TAILIEUCHUNG - Designing a competency based english oral communication course for vietnamese undergraduate business administration students

The study, therefore, aims at designing an appropriate competency-based EOC course for BA undergraduates. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected in a mixed methods study. In order to achieve the aims of the study, the course has been designed from the results of a thorough needs analysis starting from interviews with all the stakeholders and then a survey questionnaire with BA undergraduates in a university in Vietnam. | VNU Journal of Science: Foreign Studies, Vol. 32, No. 4 (2016) 74-85 Designing a Competency-based English Oral Communication Course for Vietnamese Undergraduate Business Administration Students Nguyen Thi Minh Tram* Honors Program, Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 27 August 2016 Revised 04 November 2016; Accepted 21 November 2016 Abstract: Vietnam’s accession into international organizations especially ASEAN Economic Community emphasizes the necessity of an appropriate course of English oral communication (EOC) to prepare the business administration (BA) undergraduates with necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to meet the real workplace requirements. The study, therefore, aims at designing an appropriate competency-based EOC course for BA undergraduates. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected in a mixed methods study. In order to achieve the aims of the study, the course has been designed from the results of a thorough needs analysis starting from interviews with all the stakeholders and then a survey questionnaire with BA undergraduates in a university in Vietnam. Then it was verified with a survey questionnaire with the teachers, piloted with a group of BA undergraduates with observation, questionnaires and reflective journals before being implemented and evaluated with questionnaires, test scores, reflective journals and focus group interview during and after the course, and a questionnaire survey after the internship. The results from both quantitative and qualitative data revealed the effectiveness of the course in improving BA undergraduates’ EOC competencies. Keywords: Course design, English oral communication, business administration, competency, socio-cultural theory. 1. Introduction business deals than ever before. These opportunities have strengthened the motivation and also set out the urgent requirements .

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