VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES LE TITU IMWONG AN INVESTIGATION INTO ORAL ERRORS IN ENGLISIT SPEAKING CLASSES OF 10TH - FORM NON-ENGLISH MAIORS AT PUAN BOT CITAU SPECTALTZING TNGIT SCHOOL, NGHE AN (Nghiên cứu lỗi nói của học sinh lớn 10 không chuyên ở trường THPT chuyên Phan Bội Châu, Nghệ An) MA MINOR PROGRAMME TIIESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Hanoi - 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, IIANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ TIU HƯƠNG AN INVESTIGATION INTO ORAL ERRORS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSES OF 10TH - FORM NON-ENGLISII MAJORS AT PHAN BOI CHAU SPECIALIZING HIGH SCTIOOL, NGITE AN (Nghiên cứu lỗi nói của học sinh lớp 10 không chuyên ở trường TIIPT chuyên Phan Hội Châu, Nghệ An) MA MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Pham Minh Hiền, MA Tlanoi - 2010 LIST OF TARLES Table 1: The reason for leaming English Table 2: Students’ attitude toward English speaking skills Table 3: Students? ability of speaking English in classrooms. Table 4: Frequency of students’ oral errors in English speaking classes Table 5: Types of students’ oral errors in English speaking classes Table 6: The omission of the inflectional suffixes in English speaking classes Table 7: The ctrors of mispronouncing the voiceless /s/ ‘Table 8: The errors of adding “s” or other sounds to a certain number of words Table 9: The error of mispronouncing /s! for tyr Table 10: The error of mispronouncing the fiicative sound /8/ ‘Table 11: The error of mispronouncing vowel sounds Table 12: Teachers’ attitude Loward students’ oral crrors and oral srrer correction Table 13: Types of students’ oral c1ror caxrcetion ‘Table 14: Teachers’ techniques used to correct students’ oral errors TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION, i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - - - - ed LIST OF TABLES TABLE OF CONTENTS wee. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viti PART A: INTRODUCTION.
Rafionales ðf the stgdy. Aims of the study 3. Scope of the stUdy. ng Ha HH.
Methods af the study 6. Significance of the study. Design of the study - - - PART B: DEVELOPMENT. 4 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.
Definitiem of speaking es 1. The characteristios oŸ speaking. ‘The importance of speaking. Deliriion OŸ ÊTFOE.
chen nh hang gen NHDN o 1. EIrors and MistaEä. co co nương ng neo I5. Mother-Iongue Interferenee.
- - 12 they cannot cxpress thomsclves in English and find it hard to response spontaneously and naturally. One of the reasons for this is that students often make oral errors in speaking. As we know, it is inevitable for learners to make errors in their learning process. At Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School I have found that most of the non-English majors who specialize in natural subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
or social subjects such as: Literature, History and Geography ofion make oral errors in their speaking. For most students, they find speaking especially important yet most challenging one although they are given more chances to practise speaking English during all Fnglish lessons. They are always passive and not familiar with, oven afraid of taking part in pair-work or group-work activities in classrooms. In addition, many students feel shy and ashamed when making errors in speaking.
As a result, there are various kinds of oral errors appearing in students’ English speaking. Those are the reasons thal inspire me with the desire to conducl An investigation into oral errors in English speaking classes of 10” - form Non- English Majors at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School, Nghe An. Aims of the study This research is designed to investigate Students’ oral errors and the strategies of oral correction at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School, Nghe An. Ithas 4 purposes * to clarify the reality of students’ English speaking in classrooms.
* to find out kinds of oral errors that students make when they speak English in classrooms. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Ll: Furst language L2: Second language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching ES. Summary PART C: CONCLUSIONS. Limitations of the study.
Suggesfion for Turthier sẽuđy. APPENDICES: APPENDIX A: FEACHER SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. APPENDIX B: STUDENT SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. APPENDIX C: CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONG.00 wT LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Ll: Furst language L2: Second language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Ll: Furst language L2: Second language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching 16.
‘Teaching materials and methodology. Tochmiques used to cor oral GITOTS. 14 CHAPTERII: METHODS OF THE §EUDV. Bađkgraund of the study - - 15 ILL.
Description of the teachers of English at PBC Specializing High School. The students at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School. The current situation of English teaching and learning at PBC Specializing High Schodl. The matetials of teaching and learring.
The teaching and learning English speaking skills. The instruments for collecting data - - 16 11. Procedures and method af the study. - 17 CHAPTER IIE THE STUDY.
Data analysis, tindings and discusston. The reality of Students’ English speaking al PRC Specializing High School 18 111.1, The reason for Ieaming English. Students” attitude toward Tinglish speaking skills - 19 111.3, Students’ ability of speaking Englishin classtoomis.4, Frequency of students’ oral errors in English speaking classes 20 1L3. ‘Types of students” oral errors in nglish speaking classes.
Factors causing studonts'aral errors in their Fnglish speaking 26 I1L3.2, Strategies for correcting students’ oral errors at PBC Specializing High School. Teachers” attitude toward students® oral errors and oral error correction. Teachers’ decisions on whatto ConCGt neni snnmnnenenes stimenenedO 411. ‘Teachers’ techniques used to correct students’ oral errars.
Some suggested solutions to correct students’ oral errors effectively. Summary PART C: CONCLUSIONS. Limitations of the study. Suggesfion for Turthier sẽuđy.
APPENDICES: APPENDIX A: FEACHER SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. APPENDIX B: STUDENT SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. APPENDIX C: CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONG.00 wT * to gain an insight into the teachers’ attitude toward students” oral errors and oral error correction * to help teachers develop their possible strategies for oral error corrections. Scope of the study.
the study concentrates only on investigating students’ oral errors in their English speaking classes and teachers’ stralegies of oral error correction al Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School, Nghe An. The study mainly focuscs on the learners in the tenth form at Phan Boi Chau Specializing [igh School, Nghe An.1, What is the reality of students’ English speaking at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School, Nghe An? 4.2, What are teachers’ attitude toward students’ oral errors and oral error correction? 4. What are the types of oral errors often made by students at Phan Boi Chau Specializing [igh School, Nghe An? What are the causes of these oral errors? 44. What are the possible strategies used to correct students’ oral errors effectively? 5.
Mcthods of the study. In the process of carrying oul the study, the instruments for collecting data in this research are classroom observations. In addition, questionnaires are used to collect data for the study. TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION, i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
- - - - ed LIST OF TABLES TABLE OF CONTENTS wee. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viti PART A: INTRODUCTION. Rafionales ðf the stgdy. Aims of the study 3.
Scope of the stUdy. ng Ha HH. Methods af the study 6. Significance of the study.
Design of the study - - - PART B: DEVELOPMENT. 4 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Definitiem of speaking es 1. The characteristios oŸ speaking.
‘The importance of speaking. Deliriion OŸ ÊTFOE. chen nh hang gen NHDN o 1. EIrors and MistaEä.
co co nương ng neo I5. Mother-Iongue Interferenee. ‘Teaching materials and methodology. Tochmiques used to cor oral GITOTS.
14 CHAPTERII: METHODS OF THE §EUDV. Bađkgraund of the study - - 15 ILL. Description of the teachers of English at PBC Specializing High School. The students at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School.
The current situation of English teaching and learning at PBC Specializing High Schodl. The matetials of teaching and learring. The teaching and learning English speaking skills. The instruments for collecting data - - 16 11.
Procedures and method af the study. - 17 CHAPTER IIE THE STUDY. Data analysis, tindings and discusston. The reality of Students’ English speaking al PRC Specializing High School 18 111.1, The reason for Ieaming English.
Students” attitude toward Tinglish speaking skills - 19 111.3, Students’ ability of speaking Englishin classtoomis.4, Frequency of students’ oral errors in English speaking classes 20 1L3. ‘Types of students” oral errors in nglish speaking classes. Factors causing studonts'aral errors in their Fnglish speaking 26 I1L3.2, Strategies for correcting students’ oral errors at PBC Specializing High School. Teachers” attitude toward students® oral errors and oral error correction.
Teachers’ decisions on whatto ConCGt neni snnmnnenenes stimenenedO 411. ‘Teachers’ techniques used to correct students’ oral errars. Some suggested solutions to correct students’ oral errors effectively. 33 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Ll: Furst language L2: Second language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching 16.
‘Teaching materials and methodology. Tochmiques used to cor oral GITOTS. 14 CHAPTERII: METHODS OF THE §EUDV. Bađkgraund of the study - - 15 ILL.
Description of the teachers of English at PBC Specializing High School. The students at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School. The current situation of English teaching and learning at PBC Specializing High Schodl. The matetials of teaching and learring.
The teaching and learning English speaking skills. The instruments for collecting data - - 16 11. Procedures and method af the study. - 17 CHAPTER IIE THE STUDY.
Data analysis, tindings and discusston. The reality of Students’ English speaking al PRC Specializing High School 18 111.1, The reason for Ieaming English. Students” attitude toward Tinglish speaking skills - 19 111.3, Students’ ability of speaking Englishin classtoomis.4, Frequency of students’ oral errors in English speaking classes 20 1L3. ‘Types of students” oral errors in nglish speaking classes.
Factors causing studonts'aral errors in their Fnglish speaking 26 I1L3.2, Strategies for correcting students’ oral errors at PBC Specializing High School. Teachers” attitude toward students® oral errors and oral error correction. Teachers’ decisions on whatto ConCGt neni snnmnnenenes stimenenedO 411. ‘Teachers’ techniques used to correct students’ oral errars.
Some suggested solutions to correct students’ oral errors effectively. Rationales of the study English has been playing an important role in the world’s social life. In Vietnam, English is widely used by not only foreigners but also Vietnamese people as a language of work and business. There have been an increasing number al‘ people desiring to know English with the hope of keeping up with the latest modern technology in the world.
English has now been taught not only at all universilics and colleges, bul also al almost cvery senior high school and it is considered as a compulsory subject at secondary school Therefore, teaching and learning English is now considered as a necessity in the society with the aim of mastermg an international language. Being aware of the importance of teaching and learning English, methodology for teaching leaming English as a foreign languaye has been considerably changing im order to enhance the abilities of English language leamers, especially speaking Knglish to meet the needs required by their work. At Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School, English is a compulsory subject in the curriculum and it is considered as a major subject for the high school examination. It is taught with the purpose that students have some basic knowledge of English in order to communicate and to use it as a key to science and technology.
Ilowever, there still exist many difficulties facing English language teachers in Vietnam in general and English language teachers at Phan Boi Chau Specializing High School in particular in teaching speaking skills to students. in the teaching situations, the students usually keep quiet in speaking lessons, they mind speaking English. There are many students who have good knowledge of grammar, can do reading and writing exercises wonderlully but they cannot cxpress thomsclves in English and find it hard to response spontaneously and naturally. One of the reasons for this is that students often make oral errors in speaking.