INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON

ACTION RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

HUE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING HOUSE

Hue, 2016

CONTENTS

The International Conference Proceedings on

“Action Research in Language Education”

Hue Univeristy of Foreign Languages (August 5-7, 2016)

Akkarapon Nuemaihom / Need analysis in ESP and Instructional materials design for local vendors in Buriram province, Thailand /

1

Nguyen Thi Lan Anh / Improving writing skill of grade 5 students at primary school with portfolios /

8

Hoang Tinh Bao / Loss of idioms and proverbs in the Vietnamese of the second generation immigrants in Australia – loss of indirect speaking style /

15

Chau Soryaly
Chau Khon
Le Minh Tuan Lam
Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai / Enhancing K-12 EFL teachers’ speaking skills: Challenges and Solutions /

27

Nguyen Le Ngan Chinh
Nguyen Thi Van An / Creating an ESP Corpus-based wordlist for nursing students at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy /

38

Do Tien Duc / Situational dialogues in English speaking classes: A new model of English teaching and learning at Foreign Languages Faculty-Hanoi Pedagogical University n02 /

47

Do Thi Xuan Dung
Tran Thi Thu Van
Truong Thanh Bao Tran / Genre awareness activities for the first-year writing classes at HUFL: A case study with northstar (3rd edition) reading and writing- book 2 /

52

Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha / Applying problem-solving activities in teaching speaking skills for the second-year English-major students at Vietnam University of Commerce /

60

Do Thu Ha
Pham Ngoc Thuy / Using the American Council National Standards for foreign language education on the teaching of foreign languages (ACTFL)
Vo Thuy Ha / “Project-based learning” is one of the best ways to help students in their own learning /

85

Le Thi Thanh Hai / Implementing the CEFR-based learning outcomes at Hue University: A preliminary study on general English teachers’ responses to adapting the teaching materials /

92

Do Xuan Hai / Move structure of English-medium applied linguistics research article introductions: Further evidence for sub-disciplinary variations /

100

Nguyen Thi Thu Hanh / Using games in promoting the mastery of military terms /

113

Nguyen Thi Hue / Developing a collection of local literature for improving Khmer students’ reading comprehension /

120

Nawamin Prachanant / Using role play to improve Thai EFL university students’ speaking ability on tourism and self-efficacy /

132

Hoang Thi Le Ngoc
Mai Thi Dang Thu / The effective strategies to teach American accent to the first year students of International studies Department of Hue University of Foreign Languages /

142

Ton Nu My Nhat / The Vietnamese version of the CEFR:challenges, insights and future directions /

150

Ho Thi Quynh Nhu / Situation analysis towards designing an ESP curriculum for vocational students /

162

Pham Thi Hong Nhung / Does action research training following a cascade model work for key English language teachers? /

172

Tran Thi Ni
Bui Ngoc Phuong Thanh
Le Van Dung
Tran Thi Tu Oanh / The effects of visual media on learning pronunciationfor the first year students at Hue Medical College /

182

Olinda Singthideth
Nawamin Prachanant
Akkaraphon Nuemaihom / Improving Lao EFL college students’ English pronunciation for problematic sounds through CAI program /

191

Parithep Kohdtkam
Kasemsiri Watthano
Nannapat Yooprayong / Developing critical thinking skill through reading and writing: A case study of English major students, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Thailand /

201

Phouangphet Sounthalavong
NawaminPrachanant
Akkaraphon Nuemaihom / The effects of using mind mapping technique to enhance English speaking ability of Lao EFL College students /

212

Nguyen Thi Minh Tam
Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh / Integrating higher-order thinking skills (hots) development with teaching English linguistics: Action research conducted at VNU–University of Languages and Intenational studies (VNU-ULIS) /

221

Phan Thi Thanh Thao
Truong Thi Thai Thanh / Dealing with students’ overuse of translation engines in translation classes /

232

Nguyen Ho Hoang Thuy / An investigation into Vietnamese complaint strategies /

241

Tran Quang Ngoc Thuy / Tackling EFL freshmen’s reticence in speaking classes with e-portfolios: An action research project at tertiary level in Vietnam /

254

Doan Phan Anh Truc / Factors to facilitate students’ sustainable English learning and using /

265

Tran Thi Khanh Tung / Using context-based quizzes for vocabulary development /

276

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