THE IMPACT OF MULTIMODAL TEXTS ON HIGH SCHOOL EFL LEARNERS' PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The effects of multimodal texts on learning and teaching English and culture have
been emphasized. However, not many studies on the topic were conducted in the Vietnamese
context. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate (1) the impact of multimodal texts
on Vietnamese EFL high school students’ perception and (2) high school students’ responses
to the cultural input in learning culture. The study was designed as an experimental study,
following a mixed-methods approach, using the pre-and-post- questionnaires, and semistructured
interviews to collect quantitative and qualitative data. 135 high school students
took part in this investigation as participants. The results demonstrated a significant
improvement in high school students’ perception of culture and communication. The
participants in the study also highly perceived the positive effects of multimodal texts on
their English language learning. Finally, some implications were drawn from the findings so
as to enhance the quality of culture and communication teaching and learning at the upper
secondary level.