The interaction foci of a Facebook community of practice for Vietnamese EFL teachers’ professional development

Le Duy Quoc Anh * and Nguyen Thi Bao Trang

* Corresponding author: (lequocanh3100@gmail.com)

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Title: The interaction foci of a Facebook community of practice for Vietnamese EFL teachers’ professional development
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Anh, L. D. Q., & Trang, N. T. B. (2025). The interaction foci of a Facebook community of practice for Vietnamese EFL teachers’ professional development. Journal of Science and Education, 65(02), 11-20. Retrieved from https://tckhgd.dhsphue.edu.vn/index.php/jse/article/view/48
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Vol. 65 No. 02 (2025): Journal of Science and Education
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Journal of Science and Education

Abstract

This study examined the interaction foci in a Facebook community of practice (CoP) named “Teachers of TESOL” (a pseudonym) as a platform for professional development for EFL teachers in Vietnam. The qualitative method was applied in this study through the collection of 100 most recent Facebook CoP posts as of July 2024 for the analysis of their interactions. The interactions among teachers in response to the target posts were analyzed for their foci as they emerged from the data. The results indicated that the teachers’ interactions had different major foci, including PD opportunities (25.5%), resources (21.9%), research (19.4%), recruitment (14.6%), and techniques (13.7%). Other less frequent foci acccounted for the remaining 4.9%. Important implications for modifying institutional PD programs are discussed.
Keywords: EFL teachers, Professional development, Interaction foci, Facebook community of practice

Tóm tắt

Nghiên cứu này tìm hiểu các trọng tâm tương tác trong một cộng đồng thực hành trên Facebook có tên là “Teachers of TESOL” (bút danh) như một nền tảng phát triển chuyên môn (PTCM) cho giáo viên tiếng Anh tại Việt Nam. Phương pháp định tính được áp dụng trong nghiên cứu này thông qua việc thu thập 100 bài đăng Facebook gần đây nhất (tính đến tháng 7 năm 2024). Sự tương tác của các giáo viên đối với các bài đăng được phân tích nhằm tìm ra trọng tâm xuất hiện từ khối dữ liệu. Kết quả chỉ ra rằng các giáo viên trong cộng đồng này có nhiều trọng tâm tương tác chính, bao gồm cơ hội PTCM (25,5%), nguồn PTCM (21,9%), nghiên cứu (19,4%), tuyển dụng giáo viên (14,6%), và kỹ thuật giảng dạy (13,7%). Ngoài ra còn một số trọng tâm thứ yếu khác, chiếm 4,9% khối dữ liệu. Một số đề xuất quan trọng đối với việc điều chỉnh các chương trình PTCM cũng được thảo luận trong nghiên cứu này.
Từ khóa: Giáo viên tiếng Anh, Phát triển chuyên môn, Trọng tâm tương tác, Cộng đồng thực hành trên Facebook

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