VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES BA THESIS NON - ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRUCULTURE ĐỘNG LỰC HỌC TIẾNG ANH CỦA SINH VIÊN KHÔNG CHUYÊN TIẾNG ANH: MỘT NGHIÊN CỨU TẠI HỌC VIỆN NÔNG NGHIỆP VIỆT NAM Student : BUI BICH PHUONG Student code : 621270 Major : ENGLISH Supervisor :NGUYEN THI DUONG NGA, Ph.D Hanoi – 2021 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I, the undersigned, hereby certify my authority of the study project report entitled “NON - ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE” submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in English Language. Except where the reference is indicated, no other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the text of the thesis. Hanoi, 2021 Bui Bich Phuong Approved by SUPERVISOR (Signature and full name) Nguyen Thi Duong Nga Date:…………………… i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Four years of sitting in a university lecture was a very arduous time but also a lot of fun. During that time, I have gained a lot of valuable professional knowledge as well as life experience that the teachers have enthusiastically imparted and instructed.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the teachers of the Vietnam National University of Agriculture in general and the teachers in the Faculty of Education and Foreign Languages in particular for dedicated teaching and providing me with knowledge and good luggage. most so that I can firmly step into the future so that I can dedicate myself and contribute to building the country. I would like to send my sincere thanks to Ms Nguyen Thi Duong Nga, Ph.D and Ms Ha Thi Lan, M.A, who have guided me throughout the internship. Although you are busy with a lot of work, still do not hesitate to guide me so that I can complete my essay in the best way.
Once again I would like to sincerely thank you two and wish you both good health. I would like to thank my friends, brothers and sisters, and the library for helping me in my practice time. However, because of limited professional knowledge and lack of practical experience, the content of the report cannot avoid shortcomings, I look forward to receiving comments from teachers for the essay. This is more complete.
Thank you sincerely! ii ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the English language motivation of non- English majors at Vietnam National University of Agriculture. The study used survey a method by questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed based on Doreen's (2003) three-scale model of learning motivation. Questionnaires are designed and delivered to survey students via the link.
The total number of surveyed students includes 80 students of Vietnam National University of Agriculture, belonging to many different faculties, classes, and academic years. Through the research, the motivation of VNUA students did not have a big difference between gender or faculty, major and place of residence. Most students are motivated to study because of career requirements, followed by completion of courses. Keywords: learning motivation, non - english majors, like-rt scale, English.
iii TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS. iv LIST OF ABBREVIATION. vi LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES.vii PART 1: INTRODUCTION.9 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW.
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES ( AT HOME/ABROAD). REVIEW OF THEORETICAL BACKGROUND (DEPEND ON WHAT THE STUDY IS ABOUT). Definition of the motivation. Theory and principle of motivation.
Types of learning motivation. Factors affecting student’s motivation in learning foreign language and English. RESEARCH GOVERNING PRINCIPLES.Research setting/context.30 iv CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH OF VNUA STUDENTS WITH INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION.
MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH OF VNUA NON-ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS THROUGH THREE TYPES OF MOTIVATION: SELF MOTIVATION, CAREER MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATION OF COMPLETE THE COURSE. FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT MOTIVATION. LIMITATION OF THE STUDY. RECOMMENDATIONS/ SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY.52 v LIST OF ABBREVIATION ABBREVIATION EXPLANATION IELTS International English Language Testing System L2 Second language VNUA Vietnam National University of Agriculture The Center for Foreign Languages and International CIED Education vi LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table 3.1: Motivation to learn English with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: 31 Table 3.2: Intrinsic motivation with its criteria.3: Extrinsic motivation with its criteria.4: Motivation to learn English through motivation M1, M2, M3.5:Motivation M1, M2, M3 with criteria of gender and faculty.6: Motivation M1, M2, M3 with criteria of course and academic results last semester.7: Motivation M1, M2, M3 with criteria of father’s and mother’s occupation; and address.8: Factors affecting student motivation.9: Teaching method with its criteria.10: Parents with its criteria.11: Learning attitude with its criteria.45 vii PART 1: INTRODUCTION The first part is about the rationale for the study.
Afterward, the aims and objectives, research questions, scope, significance of the study are discussed. The part ends with the design of the study. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY In recent years, English as a foreign language has indeed developed rapidly. It could be seen from the number of people who spoke English not only as a tool to communicate with others, but also as an opportunity to achieve success; success as a chance to maximize their competence and passion, either in a job or career, education or life.
In education, English could facilitate a student to continue his or her education when studying abroad, achieve bachelor or continue master and doctor. Lastly, English could expand friendships with people in various countries. Now, the boom of foreign investment companies in Vietnam has created more and more job opportunities for graduates. Therefore, the need to communicate in English at work has increased significantly.
An appropriate specialized English subject program to help students communicate effectively for their future work is a pressing issue that every specialist English teacher is concerned with. Former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew once said: "If all later Vietnamese students cannot speak English fluently, just reading it would be lagging." According to the report of the Ministry of Education and Training in 2017, after graduation, up to 51% of the students do not have the English skills of the employer and need additional training. This has also been recognized by leaders of many major universities that English is the weakest student subject. According to statistics of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2017, there were 237,000 unemployed bachelors and masters.
By 2018, Vietnam will continue to receive 200,000 unemployed graduates. One of the reasons that graduates do not have a job is due to poor 1 English proficiency, inability to read and communicate in English. Mr Dao Quang Vinh - Director of the Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) said that in 2019, the unemployment rate will not have many new changes in Vietnam. Many employers in Vietnam realize that the need to recruit positions is very much, but they still cannot find suitable candidates because most of the applicants' English is very poor.
The reason is that many Vietnamese teachers think that forcing students to copy many new words every day will memorize and memorize them. Without knowing that, with this training method is not a good method, because we have to imagine that when he was three children he had to learn to speak from the beginning like "father, father", " mother, mother ",. the native child must be like that, children have to call" mother ". and then after speaking fluently, they switch to learning to write and read.
Meanwhile, if studying according to a standard English route, a person who loses English roots, that is, has no vocabulary, does not speak English, and has poor grammar can speak English fluently within 6 months. Learning the correct pronunciation, imitating speaking like a native is considered the first route, like the foundation of a house. After learners can speak standard English, basic communication or advanced communication will be the wall and roof to take extra exams for foreign certificates such as IELTS, Toiec,… completely easy. Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) is a key national university in human resource training and scientific research in agriculture and rural development, increasingly diversified in fields of study with increasing prestige in the Vietnamese higher education system.
Vietnam National University of Agriculture dates back to the date of establishment of Nong Lam University on October 12, 1956. Vietnam University of Agriculture is located in Trau Quy town, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. Located on a campus of nearly 200 hectares, the school has a system of lecture halls, modern laboratory and practice 2 facilities, spacious dormitories, a modern library system, a large fitness and sports complex and many other important teaching , learning and research facilities. VNUA is a large-scale multidisciplinary university with the current number of staff and students at 1,344 people and about 20,000 people respectively.
It consists of 14 faculties , including Agronomy, Animal Science, Fisheries, Veterinary Medicine, Environment, Land Management, Engineering, Economics and Rural Development, Accounting and Business Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Education and Foreign Languages. The university has four Research Institutes: Agricultural Biology, Crop Research and Development, Economics and Development, and Technical Research and Training. The university has 22 Research and Service Centers, publishers and 2 companies (Ltd. VNUA has 38 Undergraduate Programs, 34 Master Training Programs and 17 Doctoral Training Programs.
Besides the traditional agricultural-related disciplines, VNUA has developed new training programs in other fields in line with the trend towards a multidisciplinary university. In particular, the University has built a number of advanced training programs and joint training programs with foreign countries. Up to now, VNUA has trained Laos 406 undergraduate students, 34 masters and 10 doctorates; for Cambodia, 56 graduates, 13 Masters and 9 Ph. Many of these alumni have been holding key positions in agricultural agencies and have made great contributions to the country's socio economic development.
Currently, there are nearly 100 Lao and Cambodian students studying at the University, along with Chinese, Mongolian and African students and many short-term internship students from other countries. Up to now, VNUA has developed cooperation with more than 100 universities, foreign research institutes and international organizations. 3 The Center for Foreign Languages and International Education (Center for Foreign Languages and International Education) is a training unit under the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, with the function of undergraduate and graduate training in the fields of life sciences, social sciences, management, economics and international relations,. CIED focuses and exploits highly qualified human resources throughout the University, domestic and foreign training institutions to participate in the training of a number of key disciplines in foreign languages from which to build a standard and advanced training model equivalent to other countries in the region and the world.
Not only that, the center also regularly organizes English exams for students of the whole school in the format of B1, B2 of the European framework. Here, there are also classes to improve the quality of English as well as review for students' knowledge and skills before taking the exam. Camelia English Center is located on the 1st floor of building D11, Dang Xa urban, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. Founded in 2013, Camelia has grown strongly and is a trusted English learning address for many people.
Known as an English center for children, Camelia has added many English communication classes, suitable for a wide range of learners. Camelia English Center has two main communication English courses for students and adults: Communicative English for working people - for students who want to improve their English skills as well as find good job opportunities; Basic communicative English - for those who are not confident in communicating in foreign languages, or have lost their roots. PPS Vietnam Center is located at 129, Street 2, Cuu Viet, Gia Lam, Hanoi. PPS Vietnam English Center was established in 2011 with a team of excellent teachers and internationally recognized pedagogical experience.