Perceptions and practice of “innovation” of the English language teachers in univeristies in Vietnam

Abstract

Innovation plays the critical role and brings many benefits to the education context. language education and teaching are changing continuously and the traditional methods are replaced by newer education notions. moreover, innovation in english teaching has become a major ‘growth area’. therefore, to adapt with the new social and economic challenges, teachers’ innovation must be developed. this study is done to understand perceptions and practice in innovation of english language teachers at universities in ho chi minh city (vietnam). to establish foundations for the recommendation formulation for teachers’ innovative skills, the combined secondary and primary data are used to reach study objectives. the secondary data is gained throught the systematic and content analyses from published papers of different sources, and the primary data is generated through online questionnaire/ surveys, semi-structured talks and interviews with english language teachers and administrators.