Vũ Kim Phụng EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS E-LEARNING AT HOANG VAN THU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HO CHI MINH CITY LUẬN VAN THAC Si KHOA HỌC GIÁO DỤC Thanh phố Hồ Chí Minh — 2023 BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHAM THÀNH PHO HO CHÍ MINH Vũ Kim Phụng EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS E-LEARNING AT HOANG VAN THU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HO CHI MINH CITY LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ KHOA HỌC GIÁO DỤC NGƯỜI HƯỚNG DAN KHOA HỌC: TS. DƯƠNG MỸ THÁM Thành phó Hồ Chí Minh — 2023 CONTENTS CONTENTS STATEMENT OF ORIGINAL AUTHORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES ATSA gu iiiieitoisiiiiiiiiisiiciiikiaiisiiiiiiiiiiitiioiiitiiiiiiioiiiooiiiiaisaiosiiaiiaoisaiii 9 I.1: Background Of the Study sicisccscississsssscsssassssssseassosssoasieasscacssesserstsesisesssaseveasseacsse ] 1. Statement of the problem./ResearchiOD]€CV€S:cccoooaooadiiaiiii651212121441221216413631304815855843ã333188685634568884588ã188 3 1:4,IR€S€äF0HIQUSHDHESiieiniiiis:ii160541122510311041112216941113148531ã4383385545553ã988558353835 548388185 3 1:5.SipniicaRiee:OfTE:SIUDY caiocaoagiiitiiiiii41251164110211133105815814881358555838166558813585888 4 D7) IDERMIGON OF Key ENS 5 ssscsesssesscesssassccescassassscassvessessscousserssvesseassstessassceascenece ~ 1:8::078ái15aOñOPIH€(H6SIS:iossoioaooaniiaoiiiiiogiiiiiiii11104111381031881818343859884485383883536 5 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW. INOđIIGEGH:¿:co:sozooosiosooisiositoosioiniiostiosgiỶ11526102315021383160512351633886561255885868533836188 6 220: CHTÌ NỂ1ig2:21:141115331511353315315549133355453855535138ã353545153533435538863795395481554538435384385619ã555 6 2.
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Signature: Date: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I am thankful to my supervisor and advisor of the thesis, Dr. Duong My Tham. She has been providing me with academic guidance and constructive feedback continuously during the writing of this thesis. Without her support and encouragement, this work would not have been seriously completed.
Secondly, I would like to express my appriciation to the principal and the participants at Hoang Van Thu Secondary School where | did my research. They gave me a lot of time during the data collection process, and they were also very patient to the semi-structured interview. It was a great encouragement for me to complete my research. They participated fully in the experimental lessons, answered the questionnaires, and completed the semi- structured interview.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my family and co-workers, who has encouraged me to complete this thesis throughoutly. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS EFL English as a foreign language Mean SD Standard deviation SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ICT Information and Communications Technologies MOET Ministry of Education and Training LIST OF TABLES Table 3. Reliability statistics for attitude questionnaire. The overall statistics results of EFL students’ attitudes towards c- learning in Hoang Van Thu secondary school.
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Group Statistics of EFL students’ affective aspect towards e- LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.2 The conceptual framework of e-learning. ---cc cài 27 Figure 3.1 Data collection and Analysis Procedures. 33 ABSTRACT Recently, e-learning is considered one of the most effective ways to learn and teach English. It has been applied to many high schools and universities in Vietnam many years ago, but it is not very popular in lower education, especially, in secondary schools.
The aim of this study was to investigate EFL students’ attitudes towards e- learning at Hoang Van Thu Secondary School in Ho Chi Minh City, The participants were 209 ninth graders in the school in the academic schoo] year 2022- 2023. The questionnaire includes 35 questions regarding 3 components of attitudes including affective aspect, behavioral aspect and cognitive aspect. Then a twelfth- question semi structured interview was launched to investigate the differences in attitudes between male and female participants. The data were analyzed by using the independent samples t-test and in SPSS 22.
Also, descriptive statistics were run to calculate mean and standard deviation. It was found that there were significant differences between the two groups. The results from the questionnaire also indicated that most of them haad neutral attitudes towards e-learning and males had more positive attitudes than female students. As a result, several implications are offered to assist students, teachers and educators in conducting e-learning more effectively regarding to the findings of the research, Keywords: attitudes, e-learning, secondary school students CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.
Background of the study Nowadays, English plays a vital role in educational aspects. Students are prepared to study English at a very carly stage. With the significant development of high information and technology, students have more opportunities to access online lessons and assignments through web-based education programs, Some scholars refer to E-learning or electronic learning as related to web-based assistants to enhance teaching and learning through digital tools and devices. Many higher institutions and universities worldwide have supplemented e- learning into packaged programs such as distance learning and blended learning to support learners’ learning.
(Alhmali, 2007; Al et al., 2021; Bertea, 2009; Gluchmanova, 2015), However, most schools must be closed, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. All students have no choice in traditional classrooms; teachers and students can only keep learning and teaching tracks via electronic learning. The central issue addressed here is that electronic learning is a new trend in teaching and learning in Vietnam, especially for secondary students. They have never experienced this learning style, and it may cause many unexpected matters for both students and educators who have to get used to the new teaching and learning tools.
EFL teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards electronic learning are also different and varied. This is the first-time students are forced to study full schedule with e-learning assistants. It means that they have no choice but to remain in traditional classrooms, and all activities, lessons, assignments and instructions have to be done through online interaction and communication. The main problem is that the situation is so accidental, and both teachers and learners do not have any preparations for the change; the consequence is that they get stuck, and it directly affects the quality of teaching and learning.
The study's rationale aims to explore students’ attitudes towards e-learning in a secondary school to consider better ways to justify and maximize the e-learning application in the research field. Statement of the problem With the incredible development of technology, more and more students are familiar with the online learning system. Vietnam is no exception, especially in the current situation, which demotivates traditional teaching and learning because of the widespread Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. It is an emergency that e-learning is a perfect choice for teaching and learning, which substitutes for traditional classrooms.
E-learning is a familiar teaching and learning approach. However, it is entirely unfamiliar for secondary school educators and students who need to become more familiar with the functions of e-learning in Vietnam. Thanks to the language management system such as Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and other applications allow educators and students to keep track of teaching and learning through online-based programs. Online learning may be a familiar idea for higher education learners (Eroglu, 2018).
However, it is unique and even challenging for primary and secondary school students who have never tried a new way of interaction before. Therefore, learners and professional trainers have to change their styles in delivering and receiving the lessons. In addition, they also face and try to overcome unexpected difficulties to fulfil their roles. Furthermore, only a few secondary students experience online applications, and they may have various difficulties and problems with e-learning (Algahtani, 2020).
What is more, teachers need to learn more about the functions of these web-based applications to ensure they have basic knowledge and be confident in delivering the best lessons to their students. To be more specific, Hoang Van Thu secondary school has never had e-learning classes before. All students study in traditional way and they are familiar with chalk and board classrooms, pen and paper tests so this is the first time they has experienced the new style of learning. As a result, the head of the school, teachers and students are very confused and passive at first.
Gradually, students are get used to the new learning style through e-learning and they need to change a lot to keep up with the lessons and follow e-learning related activities step by step. The head of the school also decides that e-learning will be maintained in the future to meet the requirements of new cducational programs. The research "EFL students’ attitudes towards e-learning at Hoang Van Thu secondary school in Ho Chi Minh City” was conducted with the primary purpose of investigating the learners’ attitudes in a secondary school in Ho Chi Minh City towards e-learning and revealing the differences mainly between the male and female students to justify the more suitable e-learning in secondary schools for better results in the future. Research objectives From the real and practical context of e-learning in the recent educational environment at Hoang Van Thu Secondary school, the author conducted a study to investigate students’ attitudes toward e-learning in EFL classrooms in the school.
With the above aims, the two objectives were drawn as follows: - To identify students’ attitudes towards e-learning in learning the English language at Hoang Van Thu Secondary school. - To examine if there are significant differences in attitudes towards e-learning between males and females? 1. Research questions The research aimed to find the answer for the following questions: (1) What are the students’ attitudes towards e-learning at Hoang Van Thu Secondary school? (2) Are there any significant differences in attitudes towards e-learning between males and females? If so, how? 1. Scope of the study The study mainly concentrated on investigating 209 ninth graders’ attitudes towards e-learning at Hoang Van Thu Secondary school and the differences in attitudes between male and female participants.
The study was conducted in Hoang Van Thu secondary school in Ho Chi Minh City using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The participants were 209 ninth graders at Hoang Van Thu Secondary school in Ho Chi Minh City in both the first and second semesters of the school year 2022- 2023. The results showed learners’ positive attitudes towards the applications of e-learning in the current situation in the secondary school.