Positive Effects of Video-based Projects on the Communicative English Grammar Lessons

• Main Author: Van My Nguyen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tawasul International Centre for Publishing, Research and Dialogue 2021-09-01
• Series: International Journal of Language and Literary Studies
• Subjects: clt approach; communicative grammar teaching; covid-19 era; smartphone assistants; video-based projects
• Online Access: https://ijlls.org/index.php/ijlls/article/view/666

The present study investigates positive effects of video-based projects on communicative English grammar lessons in the Vietnamese context. A mixed method was used in which the responses of forty Vietnamese learners from a center of English as a foreign language (EFL) were analyzed. The online questionnaires and individual interviews were applied for investigating the perceptions of the learners in the effectiveness of video-based projects in communicative grammar lessons. To measure the dependent variables of the study, the two grammar tests were given to the learners as a pre-test and post-test. The findings propose that implementing video-based projects in communicative instructions of English grammar enhances the learners’ interests and motivation. Generally, the participants show improvements in their English grammar performances. In addition, applications of video-based projects supported the English assessment following the communicative approach in the EFL context. Hopefully, it might be an effective platform for the development of the learners’ self-directed learning abilities and jointly prepare learners for the uncertain changes in the post-Covid-19 era as well.