PROMOTING EFL HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENTS AUTONOMY IN CLASSES BY USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AS A USEFUL LEARNING TOOL

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  • Nguyen Van Huong Vinh University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2023/1025

Keywords:

Student Autonomy, EFL, PBL, attitudes, effectiveness

Abstract

In recent years, the concept of Student Autonomy has been mentioned more and more, especially in the era of rapidly developing technology. When the Covid epidemic broke out, the issue of learners' autonomy became more urgent than ever when students had to study online for a long time. Project-based learning (PBL) has emerged as an effective EFL (English as Foreign Language) method of education curricula in Vietnam. A variety of existing literature proves PBL as a successful technique to develop students’ autonomy. This study investigates the students' attitudes towards PBL activities and show the effectiveness of the PBL activities to help the learners to enhance learner autonomy in EFL's classrooms. Study participants included 50 students of high school grades in EFL classes and 5 EFL teachers. The data collected was from a questionnaire, observation and interviews that conducted by EFL graders. Data revealed that the use of PBL enhanced EFL grade students’ autonomy during learning. In addition, the participants showed a positive attitude towards the PBL applied to this teaching and learning. Based on the findings, several implications for teaching PBL to EFL graders of the EFL classroom have been proposed.

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Published

2023-12-19

How to Cite

Nguyễn, H. (2023). PROMOTING EFL HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENTS AUTONOMY IN CLASSES BY USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AS A USEFUL LEARNING TOOL. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF TAN TRAO UNIVERSITY, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2023/1025

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Vol. 9 No. 5 (2023): Scientific Education

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Humanities and Social Sciences

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