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Vietnamese Students’ Perception of PechaKucha in English Public Speaking Classes
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.
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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.
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Mai Hong Quan is a full-time lecturer at School of Languages, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He holds a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics from University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He has 14 years of experience teaching courses on English language skills in addition to culture-related courses such as American civilization, British civilization and Cross-cultural Communication. His current field of research involves Anthropology and Area Studies, particularly on Anglosphere, Southeast Asian countries, and Japan. Besides, he is also interested in Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and 21st Century Skills as essentials for students in the 21st century.
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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.