The conceptualisation and implementation of the learner-centred approach to TESOL at tertiary level in Vietnam: a case study

This study investigates teachers’ conceptualisation and implementation of a learner-centred approach to TESOL in Vietnam.The study was conducted as an instrumental single-site case study at an English faculty of a public/national university, involving three data collection methods: questionnaires, i...

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Main Author: Chu, Thi Le Hoang
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/406
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Summary:This study investigates teachers’ conceptualisation and implementation of a learner-centred approach to TESOL in Vietnam.The study was conducted as an instrumental single-site case study at an English faculty of a public/national university, involving three data collection methods: questionnaires, interviews and classroom observations.The findings of the study reveal a complex interrelationship amongst teachers’ beliefs and practices and their teaching context, which has important ramifications for TESOL at tertiary level in Vietnam.