Perceptions and Practices of EFL Teachers and Students towards Project-Based Learning at an Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Vietnam

Ngô Đức Hoài nam , Lê Thị Giao Chi

students’ perceptions; practices; challenges; benefits; boarding high school.

This study examines how EFL teachers and students at Dam San Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Dak Lak Province (DS-EMBHS) perceive the benefits and practices of Project-based learning (PBL) activities. It seeks to identify common challenges encountered by the teachers and students and then suggests solutions to improving PBL effectiveness at DS-EMBHS. The study involves a sample of one hundred and five (105) eleventh-graders taking part in the survey questionnaires and ten students engaging in follow-up semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that PBL is an effective method of English teaching and learning, with most students in the social sciences thinking more positively towards PBL rather than those in the natural sciences. Besides, the native ethnic minority or Ede people had a more positive attitude towards PBL than other ethnic counterparts. The biggest challenges indicated by the participants were related to limited access to reliable resources for project work. The study also illustrated certain challenges encountered by EFL teachers when implementing PBL. These include curriculum-related issues like insufficient detailed guidance and unclear assessment criteria for PBL implementation as specified in the textbook, as well as those pertaining to students’ mixed abilities, differences in interests, and learning styles. Several problems were also identified to be tied to teacher practices, including adaptation of project activities, inability to provide needed support for students, and difficulty in managing large-sized classes for conducting project-based activities.

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"Perceptions and Practices of EFL Teachers and Students towards Project-Based Learning at an Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Vietnam", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.a89-a99, December-2024, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2412013.pdf

Volume 9 Issue 12, December-2024

Pages : a89-a99

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_212790

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2412013

Downloads: 000347153

Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 

Country: Buôn Ma Thuật, Đăk Lăk, Viet Nam

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