Teachers' and students' attitudes towards project-based learning in English for grade 11 at Vung Tau High School: Master of TESOL

Abstract

It is widely realized that Project-based learning (PBL) plays an innovative part in language teaching and learning process. PBL has become more and more popular and effective in many countries with advanced education. However, in Vietnam context, PBL is not considered as a crucial approach to improve students’ performance. This study aims at defining EFL high school students’ and English teachers’ attitudes towards the implementation of PBL in teaching – learning processes at Vung Tau high school in Vung Tau city. 93 grade 11 students and 10 English teachers at Vung Tau high school were involved in this study. The students answered the questions in questionnaire and the teachers participated in the semi-structured to give the responses to the interview questions. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the outcomes through SPSS and excel software. The finding of the study stated that EFL students and English teachers at Vung Tau high school have positive attitudes towards the implementation of PBL. The outcomes of the study also showed the similarities and the differences between students’ and teachers’ attitudes towards the use of PBL. The results are expected to make a contribution to improving understanding of present perception of implementing PBL in language learning in Vietnam context in order that PBL will be widely used in teaching-learning processes to improve the quality of teaching and learning in English language education in Vung Tau in particular, in Vietnam in general.