VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANG AGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: FACULTY OF POST-GRADIJATE STUDIES NGUYEN VAN TAN TEACHING PRONUNCTATION OF ENGLISH CONSONANTS BY USING CONTRASTING AND SUBSTITUTING TECHNIQUES (Dạy phát âm các phụ âm tiếng Anh bing việc sử dụng kỹ thuật đối chiếu và thay thể) MLA. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Hanoi, 2015 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANG AGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: FACULTY OF POST-GRADIJATE STUDIES NGUYEN VAN TAN TEACHING PRONUNCTATION OF ENGLISH CONSONANTS BY USING CONTRASTING AND SUBSTITUTING TECHNIQUES (Dạy phát âm các phụ âm tiếng Anh bing việc sử dụng kỹ thuật đối chiếu và thay thể) MLA. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Dr. NGUYEN HUY KỸ Tlanoi, 2015 DECLARATION I declare that my thesis entitled TEACIIING PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISIL CONSONANTS BY USING CONTRASTING AND SUBSTITUTING TECHNIQUES is the result of my own research of the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Languages and Imlermaliomal Studies, Vietwnn National University, Hanoi and this thesis fulfills with the requirements of the degree Master of Arts and has not been published anywhere Nguyễn Văn Tân 2015 Supervisor's signature Dr.
NGUYÊN HUY KÝ LIST OF CHARTS Diagram 1 Pronunciation errors from the results of the placement test Diagram 2 Pronunciation errors in group A in percentage Diagram 3 Pronunciation errors in group B in percentage Diagram 4 Pronunciation errors in the two groups in percentage vi LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Vietnamese consonant sounds Table 2: English consonant sounds Table 3 Number of errors made by the students in group A Table 4 Number of errors made by the students in group B Table 5 Number of prommeiation errors made by the students in the two groups vin 1. Introduction of the contrasting and substituting techniques CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY. Data collection instruments 2. Procedures uf data collection 2.1, The placement test.
The evaluation test 2.4, Procedure of data analysis. ¬ CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 3.1, Results of the placement test. Discussion of the placement test findings 3. Results of the evaluation test 3.
Discussion of the results of the cvaluntion test. 1, Recapitulation of major findings. 40 3, Limitations of the study AL REFERENCES 4B APPENDIX.- ABSTRACT This study aims at testing how some teaching techniques used in the teaching of English consonant pronunciation at the School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, eeond group There are two groups of students parbeipating in the study. The has access to the teaching techniques while they are leaming the pronunciation of the target consonant sounds ‘A test is organized for the two groups after the teaching intervening step has finished.
This test tells how the students in the two groups pronounce the target. The study finds out whether the application of the techniques can improve the students’ pronunciation. Introduction of the contrasting and substituting techniques CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY. Data collection instruments 2.
Procedures uf data collection 2.1, The placement test. The evaluation test 2.4, Procedure of data analysis. ¬ CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 3.1, Results of the placement test. Discussion of the placement test findings 3.
Results of the evaluation test 3. Discussion of the results of the cvaluntion test. 1, Recapitulation of major findings. 40 3, Limitations of the study AL REFERENCES 4B APPENDIX.
Background to the study Learning English has been a real need in Vietnam for more than two decades. English is a compulsory foreign language subject at most levels of schools in the country. Most of the aspects of the language are taught bul nol. Promunciation seems to receive less consideration im English teaching at secondary schools as well as at high schools than grammar and vocabulary.
As a result, the teaching of prommeiation sometimes does not teach ils goal. This study 1s carned out based on some mspiralion foun when the researcher taught promunciation to first year students at Thai Nguyen University, Pronunciation plays an important role in learning a language. People lean a language for many reasons, but the ultimate goal is to communicate and verbal communication is the mos important form. A clear pronunciation helps speakers understand one another better with less ctfort as well as avoid undesirable misunderstanding.
So, pronunciation acts as a communicational catalyst. It is also a motivation for the leamer to improve himself in mastering the language when he receives positive feedback from the listener. As a teacher teaching promunciation to first year students, the researcher has experienced a variety of pronunciation errors made by students. These mistakes do not only fon a foreign accent when the students are speaking English, but it also makes them misunderstood sometimes.
Recognizing the problem, the researcher decided to venture to use some Vietnamese consonant sounds to contrast to the target English consonant sounds which are being taught. Viemamese language can be a good support PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Background to the study Learning English has been a real need in Vietnam for more than two decades. English is a compulsory foreign language subject at most levels of schools in the country.
Most of the aspects of the language are taught bul nol. Promunciation seems to receive less consideration im English teaching at secondary schools as well as at high schools than grammar and vocabulary. As a result, the teaching of prommeiation sometimes does not teach ils goal. This study 1s carned out based on some mspiralion foun when the researcher taught promunciation to first year students at Thai Nguyen University, Pronunciation plays an important role in learning a language.
People lean a language for many reasons, but the ultimate goal is to communicate and verbal communication is the mos important form. A clear pronunciation helps speakers understand one another better with less ctfort as well as avoid undesirable misunderstanding. So, pronunciation acts as a communicational catalyst. It is also a motivation for the leamer to improve himself in mastering the language when he receives positive feedback from the listener.
As a teacher teaching promunciation to first year students, the researcher has experienced a variety of pronunciation errors made by students. These mistakes do not only fon a foreign accent when the students are speaking English, but it also makes them misunderstood sometimes. Recognizing the problem, the researcher decided to venture to use some Vietnamese consonant sounds to contrast to the target English consonant sounds which are being taught. Viemamese language can be a good support 1.
Introduction of the contrasting and substituting techniques CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY. Data collection instruments 2. Procedures uf data collection 2.1, The placement test. The evaluation test 2.4, Procedure of data analysis.
¬ CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 3.1, Results of the placement test. Discussion of the placement test findings 3. Results of the evaluation test 3. Discussion of the results of the cvaluntion test.
1, Recapitulation of major findings. 40 3, Limitations of the study AL REFERENCES 4B APPENDIX.- TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.- se ABSTRACT 1H TABLE OF CONTENTS.- LIST OF CHARTS vi LIST OF TABLES vũ PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Background to the study 1 2. Objectives of the study.
see HH ng H00 ae 3 3. Research question 2 4, Scope of the SEHy:,. Sipniticance of the study 3 7. Organization of the study.
set PART 2; DEVELOPMENT. 5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.1, Brief overview of Vietnamese and English consonant sounds.1, Vietnamese consonant sounds 5 1. English cunsonant sounds 6 1. Brief comparison between Vietnamese consonant sounds and English ones 7 1.
Review of same pronunciation teaching methods 8 1. Introduction of the contrasting and substituting techniques CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY. Data collection instruments 2. Procedures uf data collection 2.1, The placement test.
The evaluation test 2.4, Procedure of data analysis. ¬ CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND FINDINGS 3.1, Results of the placement test. Discussion of the placement test findings 3. Results of the evaluation test 3.
Discussion of the results of the cvaluntion test. 1, Recapitulation of major findings. 40 3, Limitations of the study AL REFERENCES 4B APPENDIX.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deep gratitude to Dr. Nguyén Iluy Ky, my supervisor, for his patient guidance, and useful critiques of this research work.
T would also like to thank Dr. Nguyễn Thành Tong, and Dr. Hoary, Thi Ngoc Biém for their advice and encouragement. My grateful thanks are also extended to Mr.
Bill McDonald for his great help in collecting data. 1 would also like to extend my thanks to the students of School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University for participating in the study. Finally, I wish to thank my parents and my family for their support and encouragement throughout my study. TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.- se ABSTRACT 1H TABLE OF CONTENTS.- LIST OF CHARTS vi LIST OF TABLES vũ PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.
Background to the study 1 2. Objectives of the study. see HH ng H00 ae 3 3. Research question 2 4, Scope of the SEHy:,.
Sipniticance of the study 3 7. Organization of the study. set PART 2; DEVELOPMENT. 5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.1, Brief overview of Vietnamese and English consonant sounds.1, Vietnamese consonant sounds 5 1.
English cunsonant sounds 6 1. Brief comparison between Vietnamese consonant sounds and English ones 7 1. Review of same pronunciation teaching methods 8 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Vietnamese consonant sounds Table 2: English consonant sounds Table 3 Number of errors made by the students in group A Table 4 Number of errors made by the students in group B Table 5 Number of prommeiation errors made by the students in the two groups vin PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Background to the study Learning English has been a real need in Vietnam for more than two decades.
English is a compulsory foreign language subject at most levels of schools in the country. Most of the aspects of the language are taught bul nol. Promunciation seems to receive less consideration im English teaching at secondary schools as well as at high schools than grammar and vocabulary. As a result, the teaching of prommeiation sometimes does not teach ils goal.
This study 1s carned out based on some mspiralion foun when the researcher taught promunciation to first year students at Thai Nguyen University, Pronunciation plays an important role in learning a language. People lean a language for many reasons, but the ultimate goal is to communicate and verbal communication is the mos important form. A clear pronunciation helps speakers understand one another better with less ctfort as well as avoid undesirable misunderstanding. So, pronunciation acts as a communicational catalyst.
It is also a motivation for the leamer to improve himself in mastering the language when he receives positive feedback from the listener. As a teacher teaching promunciation to first year students, the researcher has experienced a variety of pronunciation errors made by students. These mistakes do not only fon a foreign accent when the students are speaking English, but it also makes them misunderstood sometimes. Recognizing the problem, the researcher decided to venture to use some Vietnamese consonant sounds to contrast to the target English consonant sounds which are being taught.
Viemamese language can be a good support TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.- se ABSTRACT 1H TABLE OF CONTENTS.- LIST OF CHARTS vi LIST OF TABLES vũ PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Background to the study 1 2. Objectives of the study. see HH ng H00 ae 3 3.
Research question 2 4, Scope of the SEHy:,. Sipniticance of the study 3 7. Organization of the study. set PART 2; DEVELOPMENT.
5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.1, Brief overview of Vietnamese and English consonant sounds.1, Vietnamese consonant sounds 5 1. English cunsonant sounds 6 1. Brief comparison between Vietnamese consonant sounds and English ones 7 1. Review of same pronunciation teaching methods 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.- se ABSTRACT 1H TABLE OF CONTENTS.- LIST OF CHARTS vi LIST OF TABLES vũ PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.
Background to the study 1 2. Objectives of the study. see HH ng H00 ae 3 3.