Tran Doan Thu
About
Tran Doan Thu is a full-time lecturer at School of Languages, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She holds a Master Degree in Applied Linguistics from Curtin University, Australia. She has 14 years of experience teaching EFL, EAP, and Linguistics. She is also a certified Cambridge English speaking examiner. She is interested in research related to improving students' performance and motivation. Her research interests also include the field of literature and the study of linguistics, with a particular focus on Pragmatics.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Vietnamese Students’ Perception of PechaKucha in English Public Speaking Classes more
Sat, Apr 29, 13:00-13:25 Asia/Seoul
A PechaKucha is a presentation format of 20 slides of images with little text, each of which advances automatically after 20 seconds. Despite being quite popular globally in the last two decades, in Vietnam, PechaKucha is a relatively new concept, as most English Public Speaking classes still employ the traditional slides. This includes the researchers’ organization, International University, HCMC Vietnam National University. With the aim of offering students and their audience a new choice of presentation style, and investigating Vietnamese students’ perception of this style, PechaKucha was introduced to 10 English public speaking classes. A questionnaire was then administered to students who used PechaKucha for their assignments. Fifty responses were collected for data analysis. The results show positive feedback in general, but there are some concerns about the time constraints and the extra amount of work. Implications of the results can assist changes in the syllabus of the subject.
