Teachers’ Perceptions of Active Learning Techniques in Teaching Speaking: A Case at Language Centers in the Mekong Delta

Abstract

This paper reports a descriptive study that explored teachers’ perceptions of implementing active learning techniques in teaching speaking and the challenges teachers encountered in their teaching practices in their speaking classes. Participants were 56 teachers from different language centers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the teachers had positive perceptions of the implementation of active learning techniques in teaching speaking. They also expressed the advantages they gained as well as the difficulties they faced when implementing active learning techniques in their speaking classes.

Keywords: perceptions, active learning, speaking skills

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-10-02

Publication date: April 30^th 2023