Year
2019
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
School of Education
Abstract
This qualitative study aimed to explore the ways college learners engage and respond to English language tasks, regarding the notion of mediating tools and learner agency, in the Vietnamese context through the lens of activity theory.
In relation to English teaching and learning circumstances in Vietnam, there has been considerable concern centred around teaching and learning quality. In response to this concern, a few studies have been conducted, but with the adoption of psycholinguistic views. In order to redress this, the present study was conducted as an attempt to examine English classroom tasks from a sociocultural perspective - using activity theory.
Recommended Citation
Doan, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Understanding college English learners' task management in the Vietnamese context: an investigation from the perspective of activity theory, Doctor of Education thesis, School of Education, University of Wollongong, 2019. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/777
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.