities should be designed to improve teaching and learning quality in such a circumstance.