THE EFFECTS OF USING ELSA SPEAK APPLICATION ON IMPROVING MECHNICAL STUDENTS’ ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILLS / HIỆU QUẢ TRONG VIỆC CẢI THIỆN KỸ NĂNG NÓI TIẾNG ANH CỦA SINH VIÊN NGÀNH CƠ KHÍ THÔNG QUA ỨNG DỤNG ELSA SPEAK
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English-speaking skills are essential for learners in acquiring the language. Its obstacles are one of the reasons that prevent students from improving their English learning process, as well as being professional in English. Thus, this study aimed to investigate how the impacts of the ELSA Speak application could help students to enhance and develop their speaking skills. A quantitative descriptive survey was administered to 50 second-year non-English majors, specifically mechanical engineering students, at a university in Southern Vietnam. The data were collected and analyzed by IBM SPSS version 20 software. The results indicated that the students obtained positive effects of English-speaking skills improvements on both semantic and psychological aspects after utilizing the ELSA Speak app in learning English. The most considerable advantages are that students could surmount all problems related to their vocabulary limitations, grammar issues, pronunciation issues, and the fear of expressing their English ideas. Significantly, the instant feedback, self-paced learning and accessible interface of the app were the main keys to improving students’ flexible, effective, and efficient learning process. Following these results, suggestions were offered to facilitate improvement in students' speaking abilities and educators’ teaching process.
(Kỹ năng nói là yếu tố thiết yếu trong việc tiếp thu ngôn ngữ, song những rào cản trong kỹ năng này lại chính là nguyên nhân cản trở sinh viên nâng cao trình độ và chuyên nghiệp hơn trong tiếng Anh. Nghiên cứu này tập trung làm rõ vai trò của ứng dụng ELSA Speak đối với việc cải thiện khả năng nói của người học. Khảo sát định lượng mô tả được tiến hành trên 50 sinh viên năm hai chuyên ngành Kỹ thuật Cơ khí tại một trường đại học ở miền Nam Việt Nam; toàn bộ số liệu được phân tích qua phần mềm IBM SPSS 20. Kết quả cho thấy, ELSA Speak đã tác động tích cực đến kỹ năng nói của sinh viên trên cả hai phương diện: năng lực ngôn ngữ và tâm lý học tập. Ưu điểm vượt trội của ứng dụng là giúp người học vượt qua các trở ngại về vốn từ vựng, ngữ pháp, phát âm và sự tự ti khi giao tiếp. Đặc biệt, tính năng phản hồi ngay lập tức, chế độ tự học theo lộ trình cá nhân cùng giao diện tối ưu là những nhân tố quyết định giúp việc học tiếng Anh trở nên linh hoạt và hiệu quả hơn. Dựa trên cơ sở đó, nghiên cứu đưa ra các khuyến nghị cụ thể nhằm hỗ trợ hoạt động học tập của sinh viên và nâng cao chất lượng giảng dạy của giáo viên.)
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