Sử dụng hoạt động nhóm để nâng cao kỹ năng nói cho sinh viên năm nhất tại Cao đẳng Cơ khí - ...

Tài liệu Cải thiện kỹ năng nói cho sinh viên năm nhất qua hoạt động nhóm tại ca tổng hợp lý thuyết và thực hành, phục vụ học tập ngành cơ khí

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Minor Thesis

2012

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Declaration

Acknowledgements

Abstract

List of abbreviations

List of figures and tables

Table of contents

1. PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale of the study

1.2. Aims of the study

1.3. Scope of the study

1.4. Methods of the study

1.5. Design of the study

2. PART 2: DEVELOPMENT

2. CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Speaking skill and teaching speaking skill

2.2. Group work in a speaking lesson

2.2.1. Definitions of group work

2.2.2. Types of group work

2.2.3. The advantages and disadvantages of using group work

2.2.4. Group-size

3. CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. Design and methodology

3.2. The setting of the study

3.3. Data collection instrument

3.4. Students’ opinions on speaking skill

3.5. Students’ opinions on learning speaking skills in group work

3.6. Students’ appreciation of the use of group work in the speaking class

3.7. Difficulties the students have had when working in group work

3.8. Students’ desire for the better group work

3.9. Teachers’ opinions on teaching speaking skill

3.10. Teachers’ opinions on the use of group work to teaching speaking skill

3.11. How the teachers use group work in their current speaking class

3.12. Difficulties faced by the teachers when applying group work in the speaking class

3.13. Teachers’ solutions to overcome their difficulties

4. CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1. How much group work was used

4.2. Problems in applying group work

4.2.1. Problems concerning classroom conditions

4.2.2. Problems concerning the students

4.2.3. Problems concerning the teachers

4.2.4. Problems concerning the administrator

5. PART 3: CONCLUSION

5.1. Limitations of the study

5.2. Suggestions for futher study

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

Appendix 1. Questionnaire for students I

Appendix 2. Questionnaire for teachers IV

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES ĐOÀN THỊ MINH THÚY THE USE OF GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES FOR IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN COLLEGE OF MECHANICS AND METALLURGY Việc sử dụng hoạt động nhóm để cải thiện kỹ năng nói của sinh viên năm thứ nhất Trường Cao đẳng Cơ khí - Luyện Kim, Thái Nguyên M. MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60 14 10 HA NOI – 2012 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES ĐOÀN THỊ MINH THÚY THE USE OF GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES FOR IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN COLLEGE OF MECHANICS AND METALLURGY Việc sử dụng hoạt động nhóm để cải thiện kỹ năng nói của sinh viên năm thứ nhất Trường Cao đẳng Cơ khí - Luyện Kim, Thái Nguyên M. MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60 14 10 SUPERVISOR : VĂN THỊ THANH BÌNH, M.Ed HA NOI – 2012 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii List of abbreviations iv List of figures and tables iv Table of contents v PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Rationale of the study 1 2. Aims of the study 2 3. Scope of the study 2 4. Methods of the study 3 6. Design of the study 3 PART 2: DEVELOPMENT 4 Chapter 1: Literature Review 4 1. Speaking skill and teaching speaking skill 4 1. Definitions of speaking 4 1. Teaching and learning speaking skill 4 1. Group work in a speaking lesson 5 1. Definitions of group work 5 1. Types of group work 6 1. The advantages and disadvantages of using group work 7 1. The role of the teacher and the role of each student in 9 group work activities iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. The role of the teacher 9 1. The role of each student in group work activities 10 1. Some common activities for group work 11 1. How to design group work activities effectively 14 1. Forming students in groups 14 1. Preparing for students to work in group 16 1. Monitoring group work activities 16 1. Ending group work activities 16 1. Summary 17 Chapter 2: Research methodology 18 2. Design and methodology 18 2. The setting of the study 18 2. Data collection instrument 19 2. Students’ opinions on speaking skill 21 2. Students’ opinions on learning speaking skills in group work 22 2. Students’ appreciation of the use of group work in the 23 speaking class 2. Difficulties the students have had when working in group work 25 2. Students’ desire for the better group work 26 2. Teachers’ opinions on teaching speaking skill 29 2. Teachers’ opinions on the use of group work to teaching 29 speaking skill 2. How the teachers use group work in their current speaking class 31 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Difficulties faced by the teachers when applying group work 34 in the speaking class 2. Teachers’ solutions to overcome their difficulties 36 Chapter 3: Findings and recommendations 37 3. How much group work was used 37 3. Problems in applying group work 38 3. Problems concerning classroom conditions 39 3. Concerning the students 40 3. Concerning the teachers 40 3. For the administrator 41 PART 3: CONCLUSION 42 1. Limitations of the study 43 3. Suggestions for futher study 43 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Questionnaire for students I Appendix 2: Questionnaire for teachers IV vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CMM: College of Mechanics and Metallurgy ESP: English for Special Purposes ESL: English Foreign Language CLT: Communicative Language Teaching M.A : Master Degree LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES Charts Chart 1: Students’ assessment for the teachers’ frequent use of group work Chart 2: Student’ appreciation of their participation in group work Chart 3: The frequency of difficulties Chart 4: Factors causing difficulties Chart 5 : Ways students wanted teachers to put them in group Chart 6: Activities students wished teachers to select for group work Chart 7: Steps students expect teacher to follow in organizing group work Chart 8: Ways teacher often used to group students Chart 9: Activities teachers often selected for group work Chart 10: Steps teacher followed in organizing group work Chart 11: Things the teachers often do when the students work in groups Chart 12: Teachers’ solutions to overcome their obstacles Tables Table 1: Students’ opinions on the importance of speaking skill Table 2: Students’ opinions on learning speaking skills in group work. Table 3: Students’ appreciation of group work for the benefit of speaking skill Table 4: Teachers’ opinion on teaching speaking skill Table 5: Teachers’ opinions on the use of group work to teaching speaking skill Table 6: The ways teachers prepared and the stages teachers used for group work Table 7: Difficulties faced by the teachers when applying group work in the speaking class 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale for the study Today, English has become an international language. It is spoken as a second language and an official language in many countries, and millions of people speak English as a foreign language. Besides, English is considered the medium of communication in many fields such as science, technology, aviation, internet, commerce, and so on. Therefore learning and teaching English are getting more and more important to non-native nations of English, Vietnam is not an exception. In Vietnam, English has been used more and more widely, and it has become the most popular foreign language in the country. Thus, people have a great concern about learning English. As a result, English is a compulsory subject at schools and colleges, and the number of ordinary people learning English nowadays is also on the rise. To keep pace with the demand of English usage in our society, learners' communicative competence as well as learner-centered learning are the prefered of approaches to foreign language teaching today. However, for a long time, the teaching of English at The College of Mechanics and Mettalurgy (CMM) was performed with traditional teaching methods. Much attention is paid to grammatical competence whereas other aspects of language learning such as communicative competence do not receive enough attention. As a result, though their goal of learning a foreign language is to communicate in that language, many Vietnamese students still find it challenging when talking to, not to mention communicating successfully with English speaking people. As a teacher of English at CMM, I am aware of the importance of helping students become communicators of English, and one of the most effective ways that I have to used to enhance my students' speaking ability is to use group work activities in teaching. It is my observation that these activities created more chances for students 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com to communicate with one another in the medium of English. Morever, students often appeared less anxious when they worked in groups. For the above reason, the topic of the use of group work activities for improving speaking skills of the first year students at CMM was chosen for this thesis in the hope to study whether group work really help students improve their spoken English. Aims of the study The study is aimed at investigating to clarify how group work is used in the speaking class of the 1st year students at CMM. To be specific, the objectives of the study are : - To clarify students’ opinions of the use of group work activities in the speaking class. - To find the factors that influence the teachers in their application of group work in the speaking class of the 1st year students at CMM. - To suggest practical recommendations for the possibility of group work in the speaking class of the 1st year students at CMM. Scope of the study To improve speaking skill of the 1st year students at CMM, the researcher intends to investigate the current situation of using group work in the speaking class of the 1 st year students at CMM and then making some suggestions for improvement it. The study was carried out with the participation of 70 first-year students and 8 teachers of English. Research questions This study is implemented to find answers to the following research questions: 1. What do the students think of the use of group work activities in the speaking class of the first year students at CMM? 2. What facilitates and hinders the teachers from using group work in the speaking class at CMM ? 3. What suggestions for improvement should be used to make group work activities successful in speaking class of the first year students at CMM? 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Methods of the study In order to examine the situation of the study, this research used questionnaires. The data collected from the questionnaires (both for students and teachers), will be analyzed and generalized. Design of the study The study has three main parts as follows: Part 1: Introduction This part introduces the rationale, the aims, the scope and the design of the study. Part 2: Development This part consists of three chapters: Chapter 1: Literature review Chapter 2: Research methodology Chapter 3: Findings and recommendations Part 3: Conclusion This part summaries all the major findings and suggestions. The limitations of the study and recommendations for the further studies are also include in this part. 4 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART 2: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Speaking skill and teaching speaking skill 1.1 Definitions of speaking There are various definitions of speaking and the popular acceptance comes from Jones, R (1989:86) who defines speaking as “Speaking is a form of communication, so it is important that what you say conveyed in the most effective way.” Speaking is one of the basic skills that must be mastered by students since it is very important for them to communicate in the class or outside the class. They must practice it especially in learning teaching in order to be fluent, without an ability to speak, it would be impossible to have a natural communication among people. Brown and Yule (1989:14) state in their book. “Speaking is to express the needs request, information, service, etc.” The speakers say a word to the listener not only to express what in their mind but also to express what they need. Most people might spend their everyday life communicating with others. Bygate (1987) claims that "speaking is a skill which deserves attention as much as the literary skills in both native and foreign languages". When students speak in a confident and comfortable way, they can interact better in real daily situations. Because of this, it is necessary to encourage the development of the students' ability of fluency in spoken English. Developing fluency implies taking risks by using language in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere-an atmosphere of trust and support. Speaking fluently, of course, involves speaking easily and appropriately with others. Teaching and learning speaking skill People use oral language as their most means of communication-all people have developed a form of oral language. Skill and fluency in speaking have dramatic effects upon life in general. The recent emphasis on communication has focused particular attention on ways of promoting speaking skills. This is a question of developing not only language competence but also language use. Speaking activities 5 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com aim, therefore, to develop the confidence, desire, and ability to use the target language accurately and appropriately and effectively for the purposes of communication as well. Teaching speaking is to prepare students to be able to use language.

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