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Luận văn thạc sĩ VNU ULIS tập trung vào củng cố và cải thiện từ vựng qua các nhiệm vụ nói giao tiếp cho sinh viên năm nhất ngành Tài chính Kế toán.

2014

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Phí lưu trữ

30 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

DECLARATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, FIGURES AND TABLES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0.1. Statement of the problem and rationale for the study

0.2. Aims of the study

0.3. Objectives of the study

0.4. Scope of the study

0.5. Significance of the study

0.6. An overview of the rest of the study

PART I. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Statement of the problem and rationale for the study

1.2. Aims of the study

1.3. Objectives of the study

1.4. Scope of the study

1.5. Significance of the study

1.6. Approach

1.7. Data collection methods

1.8. Data analysis methods

1.9. An overview of the rest of the study

PART II. DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1. LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1. Definition of vocabulary

1.2. The importance of vocabulary

1.3. Aspects of vocabulary knowledge

1.4. Stages in teaching vocabulary

CHAPTER 2. METHODOLOGY

2.1. Data collection procedures

2.2. Data analysis procedures

CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

PART III. CONCLUSION

3.1. Limitations of the study

3.2. Suggestions for further research

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ------------------- NGHIÊM THỊ HẰNG CONSOLIDATING AND IMPROVING VOCABULARY THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING TASKS FOR THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, PHUONG DONG UNIVERSITY (CỦNG CỐ VÀ PHÁT TRIỂN TỪ VỰNG THÔNG QUA NHIỆM VỤ NÓI MANG TÍNH GIAO TIẾP CHO SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT KHOA TÀI CHÍNH – KẾ TOÁN, TRƢỜNG ĐẠI HỌC PHƢƠNG ĐÔNG) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Hanoi, 2014 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ------------------- NGHIÊM THỊ HẰNG CONSOLIDATING AND IMPROVING VOCABULARY THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE SPEAKING TASKS FOR THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, PHUONG DONG UNIVERSITY (CỦNG CỐ VÀ PHÁT TRIỂN TỪ VỰNG THÔNG QUA NHIỆM VỤ NÓI MANG TÍNH GIAO TIẾP CHO SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT KHOA TÀI CHÍNH – KẾ TOÁN, TRƢỜNG ĐẠI HỌC PHƢƠNG ĐÔNG) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Dr. Phạm Đăng Bình Hanoi, 2014 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION I hereby, certify the thesis entitled “Consolidating and Improving Vocabulary through Communicative Speaking Tasks for the First-Year Students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, Phuong Dong University” is the result of my own research for the Minor Degree of Master of Arts at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The thesis has not been submitted for any degree at any other universities or institutions. I agree that the origin of my paper deposited in the library can be accessible for the purposes of study and research. Hanoi, 2014 Nghiêm Thị Hằng i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to express my great gratitude and indebtedness to my supervisor Dr. Pham Dang Binh for his careful instructions, valuable advice and inspiration during the process of this research. My sincere thanks also go to all the English lecturers at the Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies for providing me useful lectures and suggestions that have helped me much in my study. I would like to extend my deep appreciation to my colleagues and students at Phuong Dong University for their cooperation and support so that I could complete my necessary data collection for the research. Finally, I wish to thank my family and friends, who have always been by my side to encourage and support me throughout my study. Without their help and encouragement, I could not have completed this thesis. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT T his thesis is to investigate consolidating and improving vocabulary through communicative speaking tasks for the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, Phuong Dong University. In more details, it makes clear the current application of communicative speaking tasks in vocabulary lesson, advantages and disadvantages, and suggestions for more effective use of this technique. To achieve these objectives, the researcher uses survey questionnaires and semi-structured group interviews for both the English teachers and the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting. The results show that many types of communicative speaking tasks were used to review and develop students’ vocabulary. Despite some remaining difficulties, the majority of the participants assumed a great number of strong points of these tasks and desired to apply them in consolidating and improving vocabulary. Additionally, their pedagogical suggestions for the effective application of communicative speaking tasks in reviewing and developing vocabulary are presented. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, FIGURES AND TABLES ABBREVIATIONS: PDU Phuong Dong University % Percentage FIGURES AND TABLES: Figure 1: The application of communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving the students’ vocabulary Figure 2: Types of communicative speaking tasks Figure 3: Difficulties in applying communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve students’ vocabulary perceived by teachers Figure 4: Difficulties in applying communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve students’ vocabulary perceived by students Figure 5: The teachers and the students’ attitude towards the necessity of applying communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve students’ vocabulary Table 1: The participants’ interest in the types of communicative speaking tasks (%) Table 2: Advantages of applying communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve students’ vocabulary as perceived by the teachers Table 3: Advantages of applying communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve students’ vocabulary as perceived by the students iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION . iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, FIGURES AND TABLES . iv TABLE OF CONTENTS . Statement of the problem and rationale for the study . Aims of the study . Objectives of the study. Scope of the study . Significance of the study . 3 8 An overview of the rest of the study . 4 PART II: DEVELOPMENT . 6 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW .1 Definition of vocabulary.2 The importance of vocabulary.3 Aspects of vocabulary knowledge .4 Stages in teaching vocabulary .2 Communicative speaking tasks in vocabulary learning .1 Communicative speaking tasks .2 Communicative speaking tasks in vocabulary learning .3 Types of communicative speaking tasks to increase vocabulary knowledge. 13 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.3 Data collection procedures .4 Data analysis procedures . 21 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS . 36 PART III: CONCLUSION . Limitations of the study . Suggestions for further research . 44 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Statement of the problem and rationale for the study Nowadays, English is widely spoken all over the world and it has become a second language in many countries. In the context of Vietnam, the teaching and learning of English have been paid a lot of attention because of its significance in promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries. English has recently been taught as a compulsory subject from the third grade. However, after several years of learning English, most students still find it hard to communicate with foreigners. Even at colleges and universities like Phuong Dong University, teachers have to teach non-major students English from the beginning. Many students may be good at English grammar, but they cannot express their ideas in English effectively. When asked for the reason, most of them said that it was due to their vocabulary limitation. They may know very well the meaning of words when doing exercises, but they can hardly use them in real situations. According to many linguists, in communication, vocabulary is more important than grammar. Therefore, vocabulary, one of the major components of language, ought to be taken into consideration in both English language teaching and learning. However, only focusing on teaching new vocabulary is not the most effective way of handling vocabulary. It is more effective if teachers spend time consolidating words the students have learnt before helping them learn more new ones. Moreover, students ought to be given more speaking opportunities so that they can be familiar with real life communication. To improve students’ vocabulary as well as their speaking ability in real communication, one of the suggested ways is to implement communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving the active vocabulary for the students. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com All the aforementioned factors have inspired the researcher to conduct a study named “Consolidating and Improving Vocabulary through Communicative Speaking Tasks for the First-Year Students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, Phuong Dong University. Aims of the study The research aims at finding out whether applying communicative speaking tasks has a positive influence on consolidating and improving vocabulary for the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, PDU. From that, some recommendations for better employments of communicative speaking tasks in reviewing and developing students’ vocabulary are suggested. Objectives of the study The specific objectives of the research were as follows: - Investigate how communicative speaking tasks have been applied in consolidating and improving vocabulary for the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, PDU. - Find out the fundamental advantages of using communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving the vocabulary in the teaching and learning process of both the teachers and the students. - Clarify the main difficulties in using communicative speaking tasks in the same context. - Figure out several pedagogical implications for better employments of communicative speaking tasks in the context of consolidating and improving vocabulary for the first year students at PDU. How have communicative speaking tasks been applied by the teachers in consolidating and improving English vocabulary for the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, PDU? 2. What are the advantages of communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving vocabulary as perceived by the teachers and the students? 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. What are the main difficulties in using communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving vocabulary as perceived by the teachers and the students? 4. What are their suggestions for more effective application of communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving vocabulary? 5. Scope of the study Due to the limit of a minor thesis, the study focuses on investigating the uses of communicative speaking tasks in consolidating and improving vocabulary. The samples of the study are also restricted to the English teachers and the first-year students at the Department of Finance and Accounting, PDU. Significance of the study Theoretically, the study is hoped to provide the teachers with useful information of teaching and learning vocabulary in general, and consolidating and improving vocabulary through communicative speaking tasks for the freshmen in particular. More importantly, they would have more ideas of the students’ perceptions and desires of this technique. In addition, the study could be a reference for other researchers to conduct the study related to this topic. Practically, since the study delves into consolidating and improving vocabulary through communicative speaking tasks, its finding hopefully would contribute to the first-year students’ better use of English as a tool of communication. As for the teachers, they could apply these above theories into consolidating and improving the students’ vocabulary. Moreover, the study also provides the teachers with some helpful suggestions so that they could take their own initiatives to use communicative speaking tasks effectively in their classroom situations.1 Approach Survey research was chosen as the primary research method as it meets the aim and objectives of the study. (2012) points out six main advantages 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com of survey research namely high representativeness, low costs, convenient data gathering, good statistical significance, little or no observer subjectivity and precise results.2 Data collection methods To find out the answers to the research questions, the researcher employed both survey questionnaires and interviews. In detail, two sets of questionnaires were used for 4 teachers and 100 students respectively so that the data about the application of communicative speaking tasks to consolidate and improve vocabulary could be gathered from different viewpoints. Moreover, semi- structured group interview questions were applied to get further information from 2 teachers and 4 students of English classes.3 Data analysis methods Firstly, the collected data would be classified according to four research questions. The needed combination of gathered responses from both the teachers and the students were to analyze four research questions. For each research question, responses were calculated and transferred into numerical forms. The data were then clearly presented in the forms of tables and charts to facilitate the synthesis, comparison and generalization of the data. The participants’ answers to open-ended questions in questionnaires and interviews would be summarized and presented in the form of quotation and cited if necessary. An overview of the rest of the study This study includes three main parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion. PART A: INTRODUCTION presents the rationale, the aims, the scope, the significance, the methods and design of the study.

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