January 2021
A syllabus is a document which says what students will learn in the course. But in fact there are so many different ways to define a syllabus. This stem from the fact that the statement of what will be learnt passes through various stages before it reaches its destination in the students’ minds...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has reformed English textbooks concentrating on the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing for university students. With writing skill, students are asked to write different kinds of text. However, since the school year 2005 – 2006...
The aim of ESP courses is to equip the learners with a certain English proficiency level for a situation where the language is going to be used, i.e., target needs. In the last few years, needs analysis researches have tended to an increased interest in investigating the most effective ways of...
In recent years, English plays an important role in communication, especially in developing language learning. English is taught in many universities, colleges and in school but it concludes four skills such as writing, speaking, listening and reading. However, learning English speaking has not...
After doing my research on teaching writing by using genre-based approaches from 1st July to 10th December (See appendix A), I found out that my students were eager to write with genre-based approaches. The research was basically developed on both the problem solving model (Markee, 1997 p. 66)...
A common problem for Vietnamese teachers is dealing with stress and anxiety in the language classroom. Vietnamese second language teachers are often faced with the challenging tasks of making the classes meaningful, practical and even fun for the students. Several of the researcher’s colleagues...
Many studies have suggested that there is a growing consumer interest in fresh, nutritional, and organic foods that supports health and longevity [1]. Micro greens also nicknamed ‘vegetable confetti,’ are baby versions of edible vegetables, which are 40 times more nutritious than a fully grown...
Nowadays, English has taken a very important role in almost every aspect of human lives throughout the world, especially in the non-native countries. It has turned into a very vital tool in communicating. Not only because it is widely acknowledged as an international language, but also it has...
An old French proverb says, "A man who knows two languages is worth two men." Speakers of more than one language enjoy wide-ranging opportunities for travel, relationships and employment. Learning a language increases intelligence and opens many doors. However, to help learners obtain high...
Testing plays a very important role in the teaching and learning process. It is considered as an integral part of any teaching process. If teaching is a process of helping learners discover “new” ideas and “new” ways of organizing what they learn, testing is an important tool to measure what...