NGUYEN HUU CHANH -

EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DISTANCE TEACHING: A CASE STUDY AT AN OPEN UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM : DIGITAL LITERACY IN ELT

The advancements in technology offer great opportunities for education from distance. The adoption of distance learning in EFL has experienced fast-paced development in the Vietnamese context. However, little has been known about teachers' perceptions regarding EFL distance teaching. This case study explores this aspect in an open university in Vietnam. An explanatory sequential mixed-method design was employed to collect data from 35 teachers of distance teaching. The quantitative data from the questionnaire were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0 while the qualitative data from the semi-structured interviews were codified thematically. The research findings revealed the perceptions of teachers regarding the advantages and challenges of DT offering for students and teachers. Besides, how teachers perceived the university policies of DT was also discussed. The study is hoped to offer some pedagogical benefits and recommendations in EFL and wider contexts.

Issra Pramoolsook holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching and is an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. His research interests include disciplinary and professional discourses analysis, genre analysis, L2 writing, and genre-based approach to teaching writing. Le Truong An is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Foreign Languages, Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. His research interests include Global Englishes, Teacher Identity, and EMI. Nguyen Huu Chanh is a PhD candidate at the School of Foreign Languages, Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. Nguyen's research interests revolve around various topics such as genre analysis, literary devices, morphology, translation, and English language teaching skills.