Problems and Solutions for Enhancing Awareness of Tense, Aspect, and Modality in Teaching and Learning English in Vietnam

摘要

The aim of the article was to review knowledge and research done by previous authors in terms of tense, aspect and modality. By introducing thorough classifications and examples of a range of knowledge that is less acquired and educated in Vietnam, the problems in teaching and learning tense, aspect, and modality are discussed to clarify the challenges that Vietnamese teachers and learner encountered. The measures were proposed to boost academic performance among learners, and improve teaching quality among teachers, reducing tiredness and boredom in grammar teaching and leading to alternative viewpoints for these ranges of knowledge.