TEACHING TRANSLATION MODULES USING MOODLE: A QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HUE UNIVERSITY

Phanh Thị Thanh Thảo

Abstract


TESOL instruction has moved from traditional classroom learning to a blended learning environment using Moodle as a supportive learning platform in some universities in Vietnam. Although Moodle has been successful in other disciplines at some universities, none has been used for translation. This paper aims to research the effectiveness of using Moodle in teaching English-Vietnamese translation modules at University of Foreign Languages, Hue University. We mainly used the quantitative method to collect and analyze questionnaires given to both students and teachers and found out several benefits of blended learning. The study results show that teaching English with Moodle’s use has increased students’ motivation, and improved the teaching quality significantly. Therefore, the implications of using Moodle in teaching translation for English-Vietnamese language have been suggested in this study in order to create practical lessons at our university and other institutions in Vietnam with similar modules.

 


Keywords


Moodle, quantitative research, teaching translation

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