Using project-based learning approach to improve ESP vocabulary for the second year students at Industrial Economics and Technology College

• Main Author: Phạm, Thị Khánh Linh
• Other Authors: Dương, Thu Mai
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: ĐHNN 2017
• Subjects: Tiếng Anh; Từ vựng
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41087
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

English for specific purposes has been taught in universities and colleges in Vietnam for several years and it partially meets student’s needs. However, how to teach and learn vocabulary for English for Specific Purposes well is still a challenge for both teachers and learners. Besides, it seems that very little research has been implemented on using project based learning in teaching ESP vocabulary. The objective of this study is to investigate the attitudes of students and teachers at IETC about project - based learning in teaching voc abulary in an ESP course. Four tools of data collection which were employed in this study are a questionnaire for 70 students, interviews for three teachers , learners’ diaries and document analysis. After data was received f rom the questionnaire, it was analyzed in charts, and the information from the teachers’ interviews was summarized interpretively. The results of the study show that both students and teachers at Industrial Economics and Technology College think that PBL i s a fairly interesting and effective method in learning and teaching ESP vocabulary. This suggests that the use of PBL is recommended to be further applied for ESP courses at IETC