PERCEPTIONS OF TEFL INTERNSHIP AMONG EFL TRAINEE TEACHERS AT A UNIVERSITY IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Nguyen Truong Giang, Nguyen Thi Bach Lien

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The study aims to investigate the perceptions of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) internship among EFL (English as a Foreign Language) trainee teachers at Ho Chi Minh University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology. Specifically, this study investigates the perceptions of 50 TEFL trainee teachers from the Department of Foreign Languages at Ho Chi Minh University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology involved in the TEFL internship program. Quantitative data was gathered from the questionnaire and analyzed to evaluate trainee teachers’ opinions to find out their perceptions of the TEFL internship. The findings expressed that most EFL trainee teachers perceive the TEFL internship as beneficial and important in terms of improvement of language skills, teaching methods, in-class management skills, and contribution to the love for the teaching career. Depending on the findings of the study, recommendations for trainee teachers also suggested that a full understanding of the importance of all the tasks during the internship should be required.

 

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EFL, TEFL, internship, trainee teachers, perception

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