Abstract

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The current study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of the B1 EFL course at a university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam through teachers' and students' (postgraduates) perceptions about language needs analysis, objective identification, time allocation, content and materials, and testing. A self-structured questionnaire and the Group interview were employed with participation of 53 students and 4 teachers who implemented the course. The findings of the study have revealed that weaknesses still exist in the implementation of the course and that the students were not very satisfied with their learning outcomes; and recommendations for improvement of the implementation of the EFL course are provided. The study is significant for its empirical data collected from the Vietnamese context. Through this study, teachers and students of English have raised their opinions about the current situation of English education at the university in particular and in Vietnam in general.