Study habits of English-majored students: a case study in Vietnam

https://doi.org/10.31130/ud-jst.2023.374E

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  • Tran Thi Thu
    The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies, Danang, Vietnam
    Vo Thi Kim Anh
    The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies, Danang, Vietnam

Keywords:

study habits
English-majored students
Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Study habits play a crucial role in the academic performance of students at all education levels. Especially, students’ study habits have been considerably impacted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the study habits of students and their changes in this time to help learners understand their study habits and make some suitable adjustments to reach academic success. The data was collected through an online questionnaire administered to 325 English-majored students. Descriptive statistics, T-tests, ANOVA, and thematic coding were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that there are significant differences in study habits of male and female students, particularly in terms of note-taking habits, mode of study, and time management habits while study habits were not affected by class levels and academic results. Besides, the majority of participants confirmed that their study habits relatively changed after the pandemic.

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Dec 31, 2023
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Thu, T. T., and V. T. K. Anh. “Study Habits of English-Majored Students: A Case Study in Vietnam”. The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 21, no. 12.2, Dec. 2023, pp. 49-54, doi:10.31130/ud-jst.2023.374E.

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