VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI DIEP TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES REGARDING TO TEACIIING THE INDUCTIVE APPROACTI TO TEACTIING GRAMMAR - A CASE STUDY AT A HANOL BASED UNIVERSITY (DIEN CUU VE NHAN THUC VA THUC TE GIANG DAY CUA GIÁO VIÊN ĐÔI VOT DUONG HUONG DAY NGU PHAP QUT NẠP TẠI MỘT TRƯỜNG DẠI HỌC Ở HÀ NỘI) M.A Minor Programme Thesis : ENGLISH METHODOLOGY : 60.10 Hanoi, 2013 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAT. STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THỊ ĐIỆP TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES REGARDING TO TEACHING THE INDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING GRAMMAR — A CASE STUDY AT A TIANOI- BASED UNIVERSITY (DIEN CUU VE NAN THUC VA THUC TE GIANG DAY CUA GIÁO VIÊN DOI VOI DUONG HUONG DAY NGO PHAP QUI NAP TAI MOT TRUONG DAI HOC O HA NOI) M.A Minor Programme Thesis FIELD : ENGLISH METHODOLOGY CODE : 60. LE VAN CANIT Hanoi, 2013 DECLARATION: Thereby certify that the thesis entitled “Teachers’ perceptions and practices regarding the inductive approach to teaching grammar —A case study at a Hanoi-based university” is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master of Arts af the Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies, University of Languages and Intemational Studies, Vietnam National University, Ilanoi, and that this thesis has not, wholly or partially, been subinitted for any degree at any other universities or institutions Ha noi, 2013 Student's signature Nguyen Thi Diep ABSTRACT This study was aimed to investigate teachers’ perceptions and practices in yogarding grammar teaching at Hanoi University of Industry (HAUD). The data for the stady were collected through olass observations and interviews with ten Linglish teachers at the Faculty of English, HAUL The aim of the interviews was ta gain insight into the factors which influenced teachers’ instructional decisions im teaching grammar, and in order to point out differences and similarities between their perceptions and their practices to English grammar teaching in the classroom.
‘The data were first analyzed qualitatively and then discussed to find out answers to the research questions. The results of the study revealed that the teachers laid a great emphasis on grammar and grauunar leaching with the belief thal. grammar teaching would help to develop the students’ linguistic skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. They were also in favour of teaching prammar deduotively.
The reasons they gave for this pedagogical preference were the students’ lintited proficiency. Basically, their classroom practices reflected their favour of a deductive approach to grammar. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LL: Linglish as Foreign Language PPP: Prosenlation- Praclioe — Production HAUL Hanoi University of ladustry vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr. Le Van Canh, who has supervised my work and given me constructive comments through the process of conducting the study.
Also, I would like to express my gratitude to him for his leclures in lmguage teaching methodology course which gave me a lot of ideas to choose the topic for my research. There are many people who have helped me complete this thesis. I am greally indebted to my colleagues who are willing lo share their opinions and provide me with their lectures in the process of collecting the data. I am also deeply grateful to my loving family and friends who has continuously given me their supporls and encouragement and also for their patience and understanding, Finally, 1 would like to thank all the people who are invalved directly or indireelly in this particular study.
Without their help and cooperation, T would nol dave been able to complete this thesis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr. Le Van Canh, who has supervised my work and given me constructive comments through the process of conducting the study. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to him for his leclures in lmguage teaching methodology course which gave me a lot of ideas to choose the topic for my research.
There are many people who have helped me complete this thesis. I am greally indebted to my colleagues who are willing lo share their opinions and provide me with their lectures in the process of collecting the data. I am also deeply grateful to my loving family and friends who has continuously given me their supporls and encouragement and also for their patience and understanding, Finally, 1 would like to thank all the people who are invalved directly or indireelly in this particular study. Without their help and cooperation, T would nol dave been able to complete this thesis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr. Le Van Canh, who has supervised my work and given me constructive comments through the process of conducting the study. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to him for his leclures in lmguage teaching methodology course which gave me a lot of ideas to choose the topic for my research. There are many people who have helped me complete this thesis.
I am greally indebted to my colleagues who are willing lo share their opinions and provide me with their lectures in the process of collecting the data. I am also deeply grateful to my loving family and friends who has continuously given me their supporls and encouragement and also for their patience and understanding, Finally, 1 would like to thank all the people who are invalved directly or indireelly in this particular study. Without their help and cooperation, T would nol dave been able to complete this thesis. TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration.
'Table of contenfs. Tast of abbreviation Rationale Aims and objectives of the shudy. tạ Research questions Anm& wb Scope of the study Methods of they study. Significance of the study.
3 Design of the study PART B¡ DEVELOPMBNT.coeeoeeesoe thin in in CHAPTER T: LITERATURE REVIEW LAL, Detinition of terminelogy. Approaches to grammar teaching. The deductive approach. The inductive approach 1.
The need of understanding teachers’ perceptions. Previous studies of teachers’ perception of grammar teaching "1 CHAPTER TI: METHODOLOGY 14 2. ‘The fitness of the case study to the research purpose. Restatement of research questions 14 2.
Case description and context of the study 14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr. Le Van Canh, who has supervised my work and given me constructive comments through the process of conducting the study. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to him for his leclures in lmguage teaching methodology course which gave me a lot of ideas to choose the topic for my research. There are many people who have helped me complete this thesis.
I am greally indebted to my colleagues who are willing lo share their opinions and provide me with their lectures in the process of collecting the data. I am also deeply grateful to my loving family and friends who has continuously given me their supporls and encouragement and also for their patience and understanding, Finally, 1 would like to thank all the people who are invalved directly or indireelly in this particular study. Without their help and cooperation, T would nol dave been able to complete this thesis. The setting of the shudy.
Methods of data analysis CHAPTIR 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Findings from the interviews 3. Teachers’ perceptions of grammar lsaching 3. Teachers’ perceptions of their own ways of grammar teaching.
Teachers” perceptions of giving grammatical rules. Teachers’ perceplions of integrating grammar into skills lessons 3.5 Teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of their own grammar teaching approaches 3.6 Teachers’ perceptions of the inductive approach. Eindings trom class observations. Discussion of the findings.
cu HH Hhhomirse 1. Summnarv of the stuđV,. Suggestions for further study. REFERENCES APPENDIX 1 (Interview Questions) APPLNDIX 2 (A Sample o£ bserved L.
TAST OF FABLES Table 1.1: Advantages and disadvantages of the deductive approach to leaching grammar Table 1.2: Advantages and disadvantages of the inductive approach to teaching grammar ‘Table 1.3: Relationship of deductive and inductive approaches to Krashen’s theory vi ABSTRACT This study was aimed to investigate teachers’ perceptions and practices in yogarding grammar teaching at Hanoi University of Industry (HAUD). The data for the stady were collected through olass observations and interviews with ten Linglish teachers at the Faculty of English, HAUL The aim of the interviews was ta gain insight into the factors which influenced teachers’ instructional decisions im teaching grammar, and in order to point out differences and similarities between their perceptions and their practices to English grammar teaching in the classroom. ‘The data were first analyzed qualitatively and then discussed to find out answers to the research questions. The results of the study revealed that the teachers laid a great emphasis on grammar and grauunar leaching with the belief thal.
grammar teaching would help to develop the students’ linguistic skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. They were also in favour of teaching prammar deduotively. The reasons they gave for this pedagogical preference were the students’ lintited proficiency. Basically, their classroom practices reflected their favour of a deductive approach to grammar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration. 'Table of contenfs. Tast of abbreviation Rationale Aims and objectives of the shudy. tạ Research questions Anm& wb Scope of the study Methods of they study.
Significance of the study. 3 Design of the study PART B¡ DEVELOPMBNT.coeeoeeesoe thin in in CHAPTER T: LITERATURE REVIEW LAL, Detinition of terminelogy. Approaches to grammar teaching. The deductive approach.
The inductive approach 1. The need of understanding teachers’ perceptions. Previous studies of teachers’ perception of grammar teaching "1 CHAPTER TI: METHODOLOGY 14 2. ‘The fitness of the case study to the research purpose.
Restatement of research questions 14 2. Case description and context of the study 14 TAST OF FABLES Table 1.1: Advantages and disadvantages of the deductive approach to leaching grammar Table 1.2: Advantages and disadvantages of the inductive approach to teaching grammar ‘Table 1.3: Relationship of deductive and inductive approaches to Krashen’s theory vi TAST OF FABLES Table 1.1: Advantages and disadvantages of the deductive approach to leaching grammar Table 1.2: Advantages and disadvantages of the inductive approach to teaching grammar ‘Table 1.3: Relationship of deductive and inductive approaches to Krashen’s theory vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr. Le Van Canh, who has supervised my work and given me constructive comments through the process of conducting the study. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to him for his leclures in lmguage teaching methodology course which gave me a lot of ideas to choose the topic for my research.
There are many people who have helped me complete this thesis. I am greally indebted to my colleagues who are willing lo share their opinions and provide me with their lectures in the process of collecting the data. I am also deeply grateful to my loving family and friends who has continuously given me their supporls and encouragement and also for their patience and understanding, Finally, 1 would like to thank all the people who are invalved directly or indireelly in this particular study. Without their help and cooperation, T would nol dave been able to complete this thesis.
The setting of the shudy. Methods of data analysis CHAPTIR 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Findings from the interviews 3. Teachers’ perceptions of grammar lsaching 3.
Teachers’ perceptions of their own ways of grammar teaching. Teachers” perceptions of giving grammatical rules. Teachers’ perceplions of integrating grammar into skills lessons 3.5 Teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of their own grammar teaching approaches 3.6 Teachers’ perceptions of the inductive approach. Eindings trom class observations.
Discussion of the findings. cu HH Hhhomirse 1. Summnarv of the stuđV,. Suggestions for further study.
REFERENCES APPENDIX 1 (Interview Questions) APPLNDIX 2 (A Sample o£ bserved L. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firat and foremost, T would like to specially dedicale my thanks to Dr.
