HUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES --------------- HO THI PHUONG THAM BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF ONLINE SPEAKING CLASSES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ENGLISH FACULTY – UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HUE UNIVERSITY MA THESIS IN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University THUA THIEN HUE, 2021 HUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES --------------- HO THI PHUONG THAM BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF ONLINE SPEAKING CLASSES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ENGLISH FACULTY – UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HUE UNIVERSITY MA THESIS IN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CODE: 8140111 SUPERVISOR: DR. PHAM HONG ANH THUA THIEN HUE, 2021 ĐẠI HỌC HUẾ TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ --------------- HỒ THỊ PHƯỢNG THẮM NHỮNG THUẬN LỢI VÀ THÁCH THỨC CỦA CÁC LỚP HỌC NÓI TRỰC TUYẾN TRONG GIAI ĐOẠN DỊCH COVID-19 Ở KHOA TIẾNG ANH, TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ, ĐẠI HỌC HUẾ LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ LÝ LUẬN VÀ PHƯƠNG PHÁP DẠY HỌC BỘ MÔN TIẾNG ANH MÃ SỐ: 8140111 NGƯỜI HƯỚNG DẪN KHOA HỌC: TS. PHẠM HỒNG ANH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ, 2021 STATEMENT OF ORIGINAL AUTHORSHIP The work contained in this thesis has not been previously submitted for a degree in any university. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, my thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the thesis itself.
Signed: Ho Thi Phuong Tham Date: / / ABSTRACT Covid-19 pandemic has expanded complicatedly over the world. The pandemic has affected the education of every country including Vietnam. Apparently, in English Faculty, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University, there has been an urgency in the shift of teaching and learning from face-to-face fashion to online fashion in all classes including Speaking classes. The paper is conducted base on the theory of technology employed in EFL classes and its value.
The mix of two research approaches is chosen for collecting quantitative and qualitative data. Instruments of data collection include: questionnaire, which was used for 9 teachers of Speaking classes and 99 students, individual interview, which was used for 4 teachers and 7 students, and online class recordings of 3 online Speaking classes and one game. The study points out a number of significant benefits and challenges of online Speaking classes in English Faculty, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University. Most prominent findings include benefits such as promoting learner self-pace, teaching other aspects of Speaking like pronunciation and grammar, which is enhanced by technology; and yet pose challenges of a lack of emotional aspects common in face-to-face interaction, and a lack of classroom atmosphere significant for both teachers and students.
The results of this research paper can be used as a resource of information for online Speaking classes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For the conduction and success of this research paper, I express my gratitude towards the ones who gave me the opportunity and guidance. First and foremost, I highly appreciate English Faculty, University of Foreign Languages for providing me with valuable Master of Arts training program, and later create convenient condition for me to work on the thesis. I am greatly thankful to all the teachers of different courses who have accompanied with me for over two years.
They are the ones who provides me with not only the knowledge, but also the generous assistance. I am also thankful for my supervisor, Dr. Pham Hong Anh, who is the lecturer, the assistance, and the most grateful guidance of mine. Pham’s professional instructions, I would not have been able to complete the Master of Arts thesis properly.
Besides, I would like to express my grateful to the teachers and students in English Faculty, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University who are willingness to participate in my online survey, the interview as well as provide precious source of information for my research paper. I would like to show my gratitude to my family, my friends and my supervisor for their words of encouragement and being my motivation for me to overcome obstacles while conducting the research paper. At all, I am respectively appreciating all the comments and evaluations of the committee.