¹Do Thi Ngoc Phuong,²Nguyen Thi Hanh Phuc

^1,2Lecturers from Thai Nguyen University of Education, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v6-i3-40

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ABSTRACT

This study focuses on investigating the effectiveness of Blended Learning in teaching Writing for English majors at Thai Nguyen University of Education. In order to eliminate subjectivity in the research, the author used simultaneously three means of data collection including test, questionnaire and observation. The results of the pre-test and post-test showed that students improved their Writing skills significantly after a semester of applying Blended Learning in teaching. The results of the students’ questionnaire and the teacher's observations also showed the students' positive attitudes towards this method. On this basis, Blended Learning is proposed to be applied more in teaching Writing for students at university.

KEYWORDS:

writing skills, Blended Learning, teaching writing, traditional methods, online teaching.

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