VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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FINAL ASSIGNMENT

Topic: Challenges encountered by EFL teachers and methods

applied in online ELT during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hung Tien

Tutor’s name: Vũ Thu Thủy
Name: Nong Thi Hong Ngoc
ID: 21045277
Email: hongngoc4499.ulis@gmail.com
Date of submission: June 10th, 2022

Hanoi, June 2022

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Table of Contents

1. The research question ........................................................................................... 4

2. Identification of the problem................................................................................. 4
2.1. A brief background the of COVID-19 pandemic....................................... 4
2.2. Online Education is developing fast globally............................................. 4
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3. Purpose and significance of the study................................................................... 5
3.1. Purpose........................................................................................................ 5
3.2. Significance................................................................................................. 5
4. Definition of terms .................................................................................................. 5
5. Review of literature ................................................................................................ 6
5.1. Challenges faced by ELT teachers in online teaching................................. 6
5.2. Methods and approaches for improving online ELT.................................... 7
6. Method and procedure............................................................................................. 7
6.1.Method........................................................................................................... 7
6.2. Participants ................................................................................................... 7
6.3. Data Collection.............................................................................................. 8
6.3.1 Secondary data collection................................................................. 8
6.3.2. Questionnaire................................................................................... 8
6.3.2. Interview.......................................................................................... 8
6.4. Analyzing data.................................................................................... 9
7. Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 10
7.1. Impact on English language teaching............................................................ 10
7.2. Findings ........................................................................................................ 11
8. References list ............................................................................................................ 12

1. The research question:

The present study aims to reveal the answers to the following questions;
(1) What are the obstacles for EFL teachers when teaching online during the Covid-19
pandemic?
(2) How can EFL teachers deal with these challenges? (Methods, approaches, and
strategies used) Have these solutions worked?

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2. Identification of the problem:
2.1. A brief background the of COVID-19 pandemic:
2.2. Online Education is developing fast globally:
3. Purpose and significance of the study:
3.1. Purpose:
3.2. Significance:
4. Definition of terms:
5. Review of literature (or an annotated bibliography)
5.1. Challenges faced by ELT teachers in online teaching
5.2. Methods and approaches for improving online ELT:
6. Method and procedure:
6.1.Method:
6.2. Participants
6.3. Data Collection
6.3.1 Secondary data collection
6.3.2. Questionnaire
6.3.3. Interview:
6.4. Analyzing data:

7. Conclusion
7.1. Impact on English language teaching:
7.2. Findings:
8. References
Sebarajah, A. (2017). A Case Study on Effects of Communicative Teaching Method in
Improving English Speaking Skills of Grade Ten Students. The Third International
Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics,
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

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Efrizal, D. (2012). Improving Students' Speaking through Communicative Language Teaching Method at
Mts Ja-alhaq, Sentot Ali Basa Islamic Boarding School of Bengkulu, Indonesia.