An investigation into challenges of online learning encountered by English major students at Ba Ria - Vung Tau University: Master's Thesis

Abstract

This study focuses on exploring challenges of English major students in conducting online learning at Ba Ria – Vung Tau University. Based on previous studies both in Vietnam and abroad, a conceptual framework was designed in five main factors that effected to online learning. The research results were found by analyzing quantitative data by introducing survey to 160 English major students and qualitative data by 15 English major students and 10 teachers from the interview. The scores were calculated to figure out factors causing difficulties for English major students during online learning. Besides, record of interviews was done to support analyzed statistics. The results revealed that difficulties aspect of support is the highest while the lowest belonged to the challenges in aspect of the environment. Meanwhile, the challenges in aspect of collaboration were at the second position and the third position is about students’ attitude towards online learning. About challenges relating to equipment, the result was at the fourth position which higher than the environment factor. Additionally, further discussions and recommendations on challenges that English major students encoutered during online learning was done.