CONDUCTING A READING FACILITATION BASED ON LEARNING BY TEACHING METHOD IN A CLASS OF THIRD YEAR STUDENTS, FAST TRACK PROGRAM, FELTE, ULIS, VNU: DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Nowadays a number of innovative teaching methods are being applied at most universities in Vietnam in general and in University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University (ULIS, VNU) in particular in order to promote learner-centredness. Among them, Learning by Teaching method seems to be one of the most preferred ones which can be enormously beneficial to students in some aspects. Thus, many tasks under the form of Learning by Teaching lessons are put to the study program for undergraduate students at ULIS such as presentations or facilitations. Due to its novelty, difficulties encountered by students who follow this method are understandable. Nevertheless, few studies from the perspective of students have been done on this topic. Henceforth, with a hope to pave the way for further related studies, the researcher takes this chance to do research to find out difficulties confronted by third year fast track students of FELTE, ULIS, VNU in conducting a reading facilitation based on Learning by Teaching method. Having experienced the third academic school year at fast track program, FELTE, the researcher realizes that the currently third year students (08.1.E1 students) may encounter similar problems due to the high requirements given out when conducting a reading facilitation. Moreover, in the future, fast track students of FELTE, ULIS, VNU are expected to be lecturers at universities and colleges, so they are the valid scope of this paper. Most importantly, in order to help students who carry out reading facilitations using this method better their work, some pedagogical recommendations to overcome those difficulties are also provided.