The first years English majored students

English as a foreign language (EFL) learners face various speaking challenges. Prior research has demonstrated that inadequate instructional methods and students' lack of motivation are the primary factors contributing to their low speaking competency. The use of scaffolding has received acclaim for its capacity to effectively engage a wide range of learners.

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This study explores Vietnamese teachers' perceptions and practices of gamification in teaching English to first-year English majors at Thang Long University. The goals of the research are to find out the impacts of gamification on EFL students' learning and some challenges when applying the approach.

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Pronunciation is a vital component of English language acquisition, significantly influencing students’ engagement in effective communication during. This study aims to explore the pronunciation challenges encountered by first-year students who are not majoring in English in a university located in Hanoi.

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This article explores the impact of the Extensive Reading method on the reading skills of first-year English majors at a Vietnamese university. Conducted over 13 weeks, the study assessed changes in the reading comprehension of students before and after the intervention.

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This study aims to clarify how visual thinking strategy is employed in speaking lessons to solve students' English speaking problems in university education. The sample included 70 English-majored students at Dong Nai Technology University, comprising 35 first-year students and 35 sophomores.

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This study aims to report on an investigation into Dong Nai University EFL students' beliefs and practices of autonomous learning. The study was carried out for 6 weeks in the first semester of school year 2023-2024 at Dong Nai University, Vietnam. The research employed a quantitative method by using a questionnaire to gather data from 80 English-majored students.

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The object of the research is 60 first-year non- English language major students at Thai Nguyen University of Sciences. The students were randomly divided into 2 groups (experimental group and control group), each group consisted of 30 students.

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The study was conducted with the participation of 150 first-year and second-year English major students at the School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University. The results of the study indicate that all the vocabulary learning strategies listed in the questionnaire were used by the participants.

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This research delves into the typical grammatical mistakes made by Vietnamese students when writing in English, with the goal of revealing the particular linguistic difficulties they encounter. Carried out with 57 first-year students with diverse majors at a university in Vietnam, the study examines various levels of English skills, spanning from novice to expert.

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The study investigates the application of tongue twister as a technique to improve first-year non-English major students through a seven-stage action research process. Quantitative data were collected through pre- and post-pronunciation tests, measuring students' improvement over the course while qualitative insights were drawn from students' reflective reports to capture their personal experiences and perspectives on the technique.

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This study investigates the impact of using collocations in teaching writing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) for first-year English majored students at Dong Nai Technology University (DNTU), and the attitudes of these students towards the application of collocations in the writing course.

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This article reports on research into the problems that non-English major freshmen at Quy Nhon University face when they lose interest in learning English speaking skills. The subjects were 200 first-year non-English majors belonging to non-English majors such as Economics, Accounting, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Food Technology, and Construction Engineering etc. at Quy Nhon University.

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This study investigates first-year English major students' attitudes toward ER activities, addressing the question: “What are first-year English majors’ perceptions of extensive reading activities?” Despite considerable research interest in ER, students’ perspectives on this activity have not been thoroughly evaluated at the university level, highlighting a significant gap in the literature.

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The study investigates the speaking anxiety experienced by first-year English majors. 152 first-year English majors at a public university in Hanoi participated in the questionnaire. The results show that participants had a medium level of English-speaking anxiety.

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This study aimed to investigate some common mistakes in English pronunciation experienced by learners whose first language is Vietnamese and all of them are the first-year English-majored students at SIU. In other words this research also found out the main reason causing these problems, and some techniques for students to improve their pronunciation.

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The study "Designing a task-based writing syllabus integrated working skills for the students at Hanoi University of Commerce" aims to develop a theoretical framework related to writing syllabus design; to identify the needs perceived by the university, the teachers, the first year English majors toward an appropriate writing syllabus for the target students;...

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The aims of the study: Revealing factors that discourage students from taking part in speaking lessons and the factors that bring their low motivation in speaking class; examining language games applied during speaking classes to enhance the students participation and interest in speaking activities and measuring the effectiveness of language games by using action research.

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Aims of the study: The main aim of the study is investigating the extent to which portfolio writing implementation helps students raise their learning autonomy not only in writing but also in their learning.

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The study aims to address the following issues: The impact of Anki on non-English major first-year students at a university in Hanoi; students perception toward the use of Anki based on the three following categories which were adapted from Davis (1989) and Ranalli (2009) - usefulness, usability and enjoyment.

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My foremost interest is to study how teachers can make use of classroom English as a tool to benefit non-major students’ foreign language acquisition as well as motivate their learning process.

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