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Cultural Integration in English Teaching for Art Majors in Vietnam: Learners’ Voices

Ha Thi Trinh , Ai Nhan Nguyen

This study investigates how undergraduate art majors at the National University of Art Education in Vietnam perceive the cultural integration into the.


  • Pub. date: July 15, 2025
  • Online Pub. date: June 30, 2025
  • Pages: 947-960
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This study investigates how undergraduate art majors at the National University of Art Education in Vietnam perceive the cultural integration into their English curriculum. A quantitative design was employed using a researcher-developed questionnaire administered to 214 students. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-tests, and multiple regression. Findings indicated that students valued culturally relevant content, particularly materials connected to both Vietnamese and international art as well as experiential and student-centered instructional strategies. Reported challenges included limited cultural background knowledge, cognitive overload, and reduced confidence when discussing culture in English. Crucially, results from multiple regression revealed that how culture is taught may have a greater impact on students’ experiences than the content itself. Therefore, these findings underscore the importance of aligning instructional approaches with learners’ disciplinary identities and offer implications for culturally responsive curriculum design, professional development, and the implementation of context-specific teaching strategies in English language instruction for art students.

Keywords: Art majors, cultural integration, culturally responsive curriculum, English language instruction.

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