Thu Dau Mot University Journal of Science


Foreign Language

The impacts of the reading environment on EFL learners’ reading comprehension: A study at Thu Dau Mot University

The impacts of the reading environment on EFL learners’ reading comprehension: A study at Thu Dau Mot University

By Nguyen Thanh Thai
The study is aimed at examining the impacts of the reading environment on ELF learners’ reading comprehension. To achieve this objective, the study was conducted at Thu Dau Mot University (TDMU) with the participation of 129 English majors and 19 teachers of English, who returned questionnaires and were interviewed on ...
Learners’ attitudes towards the project works in promoting English learner autonomy: A case study at Foreign Trade University - Ho Chi Minh City Campus

Learners’ attitudes towards the project works in promoting English learner autonomy: A case study at Foreign Trade University - Ho Chi Minh City Campus

By Dang Thi My Dung, Nguyen Ngoc Tran
This study which entitles “Learners’ Attitudes towards the Project Works in promoting English learner autonomy: a Case Study at Foreign Trade University-Ho Chi Minh Campus” was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to investigate students’ attitudes towards the use of project works to enhance their autonomous learning in an English ...
Motivation for learning English of Thu Dau Mot University’ students

Motivation for learning English of Thu Dau Mot University’ students

By Nguyen Van Hung
This paper aims to identify the English-learning motivation of Thu Dau Mot University’s students. Based on the questionnaire, the data for analysis were collected from more than 100 students of different majors studying non-majored English at Thu Dau Mot University’s Foreign Language Center. The findings show that students have relatively ...
An investigation into difficulties in listening and speaking English as a foreign language

An investigation into difficulties in listening and speaking English as a foreign language

By Nguyen Phuong Duy Anh, Nguyen Thi Huynh Nga
In this study, we examine students at Thu Dau Mot University specializing in Food Technology’s speaking and listening skills in English. We conducted a survey on 59 students majoring in Food Technology using the questionnaire approach. Students struggle to develop macro-English abilities like speaking and listening, as seen by their ...
Towards an interdisciplinary perspective on gender differences in the English language

Towards an interdisciplinary perspective on gender differences in the English language

By Tran Thanh Du
The relationship between language and gender is an interesting topic which has been under discussion over the last few centuries. Throughout the history of language study, lots of studies have been conducted and different linguists have been looking at this issue from different angles. As a socially constructed notion of ...
An Analysis of Error in written English paragraphs of non-English major students at Thu Dau Mot University: A Case Study

An Analysis of Error in written English paragraphs of non-English major students at Thu Dau Mot University: A Case Study

By Nguyen Thi Man
The aim of the study is to investigate the errors in writing of non- English major students at Thu Dau Mot University. This study focused on paragraphs because the researcher has found that diverse errors in students’ paragraphs and wants to improve their writing skill. Seventy-four English paragraphs were written ...
Enhancing students’ productive skills in English Language Teaching through Project-Based Learning at Foreign Trade University – HCMC campus

Enhancing students’ productive skills in English Language Teaching through Project-Based Learning at Foreign Trade University – HCMC campus

By Dang Thi My Dung, Phan Thi Nhat Phuong, Pham Nguyen Khanh Thuong, Ngo Thi Huyen Trang, Vu Thi My Hao
This article presents the results of a study on the current application of Project-based learning (PBL) in the teaching of English productive skills to students at the Foreign Trade University - Ho Chi Minh City Campus and how students can improve them. The research also provides insights into the expectations ...
The blended learning: English majors’ perception of its effects on their writing skills

The blended learning: English majors’ perception of its effects on their writing skills

By Huỳnh Thị Bích Phượng
ABSTRACT
With the ever-increasing development of technology, online teaching is more readily accepted as a viable component in teaching and learning, and blended learning, the combining of online and face-to-face learning, is becoming commonplace in many higher education institutions. Definitely, challenges cannot be denied; however, it has been suggested and deployed ...
The use of English stative verbs in the progressive aspect: Changes and recommendations for English grammar teaching

The use of English stative verbs in the progressive aspect: Changes and recommendations for English grammar teaching

By Nguyen Thanh Thai
The present paper was to discuss how the use of the progressive forms with stative verbs has changed in present-day English and discuss what the teachers should do to deal with this issue in English grammar teaching. The discussion of the paper was based on theoretical framework of progressive aspect ...
The demand of learning English among office workers in Hanoi

The demand of learning English among office workers in Hanoi

By Lưu Hoàng Mai
Summary:
Context: In the period of Vietnam, gradually developing industrialization and modernization.
Purpose: To research the needs of English language learning among office workers in Hanoi during the aforementioned period.
Methods: Using questionnaires on 120 employees at companies in Hanoi.
Results: Most respondents rarely use English at work. However, they still need to learn ...
Changes in Vietnamese language from globalization and localization

Changes in Vietnamese language from globalization and localization

By Võ Kim Hà
The paper demonstrates the role of globalization and localization in the process of Vietnam’s interaction and integration with other cultures, causing changes in Vietnamese language. Globalization is defined as the free movement of goods, services and people of the worldwide scope across the borders of countries, resulted from the opening ...
Investigating the impact of using language games on vocabulary teaching at a foreign language center in Binh Duong province

Investigating the impact of using language games on vocabulary teaching at a foreign language center in Binh Duong province

By Nguyen Thanh Thai
The aim of this study was to explore the impact of using games in teaching vocabulary from the viewpoints of learners who already participated in language games. Through questionnaire, data for analysis were collected from 100 learners at a foreign language center in Binh Duong province. The results show that ...