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Date Published: 28/11/2025
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DOI: 10.54607/hcmue.js.22.11.5281(2025)
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Tập 22, Số 11(2025)
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TS Nguyen, D. T., Tran, D. Q. H., & Nguyen, H. H. V. (2025). DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH: A STUDY AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CAU KIEU WARD, HO CHI MINH CITY. Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Journal of Science, 22(11), 2039-2049. https://doi.org/10.54607/hcmue.js.22.11.5281(2025)

DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH: A STUDY AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CAU KIEU WARD, HO CHI MINH CITY

Nguyen Dac Thanh1, , Tran Duong Quoc Hoa2, Nguyen Hoang Hai Van3
1 Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam
2 Dong Nai University, Vietnam
3 Cau Kieu Secondary School, Cau Kieu Ward, Vietnam

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In the context of educational digital transformation, assessing students’ digital competence has become essential to meet the requirements of the 2018 General Education Curriculum (2018 GEC) and the Digital Competence Framework for Learners (Circular 02/2025/TT-BGDĐT). This study investigates students’ digital competence while learning English at a junior high school in Cau Kieu Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Data were collected with 324 students, using a questionnaire covering six competence domains, including information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, digital content creation, safety, problem solving, and artificial intelligence application. The results indicated that students self-assessed their digital competence at an intermediate level, demonstrating stronger skills in information retrieval and digital safety, while showing limitations in digital content creation and the flexible application of Artificial Intelligence. The study recommends integrating AI-based learning projects and enhancing education on how to use digital tools ethically to foster comprehensive digital competence among lower secondary students. 

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digital competency, digital competency framework, English subject, junior high school students

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