Applying TBLT and The PERMA Model in Teaching Business English
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TBLT, PERMA, engagement, meaningful tasksAbstract
Nowadays, Artificial Intelligence has placed a dominant role in teaching and learning English, which raises the question if AI will be able to replace the role of a teacher in the classroom. Facing those challenges, the teachers are supposed to do things differently based on their own contexts. Therefore, the researcher has applied TBLT and the PERMA model of flourishing (Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Achievements) in designing meaningful tasks such as modified tasks, games, and speaking videos in teaching ESP. The tasks are required to meet some criteria including cognitive engagement, social engagement and affective engagement. At University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, 170 students who major in Business Studies at intermediate level participate in the research during 90 hours for two semesters. Data collected from the observation and the questionnaire proves that this model has brought many benefits to the students in terms of learning outcomes as well as positive emotions in the learning performance. The results show more cognitive engagement, social engagement and affective engagement, particularly during the more complex tasks.
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