APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS ONLINE FOR THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY OF ENGLISH, HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY
Keywords:
technology application, solutions to improve speaking skillsAbstract
Applying teaching technologies in the context of teaching and learning English speaking skills online has become a major concern of educators to expand students’ background knowledge, enlarge vocabulary, improve pronunciation and develop communication skills. The article aimed at identifying the difficulties faced by the first-year students at the Faculty of English, Hanoi Open University (FOE, HOU) when learning English speaking skills online. The authors of the article conducted a survey to find out the current situation of teaching English speaking skills online of the first-year students at FOE, HOU. On the basis of analyzing the causes of inadequacies in the process of teaching English speaking skills online, the authors make some recommendations on the application of technology to improve the effectiveness of teaching English speaking for the first-year students of FOE, HOU, aiming to equip them with English capacities to find good jobs and develop careers in the globalized world.
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