STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TO THE TV SHOW PROJECT AS THE END-OF-TERM ASSESSMENT IN THE PRONUNCIATION COURSE

Abstract

The research reveals a number of critical findings related to the perceptions, self evaluations as well as expectations of English major students at the Banking Academy of Vietnam in doing the "TV show project" in the Pronunciation course as the alternative for  the end-of-term exam. The data were collected from survey questionnaires and interviews among those students, triangulated by teacher's observations of students' behavioural attitudes and performances on the presentation day. In general, students showed positive attitudes towards this end-of-term project. In addition, their behavioural responses and performances on the stage were surprising and encouraging. The research findings together with the pedagogical recommendations will hopefully be useful to researchers and practitioners in the same fields of interest.