USE OF RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM BY ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM
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This paper was part of a large-scale research into the use of resources and activities for English language learning after class time by English-majored students at a university in Vietnam. To explore the range of resources and activities frequently used by the researched students, a survey questionnaire was delivered online to 200 respondents via Google Form. The results revealed that online/computer-based/mobile-based and traditional broadcast materials were the most preferred resources for English language learning outside the classroom, whereas Watch YouTube, Listen to songs, Surf the Internet, and Use social media were the activities with the highest frequency of use. In addition, the self-directed naturalistic language learning activities were prevalent among the subjects, followed by self-instruction ones. By contrast, the studied participants tended to avoid taking part in activities that involved naturalistic language learning.
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Language learning beyond the classroom, resources, activities, tertiary Englishmajored students
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