1 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LƯU THỊ THÚY ADAPTING ENGLISH 10 TEXTBOOK FOR STUDENTS AT VIET DUC UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL – A CASE STUDY ĐÁNH GIÁ VÀ HIỆU ĐÍNH SÁCH GIÁO KHOA TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 CHO HỌC SINH TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG VIỆT ĐỨC – ĐIỂN CỨU M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Methodology Code: 60.10 Ha Noi, 2010 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 2 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LƯU THỊ THÚY ADAPTING ENGLISH 10 TEXTBOOK FOR STUDENTS AT VIET DUC UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL – A CASE STUDY ĐÁNH GIÁ VÀ HIỆU ĐÍNH SÁCH GIÁO KHOA TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 CHO HỌC SINH TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG VIỆT ĐỨC ĐIỂN CỨU M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Methodology Code: 60. Đỗ Tuấn Minh Ha Noi, 2010 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 5 TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF ABBREVIATION. 4 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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PART III: CONCLUSION. Error! Bookmark not defined. TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 7 LIST OF ABBREVIATION Upper secondary : US Lower secondary : LS School year : SY Ss : Student(s) National Assembly : NA Teaching and learning : T/L Viet Duc Upper Secondary School : Viet Duc US School World Trade Organization : WTO Ministry of Education and Training : MoET Upper secondary and Professional Teacher Development Project: USPTDP TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 8 LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND CHARTS FIGURES Figure1: Roles of textbook. (Cortazzi, M & Lixian, 1999) 9 Figure 2: Options for textbook (Harmer, 2002) 14 TABLES Table 1: General objectives to achieve in Grade 10 Table 2: Teachers' judgment on students' ability on writing tasks 30 Table 3: Students‟ ability in using 4 macro skills related to the Topics 35 CHARTS Chart 1: Teachers‟ opinions on the Suitability of the Objectives of the 27 Textbook Chart 2: Teachers‟ judgment on communicative aims.
27 Chart 3: Teachers‟ judgment on student‟s interested topics 28 Chart 4: Teachers‟ judgment on students‟ ability on speaking tasks 32 Chart 5: Teachers‟ judgment on students‟ ability on grammar tasks 33 34 Chart 6: Students‟ opinions on demanding the students‟ needs of the textbook Chart 7: Average percentage of student‟s ability to do 4 macro skills 36 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 9 PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale for choosing the topic In Viet Nam, education is regarded a paramount investment option for the country‟s long term economic growth and equitable social development. The country‟s accession to World Trade Organization (WTO) necessitated Viet Nam to accelerate strengthening of secondary education in developing human resources required for greater integration in the global economy. With the increase in the enrolment rate to over 90%, lower secondary education has made commendable progress but expansion of upper secondary and professional secondary education and improvement of their quality remain to be key challenges for Viet Nam‟s education system.
It is a fact that the secondary education system in general and English education in particular in Vietnam has encountered a number of shortcomings in terms of teacher and teaching quality and students‟ attitude, or testing systems, etc. The majority of students are lacking opportunities to access and practice English communication, a large number of schools are not able to provide adequate modern teaching and learning equipments, etc have questioned educational managers, teachers and students for ages. In addition, the current teaching curriculum have mismatched with the testing and evaluation. As a result, the students‟ achievement and the teaching quality as well have not been properly evaluated.
In execution of Resolution No. 14-NQ/TW of January 11, 1979 of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee (4th Congress), Socialist Republic of Vietnam, it has been indicated that innovation of teaching curriculum and textbooks have been clearly directed with four main principles: (i) to have a firm grasp of the objectives and requirements in the contents and methods of education; (ii) to ensure the systematic, inheritance and development character of the educational program suited to the practice and traditions of Vietnam, to acquire the achievements of advanced education in the world; (iii) to ensure uniformity in knowledge and know-how standards, to increase the continuity with vocational education and post-secondary education, at the same time to work out plans to make the program and textbooks suited to the conditions and circumstances of different area; (iv) to conduct synchronically the renovation of the program, textbooks and the method of teaching and learning with the basic renovation of the method of evaluation, … renovation of the management of education. TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 10 In the process of implementation of the above resolution, the Ministry of Education and Training has conducted development of standard curriculum and textbooks for pilot testing all secondary subject areas inclusive of English. This task has been finalized so far.
English 10 textbook was carried piloting the second year in 44 upper secondary schools nationwide, English 11 started to pilot in school year (SY) 2004-2005 and English 12 has been completed and tested in SY 2005-2006. Therefore, a set of English textbooks have been officially approved for 3 years and it would be confirmed that English teaching renovation in secondary education is crucial and assessment of implementation status in secondary schools is also very important. It plays a momentous role in continuous improvement of the textbooks and teaching methodology in the future. For all these reasons, a thesis named: “Adapting English 10 textbook for students at Viet Duc Upper Secondary School – A case study” has been fostered and conducted.
Aims and objectives 1. In line with the above mentioned thoughts on teachers and learners‟ needs from the textbook, the author sets out to convey a question “How is English 10 employed at Viet Duc US School?” in terms of its methodology, content, objectives, practicality and then to determine whether the book corresponds closely with the teaching curriculum prescribed by MoET. Specifically, the researcher seeks to examine the nature of textbook and the suitability of the textbook at Viet Duc School context. It is expected that findings and discussion given would make certain contribution to the improvement of the textbook and propose samples of adaptation to enhance the effectiveness of the material within a case of Viet Duc US school.
In short, the study is an attempt to meet two aims. It not only points to the value of teacher‟s use of the textbook in pursuance with MoET‟s curriculum but also to their wish for guidance in applying materials, adapting these and preparing their own (McGrath, 2002). TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. Research questions To fulfill the aims mentioned above, this research addresses the following questions: 1.
How far is English 10 textbook suitable for teachers and students at Viet Duc Upper Secondary School? 2. How can English 10 be adapted to suit the Viet Duc School context? In other words, this study focuses on the evaluation of suitability of teaching and learning of English 10 textbook at Viet Duc School regarding its methodology, content, objectives, and practicality. The evaluation will be compared with the teaching curriculum prescribed by MoET and then relevant adaptation will be given to demanding both teaching and learning settings at Viet Duc US School. Scope of research As mentioned in the research‟s title, it is expected to carry out an investigation on the textbook of Standard English 10.
Since then, the author will study teaching and learning situation in the light of learner-centred approach and communication learning approach, with selected students at grade 10 within Viet Duc US school. Based on theoretical background and actual observations, recommendations for teaching adaptation of reading skills are given as an example. Significance of the study The study aims at conveying a picture of the teaching performance with both strengths and weaknesses of English teachers at Viet Duc School in particular and in secondary schools in general, since then they would have more adjustments to demand the requirements of Vietnamese modern educational system; especially supporting curriculum designers and textbooks composers seriously draw experiences and make adjustments on the new English 10 standard textbook and current needs of society. My second intention is to clearly understand how suitable the English 10 textbook is as applying at Viet Duc US School.
Besides, the author has expected to give recommendations for enhancing T/L quality of the school, providing consultation to educational managers to better understand English studies and making relevant policies of management in time; upgrading pre-service and in-service teacher training programs under the control of the project and MoET as well. TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail. Design of the study PART I: INTRODUCTION provides the basic information such as the aims, the scope, and significance of the study. PART II: DEVELOPMENT contains of 3 chapters.
Chapter 1: Literature Review justifies the literature on roles of textbook‟s use in ELT classroom, reasons on material adaptation, definitions and techniques of adaptation and especially the statement of the problems whose background of teachers and students are given clearly with the application of textbook at the school. Chapter 2: Research Methodology focus on the methodology employed in this study, including the methodology, the participants, the instruments and data collection. Chapter 3: Findings and Discussions are reported. PART III: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS presents a review of the research and the recommendations for the improvement of the material with selected suggestions for further research.
TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 13 PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW The process of the literature review involves the researcher in exploring the literature to establish the status quo, formulate a problem or research enquiry, define the value of pursuing the line of enquiry established, and the compared the findings and ideas with his or her own (Andresen 1997, adapted from Bruce 1994). That‟s why, as stated in the title of the thesis, the assumption has been made that the primary parts of the literature will be involved in the role of teaching materials in EL/ ESL classrooms and the review of literature concerning material adaptation.