Analysis of Errors in Graph Writing Committed by Vietnamese Learners of IELTS – A Case Study in Vietnam (Published)
This article analysed the errors made in the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) graph writing by 60 Vietnamese learners of Advanced IELTS at an English centre in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam. The analysis was based on the theoretical framework developed by the Cambridge IELTS Consultant – Dane (2023) and Châu (2024). 60 IELTS graph writings done by these learners at the beginning of an advanced IELTS course were collected and assessed after they had learned the first lesson on graph description. The study was qualitative-oriented. Various kinds of errors were found and described in detail to find out their causes as the basis for the solutions to be put forward. The research results showed that the errors of word repetition, wrong information, missing words, wrong words were the most common among other errors made in each writing due to a variety of reasons. The implications withdrawn from these error causes could help learners of Advanced IELTS in general and the Vietnamese ones in particular have a good insight into the requirements of the graph task, the way to manage the task time allocation, the steps to develop a full graph writing to minimize and even avoid errors in their IELTS graph writing to describe graphs effectively and successfully.
Keywords: Case Study, Error Analysis, IELTS Vietnamese learners, Viet Nam, graph writing
How to Teach English Lessons during Prevention and Control of COVID19: A Case Study of a Higher Vocational College in China (Published)
During prevention and control of COVID-19 in China, different modes of online education are conducted in all kinds of schools, from primary to universities. This paper illustrates how College English course is taught in Shandong College of Electric Technology in China. With reference of MOOC and SPOC theories, lessons are carefully redesigned and provided on Chaoxing Platform, one of the 37 leading online education platforms in China. Taking advantage of MOOC, SPOC and micro-course online videos, all lessons are deliberately redesigned and provided either on live or in recordings. Survey shows over 80% students are gratified with the online course and effectiveness of the online course is equal to classroom teaching.
Keywords: COVID-19, Case Study, Effective, English, SPOC