VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LỤC THỊ MỸ BÌNH DEVELOPING MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH READING SKILL OF STUDENTS AT THIEU HOA HIGH SCHOOL, THANH HOA PROVINCE (HAT TRIEN DONG LUC HOC KY NANG DOC HIEU TIENG ANIT CUA TIQC SINIT TRUONG THPT THIEU HOA, TINH THANH HOA) M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Cade: 601410 Cohort: K18 Supervisor: DO Ba Quy, MEd. HANOI, 2011 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LUC TI MY BINIT DEVELOPING MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH READING SKILL OF STUDENTS AT THIEU ITOA IIIGII SCHOOL, THANH HOA PROVINCE (PHAT TRIEN BONG LUC HOC KY NANG BOC HIEU TIENG ANH CỦA HỌC SINH TRƯỜNG TIIPT TIIỆU IIÓA, TỈNH THANH HÓA) M.A MINOR THESIS Hield: English T caching Methodology Code: 601410 Cohort: K18 HANOI, 2011 ABSTRACT This study is an allompl ta investigate factors affecting motivation in learning English reading skill of the students at Thieu Hoa high school. The main purposes of the study are to find out: types of motivation possessed by the students at Thiew Hoa high school, factors affecting students’ motivation in learning English reading skill, activities and techniques applicd by teaehcrs and students’ preference and then give some suggested solutions for teachers to stimulate students to read and overcome the difficulties they face with in teaching reading The study consists of three parts, Part A, the introduction, states the rationale, aims, scopes, design and methods of the research. the development, is divided into three chapters.
Chapter 1 reviews thcorctical background relating to motivation and reading Chapter 2 presents the methods used in the study including the setting of the study, individuals participating in the study, instruments, data collection and data analysis, Chapter 3 shows the detailed results logether with a comprehensive analysis øn the data collected from the survey questionnaires and the interview. Part C, the conclusion, presents the conclusions, the study’s limitations and suggestions for further study. The results of the study show that in leaming Enghsh reading skill, most of the students at Ihieu Hoa high school appeared to possess a combination of both instrumental and integrative motivation, However, the instrumental orientation is stronger than the integrative ome, Resides, ths sudy reveals that tho reading reterials and the teachers aro the most important factors affécting the students’ motivation, Therefore, the researcher suggests two strategies to devslop the students’motivation namely developing the reading materials and improving the teachers’ rols. PART A: INTRODUCTION This parl presents the rationale for choosing the topic, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scope, the methods, the significance and the design of the study in order to help readers have a general view on the research, 1.
Rationale for the study In ow modem society, English has become an international language for commminication and it is also an important demand for schooling and job opportunities. ‘Ihe numtiber of people who arc learning English is increasing so quickly aud Fnglish has been Icarnt through many sourecs in many differnt ways. It can be clearly seen that in Vietnam, we are mainly teaching and learning English in nonenguage environment so reading is the main source to get knowledge of language and life as well as to develop olher skills. However, many Isamers of English ara nol inlercsted in learning reading.
They oflen think that roading is the least important skill as iL does not help learners directly in commumeating, On the other hand, leamers also complain that reading always makes them feel bored and stressful. So, it can be concluded that our students lack of motivation te read, In fact, motivation is one of the most important factors affecting the result of learning English. Students with high motivation can Team a foreign language better than those who do not. Therefore, one of the first duties of Tmgtish teachers is motivating their students to read.
Because of the above reason, T do my research on “Doveloping motivation in learning English reading skill of students at Thieu Hoa high school, Thanh Hoa province”, hoping to find out some solutions to better the current situation of teaching and learning English reading skill and hoping to help English tcachers and students in general and those at Thieu Hoa high school in particular in their teaching and studying, 2, Aims of the study The study is aimed al - Identifying types of motivation possessed by students at Tneu Hoa high school in learning reading skill. Methods of the study ‘The theoretical background of the study mainly bases on references and analysis to relevant theories aboul motivation and reading of many authors. The study is carried aul on the basis of survey questionnaires and interview. Firstly, for the theoretical basis, a lot of reference materials on motivation and roađing fave been galhorod, analywođ and synth cả thoroughly with Ihe clue consideration for the teachers’ and students’ teaching, and Jeaming situations, Secondly, for the practical basis, interviews and questionnaires arc carried out with teachers and students of English to gather the most reliable data for the thesis.
7, Design of the study ‘The study is organized in three parts Part A: Introductien presents the rationale, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scope of the study, the significance of the study, the methods of the study and the design of the study. Part B: Development includes three chapters Chapter 1, Literature review provides theoretical backgrounds for the study. Its focus is on introducing important relevant concepts, discussions of issues and ideas on theories for motivation, nature of reading and motivation in leaning reading as well as factors affecting, motivation in learning reading, Chapter 2° The methodology resents (he methods used in the sindy including the setting of the study, participants of the study, data collection instruments, data collection and data analysis procedure Chapter 3. Data analysis, major findings and suggestions shows the detailed rosulls together with a comprohers mtalysis on the data collected from the s questionnaires and the interview.
Part C: Conchusiom presents the conclusions, the study’s limitations and the suggestions for further study. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: INTRODUCTION. Rationale for the study. Aims of the study.
Scopes of the study 5. Methods of the study. Design ofthe study. Design of the study PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER L: LITERATURE REVIEW RAR 1.
Overview of motivatian LLL Definitions of motivation. Types of motivation ep 4. Global, sitiational and task metivation. ad 14124, Resultative motivation.
Roles of motivation in second language learning.2, Overview of reading.1, Definitions of reading 12. Roles of reading in foreign language learning. Motivation in learning readin; 13. The importance of motivation in learning reading esos unnevnnnnd 1.
Common factors affecting students’ motivation in learning reading skill.3, The reading materials oceania esis b ds CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY The 13 2. The setting of the study 6. Methods of the study ‘The theoretical background of the study mainly bases on references and analysis to relevant theories aboul motivation and reading of many authors. The study is carried aul on the basis of survey questionnaires and interview.
Firstly, for the theoretical basis, a lot of reference materials on motivation and roađing fave been galhorod, analywođ and synth cả thoroughly with Ihe clue consideration for the teachers’ and students’ teaching, and Jeaming situations, Secondly, for the practical basis, interviews and questionnaires arc carried out with teachers and students of English to gather the most reliable data for the thesis. 7, Design of the study ‘The study is organized in three parts Part A: Introductien presents the rationale, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scope of the study, the significance of the study, the methods of the study and the design of the study. Part B: Development includes three chapters Chapter 1, Literature review provides theoretical backgrounds for the study. Its focus is on introducing important relevant concepts, discussions of issues and ideas on theories for motivation, nature of reading and motivation in leaning reading as well as factors affecting, motivation in learning reading, Chapter 2° The methodology resents (he methods used in the sindy including the setting of the study, participants of the study, data collection instruments, data collection and data analysis procedure Chapter 3.
Data analysis, major findings and suggestions shows the detailed rosulls together with a comprohers mtalysis on the data collected from the s questionnaires and the interview. Part C: Conchusiom presents the conclusions, the study’s limitations and the suggestions for further study. PART A: INTRODUCTION This parl presents the rationale for choosing the topic, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scope, the methods, the significance and the design of the study in order to help readers have a general view on the research, 1. Rationale for the study In ow modem society, English has become an international language for commminication and it is also an important demand for schooling and job opportunities.
‘Ihe numtiber of people who arc learning English is increasing so quickly aud Fnglish has been Icarnt through many sourecs in many differnt ways. It can be clearly seen that in Vietnam, we are mainly teaching and learning English in nonenguage environment so reading is the main source to get knowledge of language and life as well as to develop olher skills. However, many Isamers of English ara nol inlercsted in learning reading. They oflen think that roading is the least important skill as iL does not help learners directly in commumeating, On the other hand, leamers also complain that reading always makes them feel bored and stressful.
So, it can be concluded that our students lack of motivation te read, In fact, motivation is one of the most important factors affecting the result of learning English. Students with high motivation can Team a foreign language better than those who do not. Therefore, one of the first duties of Tmgtish teachers is motivating their students to read. Because of the above reason, T do my research on “Doveloping motivation in learning English reading skill of students at Thieu Hoa high school, Thanh Hoa province”, hoping to find out some solutions to better the current situation of teaching and learning English reading skill and hoping to help English tcachers and students in general and those at Thieu Hoa high school in particular in their teaching and studying, 2, Aims of the study The study is aimed al - Identifying types of motivation possessed by students at Tneu Hoa high school in learning reading skill.
Individuals participating im the stuđy. 16 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS, MAJOR FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS .2, Data analysis and major Ïindings. The identification of students’ motivation 18 3. Types of students’ motivation 18 3.
The shidents’ interest int learning reading SKIL eee dl 3. Factors affecting students’ motivation in learning reading skill 22 4. Activities, teaching aids and techniques used by the teachers and the students’ preference 34 3. Aetivities, teaching aids and techniques used by the teachers cece AF 3.
The smdents’ preference for activities and techniques used by the teachers.3 The teachers and students’ opinions on the textb00K oo.1, The teachers’ opinions on the textbook.ccccssusecsei seventies BO 3. The students’ opinion on the texthook 31 3. Suggestions for motivating students in learning reading skill 33 3.2, Developing the reading materials 0. sissies se steetiaeiasinieeie SB 3.2, Improving the teachers’ roles 34 PART C: CONCLUSTON 36 1.
an 36 2, Limitations aru] suggestions for further studies 37 REFERENCES 39 APENDICES APENDIX A: SURY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TILE TEACHERS 1 APENDIX BE: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE STUDENTS: Vv - Studying factors affecting motivation in learning Linglish reading skill of students at Thicu Hoa high school - Finding out strategies to develop motivation of students in order te improve ther results of learning reading skill 3. Research questions The study was carried out in order to find out the answers to the following research questions: L.
