VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES '2o0oG6: TRẢN MỸ HẠNH IMPROVING ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON-ENGLISII MAJOR STUDENTS AT IIA NOI COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nâng cao các hoạt động nói tiếng Ảnh của sinh viên năm thứ nhất không chuyên ngữ tại trường Cao đẳng Cộng đồng Hà Nội M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 TIANOI— 2014 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES '2o0oG6: 'TRẢN MỸ HẠNH IMPROVING ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT HA NOI COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nâng cao các hoạt động nói tiếng Ảnh của sinh viên năm (hứ nhất không chuyên ngữ tại trường Cao đẳng Cộng đồng Hà Nội M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 SUPERVISOR: PROF. NGUYEN TIGA HANOI 2014 DECLARATION Thereby certify that the minor thesis entitled “Improving English speaking activities of the first-year non-Linglish major students at 1a Noi Community College” is the result of my own research and that it has not been submitted for any other degree. TIA N6i, August, 2014 Student’s signature Tran Mỹ Liạnh ABSTRACT This thesis is carried out to investigate the use of pair work and group work achivilies lo develop speaking skills for the first year non-English major students al Hanoi Community College. It sought the answer to the question: “How can pair work and graup work contribute to improving speaking slalls of the I" year non- English mayor students at HOC?” ‘The study is carried out in two classes (target class and control elass ) which are taught differently by the researcher and another teacher at HCC.
One class is taught aceording lo the program of the course book “Lifelines - Pre-intermediate". The other is designed to use pair/group work activities in speaking lessons. In this study, two data collection instruments are used: pre-test/post-test and questionnaires. The results of the research indicate that pau/group work activities motivate the students in their speaking lessons.
After seven weeks, the students’ speaking competence improves. Besides, the students become more interested in pair work and group work activities. ‘hese activities help students feel confident to speak English. These make them have high motivation in speaking lessons.
Moreover, they have more opportunities to communicate in the teaching language ina vanely of real life situation ii 3. Findings from the pre-test and post-test a1 33. Results of the pre-test. Resudts of the DOSE-ÍESÍ.
SH HH tàu 32 3. Comparing pre-test and post-test scores of the target class (KT. Comparing pre-test and past-test scores of the control class (KT2-K8) 34 3. Comparing post-test scores of the target class (KT1-K8) and the control elasy (KT2- KR) 34 3.
The correlation hetween results of post-<puestionnaire and post-test scores. se „36, PART 3: CONCLUSION 1.esnsunemennennnmeanetininanenmueiemann nese 4, Limitations of the study 5, Suggestions for further study.seseeneninenenmuetnmenn nese APPENDIX vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To accomplish this study, I am indebied to many pouple for their thoughtful help. First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Nguyen Hoa for bis patient and enthusiastic guidance, encouragement, and invaluable assistance throughout my research.
1 am also grateful to the lecturers and all the staff members of the [Faculty of Gradnale Studies, Universily of Languages and International Studios, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for providing me valuable lessons, support and encouragement in fulfillment of this thesis My sincere thanks go to all my colleagues and my students al Hanoi Communily College. Without their enthusiasm and help, 1 would not have been able to conduct my research. T would ike lo express my appreciation (o my friends and relatives who have contributed in the fulfillment of this study. Last but not least.
my sincere thanks go to my dear family. my parents and my husband for their crormous spirilnal support. cricouragement and love have helped me to overcome the difficulties during my study LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS HCC: Hanoi Community College LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR’ TABLES Table 1: Students’ opinion about speaking, skills Table 2: Students’ opporlumities to speak Fnglish in speaking lessons ‘Table 3: ‘Ihe frequency of speaking activities in class Table 4: Students’ attitudes to the topics of speaking Table 5: Students’ participation m speaking lessons Table 6: Students” attitudes to classroom atmosphere Table7: Totals (agree% | strongly agree) measurement Questionnaire CHARTS: Chart 1: Results of pre-test of the larget class and the control class Chart 2 ; Results of post-test of the target class and the control class Chart 3: Comparing pre-test and post-test scores of the target class (K'L1-K8) Chart 4: Comparing pre-test arid post-test scores of Ihe control class (KT2-K8) Chart 5 ; Comparing post-test scores of the target class (KT1-K8) and the control class (KT2-K8) iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS HCC: Hanoi Community College LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR’ TABLES Table 1: Students’ opinion about speaking, skills Table 2: Students’ opporlumities to speak Fnglish in speaking lessons ‘Table 3: ‘Ihe frequency of speaking activities in class Table 4: Students’ attitudes to the topics of speaking Table 5: Students’ participation m speaking lessons Table 6: Students” attitudes to classroom atmosphere Table7: Totals (agree% | strongly agree) measurement Questionnaire CHARTS: Chart 1: Results of pre-test of the larget class and the control class Chart 2 ; Results of post-test of the target class and the control class Chart 3: Comparing pre-test and post-test scores of the target class (K'L1-K8) Chart 4: Comparing pre-test arid post-test scores of Ihe control class (KT2-K8) Chart 5 ; Comparing post-test scores of the target class (KT1-K8) and the control class (KT2-K8) iv PART A: INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the rationale. aims, scope, research questions.
research methods and design of the study. Rationale Nowadays, English has beer used more and more widely and important. in every part of the world. It is considered to play a crucial role on the path of industrialization and modemization of the country as well as in the process of intergralion and globalization in the world.
Therefore, Ihe need for Isarning il has increased rapidly. Knglish is a useful means they need for their future career since it equips them with Tinguistic, social and cullural knowledge and provides them with access to the modern world in the cra of informatics and technology. It is used as the official language in many powerful and developed countries. In addition, it is also considered as the medium of communication in many fields such as science, technology, business, education, commerce, and so on In Vietnam, English is also a compulsory subject to be taught and leamed at schools and universities, It plays an instrumental role.
Understanding the necessity of English in the development of the society in general and of each individual in parlicular, every learner wanls lo be competent in Enghsh and uses il to communicate with foreigners. That's why most schools now focus on developing students’ abilily to speak English. Among the four skills in learning Bnglish, speaking and writing are the productive slalls. However, speaking is regarded as very important for language teaching and leaming.
Speaking is the bridge to reach other skills. Speaking helps learners to read better, to lislert more effectively and write more accurately, Speaking is surely the most effective means of communication (Ur, 1996). So leamers of English should have motivation and positive allilude te learn English speaking Al Hanoi Communily College, students scem to have Tost interest in learning Knglish and they are not active in participating in speaking activities. leachers tied 1 PART A: INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the rationale.
aims, scope, research questions. research methods and design of the study. Rationale Nowadays, English has beer used more and more widely and important. in every part of the world.
It is considered to play a crucial role on the path of industrialization and modemization of the country as well as in the process of intergralion and globalization in the world. Therefore, Ihe need for Isarning il has increased rapidly. Knglish is a useful means they need for their future career since it equips them with Tinguistic, social and cullural knowledge and provides them with access to the modern world in the cra of informatics and technology. It is used as the official language in many powerful and developed countries.
In addition, it is also considered as the medium of communication in many fields such as science, technology, business, education, commerce, and so on In Vietnam, English is also a compulsory subject to be taught and leamed at schools and universities, It plays an instrumental role. Understanding the necessity of English in the development of the society in general and of each individual in parlicular, every learner wanls lo be competent in Enghsh and uses il to communicate with foreigners. That's why most schools now focus on developing students’ abilily to speak English. Among the four skills in learning Bnglish, speaking and writing are the productive slalls.
However, speaking is regarded as very important for language teaching and leaming. Speaking is the bridge to reach other skills. Speaking helps learners to read better, to lislert more effectively and write more accurately, Speaking is surely the most effective means of communication (Ur, 1996). So leamers of English should have motivation and positive allilude te learn English speaking Al Hanoi Communily College, students scem to have Tost interest in learning Knglish and they are not active in participating in speaking activities.
leachers tied 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To accomplish this study, I am indebied to many pouple for their thoughtful help. First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Nguyen Hoa for bis patient and enthusiastic guidance, encouragement, and invaluable assistance throughout my research. 1 am also grateful to the lecturers and all the staff members of the [Faculty of Gradnale Studies, Universily of Languages and International Studios, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for providing me valuable lessons, support and encouragement in fulfillment of this thesis My sincere thanks go to all my colleagues and my students al Hanoi Communily College.
Without their enthusiasm and help, 1 would not have been able to conduct my research. T would ike lo express my appreciation (o my friends and relatives who have contributed in the fulfillment of this study. Last but not least. my sincere thanks go to my dear family.
my parents and my husband for their crormous spirilnal support. cricouragement and love have helped me to overcome the difficulties during my study 14. The voles of the students in pair work and group work activities. ll a of an clfeclive speaking activity 12 1.
Procedures for pair work‹ and gr0up WOFk. Selecting and organizing activities for pair work and group work. Planning pair work and group work activities 13 1. Previous research on pair and group work.
‘The setting of the study. ớt HH 12021 01eesere 18 24,1, TÌe SHIỀHS ch nh hước 18 24. Reasons for choosing questionnaire 19 2. Description of the questionnaire.
Tâala colleclion proccdures. Data ahnalySÌS pYooeđiu6s. Hi sen 1 se. BA CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCTISSION 25 3.
Findings and địscnssion ftom The pre-questionnaire. Students’ opinion abaut speaking skills. Students’ opportumities tv speak English in speaking lessons. The frequency of speaking activities in class.
Students’ anitudes to the topics of speaking. Students’ participation in speaking lessons. Students’ attitudes lQ clasroOim GỮNODÏETE,. Findings and discussion from the post questionnaire - -.
20 vi PART A: INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the rationale. aims, scope, research questions. research methods and design of the study. Rationale Nowadays, English has beer used more and more widely and important.
in every part of the world. It is considered to play a crucial role on the path of industrialization and modemization of the country as well as in the process of intergralion and globalization in the world. Therefore, Ihe need for Isarning il has increased rapidly.