SKKN The Application of Technology in Teaching Grammar to EFL Learners at Nam Dan 1 High School

ULT OF THE TEST FROM CLASS 10D3 
No Full name Pre-test Post-test 
1 Đỗ Thị Phương Anh 5.0 7.5 
2 Nguyễn Phương Anh 4.0 5.5 
3 Nguyễn Trang Anh 5.0 7.0 
4 Nguyễn Việt Anh 9.0 9.5 
5 Trần Nguyễn Hải Anh 4.0 5.5 
6 Lê Thị Ngọc Ánh 9.0 9.0 
7 Nguyễn Hữu Bách 9.0 9.5 
8 Đỗ Gia Bảo 4.0 5.5 
9 Phạm Ngọc Chung 8.0 9.0 
10 Nguyễn Thị Linh Đan 3.5 4.0 
11 Hồ Thị Hương Giang 3.5 4.5 
12 Vũ Quỳnh Hà 5.0 7.5 
13 Nguyễn Văn Huy 6.5 7.5 
14 Đàm Thị Khánh Huyền 9.0 9.0 
15 Nguyễn Hương Lê 5.0 7.0 
16 Nguyễn Khánh Linh 7.5 9.0 
17 Nguyễn Thị Khánh Linh 7.5 9.0 
18 Phạm Khánh Linh 7.0 8.0 
19 Ngô Thị Thảo Lộc 5.5 7.0 
20 Nguyễn Thị Thảo My 7.0 8.5 
21 Phan Thị Hằng Nga 7.5 9.0 
22 Trần Thị Hồng Ngọc 5.0 7.5 
23 Nguyễn Võ Hoàng Nguyên 9.0 9.5 
24 Nguyễn Văn Phú 5.0 7.0 
25 Bùi Nguyễn Mai Phương 7.0 8.0 
26 Đinh Trần Minh Phương 7.5 8.0 
27 Lê Thị Hà Phương 8.0 9.0 
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28 Phạm Xuân Phương 7.5 8.0 
29 Hoàng Thị Diễm Quỳnh 5.0 7.0 
30 Phan Thị Như Quỳnh 5.5 7.0 
31 Hồ Phương Thảo 7.0 8.0 
32 Nguyễn Ngọc Nguyên Thảo 7.0 8.5 
33 Đỗ Ngọc Thắng 5.5 7.0 
34 Phan Trần Phước Thuận 5.0 7.0 
35 Nguyễn Thị Thúy 7.0 8.5 
36 Trần Nguyên Thương 9.0 9.5 
37 Nguyễn Mạnh Tín 7.0 8.0 
38 Lê Thị Mai Trang 4.0 4.5 
39 Ngô Thị Huyền Trâm 7.5 9.0 
40 Nguyễn Nam Trường 9.0 9.5 
41 Nguyễn Cẩm Tú 7.0 8.5 
42 Nguyễn Thị Phương Vi 5.5 7.5 
43 Trần Ngọc Thảo Vy 9.0 9.0 
44 Lê Thị Hải Yến 8.0 9.0 
45 Phan Thị Khánh Hòa 4.5 6.0 
Figure 2.1. The Result of Test from Class 10A2 Before and After Treatment 
 Figure 2.2. The Result of Test from Class 10D3 Before and After Treatment 
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Poor Average Good Exeptional
15.5% 
28.9% 
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Poor Average Good Exeptional
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The test was provided for them and the result was collected and presented in 
the figure above. As we can see, there is a significant difference in the result. 
Students have better result with the post test after the time of treatment which 
mean that the use of technology in learning really helps. 
In order to get the response from students about the application of high tech in 
learning process the questionnaire was delivered to them to get the answer. 
Questions: 
1. What grade are you in: ________ 
2. Do you have an electronic device to study online at home? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
3. How often do you utilize the electronic device for homework and 
school related activities? 
a. 0-5 hours/week 
b. 6-10 hours/week 
c. 11-15 hours/week 
d. 16+ hours/week 
4. How do you feel when a teacher uses technology in the classroom to 
teach grammar (such as Blooket, Wordwall.net, Liveworksheet, Quizizz, 
etc.)? 
a. Very Motivated 
b. Motivated 
c. Unmotivated 
d. Very Unmotivated 
5. Do you think that your teachers should utilize the available technology 
with various applications more often? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
6. Does the specific use of technology allow all levels of students to 
participate equally (gifted/talented, regular education students, and 
special education)? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
7. Should schools use more or less technology than is currently being 
used? 
a. More 
b. Less 
Students are in grade 10 and most of them possess an electronic device to 
study online at home. This is quite understandable because in the time of 
pandemic, learners equip themselves with learning tools. 87% of them use their 
device for studying from 11-15 hours a week. Meanwhile 9% of them claim that 
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they spend more than 16 hours per week. Only 4% of students state that they only 
use 6-10 hours per week. This result shows that many students make full use of 
their electronic device in learning. 
 Figure 2.3. Time for Using Electronic Devices 
When being asked about their feeling when experiencing technology used in 
classroom, most of them have positive response. As can be seen in figure 2.4, 92% 
of students are motivated or very motivated attending the activities. However, 8% 
of them were not really interested in these activities. These can be explained by 
some occurrence happening when they have internet corruption while attending the 
activity online. 
Figure 2.4. Learners’ Response about Motivation in Classroom 
0% 
4% 
87% 
9% 
Time for Using Electronic Devices 
0-5 hours/week 6-10 hours/week 11-15 hours/week 16+ hours/week
70% 
22% 
8% 
0% 
Learners' Motivation in Classroom 
Very Motivated Motivated Unmotivated Very Unmotivated
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Last but not least when being asked about their opinion of the frequency of 
the activities in online classroom, 100% of them believed their answer is yes. 
To sum up, this part provides an in-depth illustration of using activities in 
online class as well as an in-depth discussion on empirical results. It somehow 
shows the positive affect of exploiting technology in teaching and learning 
grammar. 
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PART 3: CONCLUSION 
The findings of this study have implications for both learners and teachers. It 
can be stated that grammar has always been one of the most demanding and 
challenging aspects of learning a second language for L2 learners. The way that 
grammar is taught at schools and language institutes adds to this unpleasant 
perception by L2 learners. Quite often they memorize a number of grammatical 
rules being taught to them, but these memorized rules do not seem to be of much 
help when they attempt to communicate their messages. The use of technology 
such as tech tools in the current study, can bring considerable benefits for EFL 
learners. Due to the characteristics that they possess and the advantages that they 
provide for their users, including the presentation of real language, provision of 
context-rich input, assistance in processing information via multiple channels of 
delivery, etc., tech tools have the potential to make the journey of language 
learning and particularly grammar learning more enjoyable, entertaining, and 
productive for L2 learners. Seeing how different grammatical structures are used in 
various games can encourage L2 learners to change their view of grammar and 
recognize its usefulness in speaking. Rather than perceiving it as something that 
stands in their way of speaking fluently, they come to see it as a communicative 
resource that alongside with lexis and phonology can be taken advantage of to both 
comprehend and produce language in accurate and fluent ways. Moreover, using 
these kinds of tech tools will have a positive impact on learners’ motivation to 
learn grammar and thus, will prod them into putting more effort in the process of 
grammar learning as well as English learning. 
Tech tools can also be beneficial in another way. The variety of contexts and 
situations they provide will help L2 learners to better understand the three 
dimensions of grammar instruction such as form, meaning, and use. 
Likewise L2 learners, language teachers can also benefit from using these kinds of 
activities. Exploiting tech tools will help teachers make their grammar instruction 
more effective and fruitful. In addition, by directing their students’ attention to the 
use of a particular grammar construction in tools they can add a more 
communicative sense to their grammar lessons. 
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APPENDIX 1: TEST 
Name in full:  Class: .. 
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 
1. A holiday by the sea is __________ than a holiday in the mountains. 
 A. gooder B. better C. more good D. best 
2. You __________ tidy up your room. 
 A. must be B. mustn’t C. must D. mustn’t be 
3. The chemistry book __________ was a little expensive. 
 A. that I bought B. what I bought C. I bought that D. which bought 
4. He told us that the weather might get much worse __________. 
 A. tomorrow B. the following day C. yesterday D. the day before 
5. Would you mind __________ a window? 
 A. open B. opening C. to open D. to opening 
6. He will be late for the train if he __________ at once. 
 A. doesn’t start B. didn’t start C. won’t start D. don’t start 
7. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all 
people __________ the same language? 
 A. spoke B. speak C. had spoken D. has spoken 
8. I __________ go to see the doctor last week because I was very ill. 
a. must b. must to c. had to d. could 
9. I __________ go now because I am already late for my class 
a. must b. had c. have to d. may 
10. Susan __________hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly. 
A. might not B. couldn't C. can't D. mustn't 
11. Gender discrimination must ____ in order to create a better society. 
A. eliminate B. be eliminating C. be eliminated 
 D. eliminated 
12. That’s a nice bike.” - “We bought __________one we could find because we 
don’ t plan to use it very much”. 
A. cheapest B. a cheapest C. the cheapest D. of 
cheapest 
13. The food is __________ the last time I ate it. 
A. badder B. bad C. worse than D. the worst 
14. He finished the test ....of all. 
A. rapidly B. the most rapidly C. most rapidly D. more rapidly 
15. The deep oceans contain some of ______ of all living creatures. 
A. the strangest B. strange C. as strange as D. stranger than 
16. What's ___ film you've ever seen? 
A. good B. best C. better than D. the best 
17.We’ll have lunch outside in the garden, _____ it’s too cold. 
A. if B. unless C. in case ` D. should 
18. John _____ win more races if he trained harder. 
A. would B. will C. would have D. shall 
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19. I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone treated me like that, I 
_________ extremely angry! 
A. am B. would be C. will be D. was 
20. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, _____ this 
incident again. 
A. I don’t mention B. I will never mention 
C. I never mention D. will I never mention 
21. I really wanted to take part in this contest, _______ my parents allowed me to. 
 A. and B. or C. so D. but 
22. - “What do you think of this song?” - “It sounds _______. I don’t like it” 
 A. interested B. bored C. boring D. interesting 
23. They _______ Ho Chi Minh City last summer. 
 A. visit B. will visit C. have visit D. visited 
24. He asked me if I _______ to school by bicycle every day. 
 A. am going B. go C. was going D. went 
25. She was sick yesterday, _______ she was absent from school. 
 A. since B. so C. because D. but 
26. I didn't go to the party yesterday because _______. 
 A. I am sick B. I will be sick C. I was sick D. I would be sick 
27. They are living in a house that _______ in 1930. 
 A. is built B. was built C. built D. was building 
28. I'm learning English _______ I want to get a good job after school. 
 A. but B. because C. so D. therefore 
29. My father _______ for the car factory since 1995. 
 A. worked B. was working C. has worked D. is working 
30. - The alarm's going. It's making an awful noise. - OK, _______ it off. 
A. I am switching B. I am going to switch 
C. I'll switch D. I switch 
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APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE 
This questionnaire is designed to seek for the information of students’ attitude towards using 
technology in teaching grammar to 10th graders at High School. The answer will be used as 
important data for the study not for any other purposes. Please circle the answer which is true to 
your learning situation. Thank you very much. 
Circle the answer you choose. 
Questions: 
1. What grade are you in: ________ 
2. Do you have an electronic device to study online at home? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
3. How often do you utilize the computer for homework and school 
related activities? 
a. 0-5 hours/week 
b. 6-10 hours/week 
c. 11-15 hours/week 
d. 16+ hours/week 
4. How do you feel when a teacher uses technology in the classroom to 
teach grammar (such as Blooket, Wordwall.net, Liveworksheet, Quizizz, 
etc.)? 
a. Very Motivated 
b. Motivated 
c. Not motivated/not unmotivated 
d. Unmotivated 
e. Very Unmotivated 
5. Do you think that your teachers should utilize the available 
technology with various applications more often? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
6. Does the specific use of technology allow all levels of students to 
participate equally (gifted/talented, regular education students, and 
special education)? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
7. Should schools use more or less technology than is currently being 
used? 
a. More 
b. Less