Using E-Learning Platforms in Online Classes: A Survey on Tertiary English Teachers' Perceptions

Authors

  • Ly Thi Ngoc Linh Hoang Hoa Tham high school
  • Nguyen Thi Lam People's Security university
  • Nguyen Huu Ngoc Ton Duc Thang University

Keywords:

E-learning platforms, online classrooms, tertiary English teachers’ perceptions

Abstract

E-learning platforms have been widely applied in many tertiary institutions during the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic for their favorable advantages. This study employed a survey design to (1)  explore certain e-learning platforms used by teachers in online classes and (2) discover their perceptions towards those tools. The open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, both conducted online, were the two primary research instruments in the study. The questionnaires discovered that English teachers from different tertiary settings were applying various information communication technology tools to their online classrooms for three distinctive purposes: providing information or delivering lessons, generating communication between teachers and students, and boosting collaboration among students. The data set gathered from the interviews revealed that teachers had positive perceptions towards the tools they were using and that their choices were reasonable based on the regulated environment, the functionality of the tools, teachers’ information technology literacy, the appropriateness of the lesson contents and the utmost convenience the tools offered.

Author Biographies

Ly Thi Ngoc Linh, Hoang Hoa Tham high school

Lý Thị Ngọc Linh is an MA student at University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has also been working as an English teacher at Hoang Hoa Tham High School. She has taught English to 10-grade, 11-grade, 12-grade students for about ten years. Her interests are web-based learning and applied language.

Nguyen Thi Lam, People's Security university

Nguyen Thi Lam is an MA student at University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has also been working as a teacher of Faculty of Foreign Languages & Informatics at University of People’s Security. She has taught English courses for non-majored English students for over five years. Her interests are English teaching methodologies and applied language.

Nguyen Huu Ngoc, Ton Duc Thang University

Nguyen Huu Ngoc is an MA student at University of Social Sciences and Humanities. He has also been working as a teacher of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Tôn Đức Thắng University. He has taught English courses for non-majored English students for over five years. He is interested in E-learning teaching.

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2021-09-29

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Ly, T. N. L., Nguyen, T. L., & Nguyen, H. N. (2021). Using E-Learning Platforms in Online Classes: A Survey on Tertiary English Teachers’ Perceptions. AsiaCALL Online Journal, 12(5), 34-53. Retrieved from https://asiacall.info/acoj/index.php/journal/article/view/75

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Vol. 12 No. 5 (2021): October 2021, Volume 12, Issue 5

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