TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE EMPLOYMENT OF  LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TEACHING GENERAL ENGLISH  TO NON-ENGLISH MAJORS

Trần Thị Nhàn; Nguyễn Thị Kiều Thu

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.8037

TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE EMPLOYMENT OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TEACHING GENERAL ENGLISH TO NON-ENGLISH MAJORS

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Received: 30/05/23 Revised: 30/06/23 Published: 30/06/23

Authors

1. Tran Thi Nhan , Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH)
2. Nguyen Thi Kieu Thu, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH)

Abstract

The success or failure of any Learning Management System (LMS) depends largely on teachers. Though the number of research on the attitudes of teachers towards LMS in the world is numerous, research related to the attitudes of teachers of English is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the attitudes of teachers of English towards the employment of LMS in teaching general English to non-English majors and to explore whether there is any correlation between teachers’ attitudes and demographic elements. The study was conducted at the University of Science – Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of 30 lecturers. Quantitative and qualitative data were applied, and descriptive statistics and content analysis were employed. The findings reveal that there were moderate attitudes towards system quality and service quality, while perceived usefulness received negative attitudes. Besides, gender and LMS skills proficiency had no significant effect on attitudes. Age and experience of using LMS, on the other hand, had a strong connection with attitudes. Based on the findings, some recommendations are made for the university administrators so as to improve teachers’ attitudes.

Keywords

Attitudes; Employment; General English; LMS; Non-English Majors

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