Dự án quay video giúp sinh viên không chuyên ngữ cải thiện phát âm tiếng Anh tại Việt Nam

Luận văn thạc sĩ nghiên cứu vnu ulis using video recording project to improve pronunciation for non english major students at a, đánh giá hiện trạng, phân tích vấn đề, đề xuất

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DECLARATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Aims of the study

1.2. Research question

1.3. Research method

1.4. The scope of the study

1.5. Significance of the study

1.6. The organization of the study

2. CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Pronunciation concepts

2.2. Aspects of pronunciation

3. CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. Overview of the chapter

3.2. Context of the study

3.3. Subjects of the study

3.4. Reasons for using action research

4. CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1. Finding from the pre – tests and the first recording

4.2. Students’ results of listening test 1

4.3. Students’ result of pronunciation mini test 1

4.4. Features of students’ pronunciation in the first video - recording

4.5. The first intervention

4.6. Students’ results of 2nd listening test in comparison with results of 1st listening test

4.7. Students’ results of 2nd mini pronunciation test in comparison with results of 1st test

4.8. Features of students’ pronunciation after the first intervention

4.9. The next cycle of intervention

4.10. Students’ results of 3rd listening test in comparison with results of 2nd and 1st listening test

4.11. Students’ results of 3rd pronunciation test in comparison with results of 2nd pronunciation test and 1st pronunciation test

4.12. Features of students’ pronunciation

4.13. Results of students in the pretest, 2nd test and 3rd test in comparison

4.14. Mini - pronunciation test

4.15. Further finding from teacher‟s observation, informal interview and students‟ documents

4.16. Limitations of the study

4.17. Suggestions for further study

5. CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ------------------------*****------------------------ HOÀNG THỊ THU HÀ USING VIDEO RECORDING PROJECT TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION FOR NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM (Sử dụng hoạt động tự quay video để củng cố việc phát âm tiếng Anh cho sinh viên không chuyên ngữ tại một trường Đại học ở Việt Nam) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 HANOI - 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ------------------------*****------------------------ HOÀNG THỊ THU HÀ USING VIDEO RECORDING PROJECT TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION FOR NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM (Sử dụng hoạt động tự quay video để củng cố việc phát âm tiếng Anh cho sinh viên không chuyên ngữ tại một trường Đại học ở Việt Nam) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Ph. VŨ THỊ THANH NHÃ HANOI - 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION I hereby certify that this material is entirely my own work. I have exercised reasonable care to ensure that the work is original, and does not to the best of my knowledge breach any law of copyright. It has not been taken from the work of others save, and to the extent that, such work has been cited and acknowledge within the text of my work. Hoang Thi Thu Ha Student ID: 15045009 Date: September 2017 i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To complete this graduation thesis, I owe profound indebtedness to many people for their enthusiastic help during the conduct of my research. Firstly, I would like to give my sincere thanks to my supervisor Ph. Vu Thi Thanh Nha for her invaluable support, helpful guidance and considerable encouragement, which plays a very important part in the completion of this paper. Secondly, I would like to express my gratitude to the teachers for the valuable lessons as well as to the staff of Post graduate studies faculty for their support until this work came to existence. Besides, I would love to send my heartfelt thanks to the teachers as well as third – year students at my university who enthusiastically participated in the data collection process. In fact, without their help, I could not complete this thesis. Also, I owe a great debt of gratitude to my family and my friends, who have constantly encouraged me during the time I conducted this research. Last but not least, I would like to thanks my readers for their interests and comments on this study. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT Pronunciation has long been considered as a very important part of a language learning process. Although there have been a lot of famous studies carried out on teaching and learning English pronunciation, very few of them bring the look into the effect of using self - recording technology of students. Based on the general theories about pronunciation and how to teach pronunciation to Vietnamese people, this study was specifically concerned with implementing video recording to help students self - study pronunciation, and it also examined the relation between improving the students‟ pronunciation with listening skill. This is an action research project conducted in an English course in term 3 for 40 second-year students of K18 at Hong Duc university – academic year 2015-2016. There are five chapters. Data were collected by means of tests, classroom observation, informal interview and students‟ documents. Two cycles of action research were conducted to compare the changes after the two periods of intervention and implement the supportive actions. The findings of the study shows that the foundation theories were completely suitable with teaching pronunciation in this specific situation, when students almost all participated in the project enthusiastically, and the results of pronunciation tests after every intervention were improved considerably. However, the pronunciation itself does not contribute to enhance the score above medium level of listening test. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION . iii TABLE OF CONTENTS . iv LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES .vii CHAPTER IINTRODUCTION . Aims of the study . The scope of the study. Significance of the study . The organization of the study. 4 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW . Aspects of pronunciation . Self - evaluation and monitoring . 14 CHAPTER IIIRESEARCH METHODOLOGY . Overview of the chapter . Context of the study . Subjects of the study . Reasons for using action research . 17 iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. 22 CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION . Finding from the pre – tests and the first recording . Students’ results of listening test 1 . Students’ result of pronunciation mini test 1 . Features of students’ pronunciation in the first video - recording . The first intervention . Students’ results of 2nd listening test in comparison with results of 1st listening test . Students’ results of 2nd mini pronunciation test in comparison with results of 1st test. Features of students’ pronunciation after the first intervention. The next cycle of intervention. Students’ results of 3rd listening test in comparison with results of 2nd and 1st listening test . 34 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Students’ results of 3rd pronunciation test in comparison with results of 2nd pronunciation test and 1st pronunciation test . Features of students’ pronunciation . Results of students in the pretest, 2nd test and 3rd test in comparison . Mini - pronunciation test . Further finding from teacher‟s observation, informal interview and students‟ documents. Limitations of the study . Suggestions for further study . I vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 1: Feature of pronunciation .6 Figure 2: English vowels . 7 Table 1: English consonants. 8 Table 2: Students‟ correct pronunciation . 26 Table 3: Students‟ stress on correct syllable . 27 Table 4: Students‟ intonation of statements, wh-questions, yes – no Questions and suggestions .27 Table 5: Comparison of students‟ correct pronunciation on English sound in the pretest and in the second test .31 Table 6: Comparison of students‟ stress on correct syllable in the pretest and second test . 32 Table 7: Comparison of students‟ intonation of statements, wh-questions, yes – no questions and suggestions in the pretest and second test .33 Table 8: Comparison of students‟ correct pronunciation on English sound in the third test, pretest and the second test .36 Table 9: Comparison of students‟ intonation of statements, wh-questions, yes – no questions and suggestions in the pretest and second test . 38 Table 10: Results of mini – pronunciation tests . 39 Table 11: Results of listening tests . 39 Table 12: Behaviors of students in two intervention cycles . 41 Table 13: Student‟s documents of self - evaluation sheets . 43 Chart 1: Correct answers of Listening Test 1 . 24 Chart 2: Number of correct words of Pronunciation mini -test 1 . 25 Chart 3: Percentage of correct words of Pronunciation mini -test 1 . 25 Chart 4: Results of Listening Test 1 and Listening Test 2 .29 Chart 5: Results of Pronunciation mini -test 1 and Pronunciation mini – test 2 . 30 vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Chart 6: Correct answers of Listening Test 3 in comparison with Test 2 and Test 1 . 34 Chart 7: Correct answers of Pronunciation Test 3 in comparison with Test 2 and Test 1 . 35 viii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Pronunciation has long been considered as a very important part in the language learning process by many well – known scholars in the world. One among these scholars, Tench (1981) already states that pronunciation is not an optional extra for the language learner any more than grammar, vocabulary or any other aspect of language is. There are some conditions which help speakers be understood by others. However, if the general aim of a learner is to talk intelligibly to others in one language, a reasonable pronunciation must be important. In order to get the reasonable pronunciation of a language, firstly the speakers must have the acceptable understanding of the very basic foundation: the sound, syllable and word systems. After that, it is suitable to mention the idea about what factors can affect the acquisition of these systems in a certain second language. Avery and Ehrlich (1992) claim that there are many factors, and among these, the teacher plays a very decisive role. They could positively affect students by showing them the clear purposes and realistic goals. Since I started working as a teacher at Hong Duc University, in syllabus, the students are required to have general knowledge in four main skills of English: reading, speaking, listening and writing. Although they do not have the main course book of pronunciation, this sub - skill does clearly affect students‟ speaking and listening results. Most of the students were from rural areas of Thanh Hoa province, and they did not have many opportunities to access standard English pronunciation. Moreover, at the secondary school, they were asked to focus only on grammar and vocabulary to pass the graduate examination. Therefore, pronunciation is something new and strange for them. To achieve the required level, the students obviously have to spend much time self - studying outside classroom. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Although pronunciation starting level of my students was very low, most of them were full of energy with pronunciation practice, and very pleased to use the technology in class. That made me think of the activity which can encourage students and motivate them study well. What I have mentioned before are the reasons for me to conduct the study „Using video recording project to improve pronunciation for non - English major students at a university in Vietnam‟ with the hope that pronunciation of my students would be improved after some actions which were applied in my English course. Aims of the study This study aims to apply a new method of teaching pronunciation, it has three purposes as follow: - To investigate the practical problems of pronunciation among 2nd year non - English major students, who study English 3 at Hong Duc university. - To find out the effects of introducing video recording to improve the pronunciation practice. - To assess the relationship between pronunciation and listening skill then give some implications for teaching and learning pronunciation. Research question This study was carried out with the purpose of finding out the answers to the following research questions: 1. How do teachers implement video recording to improve current pronunciation practice of students? 2. How effective are these activities in improving the students‟ pronunciation and listening skill? 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Research method This study is implemented as an action research as its purpose is to improve the pronunciation for non - English major students who study subject English 3 at Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa, using the video recording. The methods to collect the data are formal tests, class observation and students‟ documents. The scope of the study The study mainly focuses on motivating non - English major students using video camera to record themselves after each session of learning pronunciation as self - study activity. Self – study is compulsory part of English 3 syllabus. Because there are many components in English pronunciation, it is very complicated to mention all those aspects in the research. Moreover, the average English level of these junior students is comparatively low. Therefore, this study only focuses on the separate sounds, words, sentences, word stress and the intonation of some short sentence that can be appeared in the simple daily dialogues.

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