Factors Influencing English-Majored Vietnamese Students’ Decision to Choose a Specialization

Abstract

Choosing a specialization is a crucial issue for undergraduate students. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors affecting the decision to choose a specialization of English-majored Vietnamese students in the context of Faculty of Foreign Languages (FFL), Nguyen Tat Thanh University (NTTU), Vietnam. The data collected from 153 second year English-majored students of the FFL. The study findings showed that 4 key factors that influence their choice of specialization including academic factors, personal factors, economic factors and influence from others.