The Impact of Digital Tools on Efl Tertiary Students’ Engagement From a Positive Psychological Perspective
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The research evaluates how digital tools influence the positive psychological state of Vietnamese students pursuing English as a foreign language at the tertiary level by examining their engagement using the PERMA framework. The qualitative method explored both the main digital tools students used and the effects these tools had on their learning engagement. Open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews conducted at a private university in Hai Phong, Vietnam, served as the data collection methods. Students actively used three distinct digital tool categories: social media networks, learning management systems, and technology-supported language learning platforms. Student engagement experienced dramatic impact through electronic tools extending across three learning domains: behavior, affect, and cognition. Digital tools enabled students to solve problems while assisting language analysis, ensuring continuous learning practices, and creating supportive learning environments. The outcomes might contribute to digital tool integration knowledge in Vietnamese EFL instruction and an understanding that longitudinal research and cultural-technical technology adoption barriers require investigation.
Source: VNU Journal of Foreign Studies
Author: Van Thang Nguyen
Institution: Thanh Dong University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413835704