A study on studying Speaking skill online for the 2nd year English major students at Hai Phong Management and Technology University

Abstract

Speaking skill is considered as one of the most important skills for English learners when speaking to a long presentation, a conversation with others. Many forms have been applied to motivate and improve students’ speaking skill, one of them is online learning. Online learning has been around for a long time, but it only has become popular recently when it greatly has assisted students' online learning. This study aims to research on studying speaking skill online for the 2nd year English major students at Hai Phong Management and Technology University. Preliminary results of the study show that students are interested in learning online speaking skill and it has also brought many benefits to students in the learning process, especially to support learning traditional speaking skill. After the study, some suggestions on applications to support teachers in teaching and help students in learning is presented. Finally, there is some helpful advice for students to improve their speaking skills through online learning.