Nga Vo
About
Vo Thanh Nga holds a master’s degree in TESOL from Victoria University, Australia. She has many years of experience teaching English in different universities and is now a full-time lecturer in the School of Languages, International University, Vietnam National University HCMC. Her research interests include the study of linguistics and innovations in TESOL, especially in Phonetics, Pragmatics, writing and public speaking instruction.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.
