English majors’ perceptions of their teachers’ use of ICT in teaching of Listening-Speaking courses at Ho Chi Minh City Open University

Abstract

This research investigated the perceptions of English majors at Ho Chi Minh City Open University of the use of ICT by their teachers in their Listening-Speaking classes. Twenty-eight out of about 700 freshmen and sophomores who were studying the subject taught by nine different teachers volunteered to participate in semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed; then the qualitative data were analyzed through the process of reducing data, constructing themes, and drawing conclusions. The findings indicated that in general, the students hadpositive attitudes towards their teachers’ use of ICT in teaching English Listening-Speaking courses. Nonetheless, the interviews revealed the students’ concerns and suggestions, which the school and the teachers should take into account. These findings set the ground for recommendations to teachersand administrators and for future research presented at the end of the paper.