BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUẢN LÝ VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ HẢI PHÒNG ------------------------------- ISO 9001:2015 KHÓA LUẬN TỐT NGHIỆP NGÀNH : NGÔN NGỮ ANH NHẬT Sinh viên : Phạm Thị Duyên Giảng viên hướng dẫn: TS. Trần Thị Ngọc Liên HẢI PHÒNG 07– 2020 Luan van MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HAIPHONG MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY ----------------------------------- A STUDY ON DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE READING SKILL FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGLISH MAJORS STUDENTS AT HMTU GRADUATION PAPER MAJOR: ENGLISH-JAPANESE Student : Pham Thi Duyen Supervisor : Tran Thi Ngoc Lien .PhD HẢI PHÒNG 07 – 2020 Luan van BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUẢN LÝ VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ HẢI PHÒNG -------------------------------------- NHIỆM VỤ ĐỀ TÀI TỐT NGHIỆP Sinh viên: Phạm Thị DuyênMã SV: 1512753030 Lớp : NA1901N Ngành : Ngôn ngữ Anh - Nhật Tên đề tài: Nghiên cúu về các khó khăn và các giải pháp để cải thiện kĩ năng đọc cho sinh viên năm nhất ngành ngôn ngữ Anh tại trường Đại học Quản lý và Công nghệ Hải Phòng Luan van NHIỆM VỤ ĐỀ TÀI 1. Nội dung và các yêu cầu cần giải quyết trong nhiệm vụ đề tài tốt nghiệp …………………………………………………………………………………. Các tài liệu, số liệu cần thiết ………………………………………………………………………………….
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Đề tài tốt nghiệp được giao ngày 30 tháng 03 năm 2020 Yêu cầu phải hoàn thành xong trước ngày 30 tháng 06 năm 2020 Đã nhận nhiệm vụ ĐTTN Đã giao nhiệm vụ ĐTTN Sinh viên Giảng viên hướng dẫn Hải Phòng, ngày 01 tháng 07 năm 2020 HIỆU TRƯỞNG Luan van CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc PHIẾU NHẬN XÉT CỦA GIẢNG VIÊN HƯỚNG DẪN TỐT NGHIỆP Họ và tên giảng viên:. Họ và tên sinh viên:. Nội dung hướng dẫn:. Tinh thần thái độ của sinh viên trong quá trình làm đề tài tốt nghiệp.
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Giảng viên chấm phản biện (Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) QC20-B19 Luan van CONTENT OF TABLE CONTENT OF TABLE. ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .iv PART A: INTRODUCTION. Aims of the study. Methods of the study.
Scope of the study. Organization of the study. 5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW .1 Theoretical background of reading. Definition of reading .2 Definition of reading comprehension.
The importance of the reading skill. Classification of reading skills. Difficulties in learning the reading skill .Issues with decoding. Factors affecting reading difficulties.
13 CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY. Data collection procedure. 21 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Causes of reading difficulties experienced by first-year English majors at HMTU .2 Some suggestions to improve reading skill for first year English majors students of HMTU.
Recommendations for further study. 41 ii Luan van ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A complete study would not be done without any assistance. Therefore, the author who conducted this research gratefully gives acknowledgement to their support and motivation during the time of doing this research as a requirement of completing my Degree of University. First of all, I would like to express my endless thanks and gratefulness to my supervisor Ms.
Tran Thi Ngoc Lien, PhD, the lecturer of Foreign Language Faculty, Haiphong Management and Technology University. Her kindly support and continuous advices went through the process of completion of my thesis. Her encouragement and comments significantly enriched and improved my work. Without her motivation and instructions, the thesis would have been impossible to be done effectively.
My sincere thanks are also sent to all the teachers of Foreign Language Faculty at Haiphong Management and Technology University for their precious and useful lessons during my four-year study which have been then the foundation of this research paper and all the students of NA2301N, NA2301T and NA2301A who enthusiastically helped me complete the survey questionnaires. Last but not least, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family, my friends who always encourage and inspire me to complete this graduation paper. Haiphong, June 15th, 2020 Duyen Pham Thi Duyen iii Luan van LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS HMTU Haiphong Management and Technology University ESL English as a second language EFL English foreign language L2 Second language ADD Attention deficit disorder iv Luan van PART A: INTRODUCTION 1.Rationale There is no doubt that the role of English in the life of any society in the world today has been becoming more and more important. The widespread need for English as an international language puts a considerable pressure on the education resources of any countries.
In case of or country, since our government carried out the open door policy to attract foreign investment and co-operate with other countries, teaching and learning English become necessary. Moreover, it is the English that is used as an effective medium of international communication. It is the language of trade, science, technology, tourism, sport, music and many other fields of life. That is the reason why at present, learning English is not only the interest but also the great and practical demand for many people, especially for student who always want to assess the modern world.
Therefore, English is now taught as a compulsory subject to all students at universities in our country. To master English, the students need to grasp all four skills that are closely related to one another: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Among these skills, reading is an important one because it does not only help student develop other language skills, but also provides them knowledge on the target language. Reading is the window of the world because of the fact that people can get more knowledge and information from books, magazines, newspaper, etc.
It helps readers to discover new words and phrases that they come across in everyday conversations. Many foreign language students often regard reading as one of the most important goals in learning process and social interaction. Firstly, reading is an indispensable communication tool in a civilized society. Secondly, that the reading materials produced in any period of time in history is the most influenced by social background.
Thirdly, the development over the period of the recorded history of reading have led to two very different poles. In the process of teaching and learning English as a foreign language in Vietnam in general, and at Haiphong Management and Technology University 1 Luan van (HMTU) in particular, reading has always been paid a great deal of attention from both teachers and students. Like many other universities in Vietnam, English at HMTU is learned and taught in a non-native environment, therefore, reading is not only considered as a means to gain knowledge but also a means by which further study takes place. This is especially true to the students at the HMTU, where learners are often future interpreters, translators, or teacher whose desires are to be able to handle subjects related to written material in English and to work with their English- speaking colleagues and partners.
It is essential for them to acquire the ability to read English, effectively and efficiently. However, despite the teachers’ and the students’ effort, students still often claim to have a lot of difficulties in reading English textbooks or English material, and therefore, they sometimes read them inefficiently. For the first-year students of English, although they have been learning English for at least several years, it is still often difficult for them to understand text or passage in English, since they still lack vocabulary, grammar, reading skill and poor background knowledge. Besides, the teachers sometimes have to face with difficulties in dealing with the students’ learning demand and newly introduced sources of materials.
In addition, teaching methods and teaching techniques in general, are still below the international standard of education. Identifying the areas of students’ difficulty at HMTU and the cause of their unsuccessful reading comprehension is necessary. Therefore, these reasons have inspired the writing of a study on DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE READING SKILL FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGLISH MAJORS STUDENTS AT HMTU as well as some suggested solutions. It is hoped that the study will make some contributions to improve learning English in general, and reading in particular among the first-year English majors at HMTU.
The author also hoped that it will be possible to make useful suggestions for the teachers to improve the situation of teaching and learning reading at HMTU.Aims of the study As an English department student, the main purpose of this study is to identify the majors causes of difficulties reading skill by first-year English majors students at Haiphong Management and Technology University. Besides, the study is expected to suggest some solutions to improve reading skill for students. In 2 Luan van order to gain this aim, the specific objectives of the study are: Firstly, the study focuses on the theory related to reading skill, the awareness of the importance of reading and learning reading methods. Secondly, the study explores the real situation and problems which students have to encounter in learning reading.
Finally, the main purpose of this study is to suggest some effective and productive methods that can be applied and suited for first year English majors students at Haiphong Management and Technology University.Methods of the study The study is carried out on the basic of qualitative and quantitative research methods including questionnaires and class observation. Questionnaires are designed as a means to make the researcher’s evaluation more objective. The questionnaires are given to the first year students at HMTU with the hope to find out the causes of difficulties in reading skill by them and some suggested solutions to their difficulties. Analyzing statistics from the survey questionnaires on reading activities is conducted with the cooperation of both teachers and students at HMTU.
All comments, remark recommendation assumptions, and conclusion provided in the study are based on the data analysis. Besides, more information needed for the study is gathered through other methods such as informal interviews and discussions with teachers and students at HMTU.Scope of the study There are many different material resources and researches while the author’s personal experience is limited. Therefore, in this graduation paper, I would like to focus on finding the difficulties in studying reading of first year English majors students and some solutions for teaching and studying this skill.Organization of the study The research work has three main parts: Part A – Introduction provides rationale, the aims, scope, methods and organization of the study. Part B – Development consists of three chapters: 3 Luan van Chapter one is literature view which provides an overview of reading, difficulties in learning reading skill and factor affecting reading difficulties.
Chapter two shows detailed explanation of the methodology.