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DECLARATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, TABLES AND FIGURES

TABLES OF CONTENTS

1. PART A: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale of the Study

1.2. Aims of the Study

1.3. Objectives of the Study

1.4. Research Questions

1.5. Scope of the Study

1.6. Significance of the Study

1.7. Methodology

1.8. Design of the Study

2. PART B: DEVELOPMENT

2. CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. An Overview of Speaking

2.2. Some Concepts of Speaking

2.3. The Roles of Speaking Skills in Language Teaching

2.4. Principles of Teaching Speaking

2.5. Classroom Speaking Activities

2.6. Problem-Solving Activities

2.6.1. Definitions of Problem Solving

2.7. Review of Related Works

2.8. Justification for the Study

3. CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODS

3.1. Data Collection Instruments

3.2. Speaking Pre-test and Post-test

3.3. Intervention: The Application of Problem-Solving Activities

3.4. Data Collection Procedures

4. CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1. Results from Pre-test and Post-test

4.2. Results from Students’ Journals

4.3. Results from Observation Sheet

4.4. Results from Questionnaire 2

4.5. Recapitulation of Main Ideas

4.6. Limitations of the Study

4.7. Suggestions for Further Studies

APPENDICES

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN THỊ THANH HÀ APPLYING PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES TO TEACH SPEAKING SKILLS TO THE SECOND YEAR ENGLISH-MAJOR STUDENTS AT VIETNAM UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE ÁP DỤNG CÁC HOẠT ĐỘNG GIẢI QUYẾT VẤN ĐỀ TRONG DẠY NÓI CHO SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI CHUYÊN ANH TẠI ĐẠI HỌC THƯƠNG MẠI M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 60.10 HANOI, 2014 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN THỊ THANH HÀ APPLYING PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES TO TEACH SPEAKING SKILLS TO THE SECOND-YEAR ENGLISH-MAJOR STUDENTS AT VIETNAM UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE ÁP DỤNG CÁC HOẠT ĐỘNG GIẢI QUYẾT VẤN ĐỀ TRONG DẠY NÓI CHO SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI CHUYÊN ANH TẠI ĐẠI HỌC THƯƠNG MẠI M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 60. Trầ n Xuân Điêp̣ HANOI, 2014 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION I hereby certify that the minor thesis entitled: “Applying Problem-Solving Activities in Teaching Speaking Skills for the Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce” is the result of my own research to fulfill the MA Degree at Post-Graduate Department, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The substance of this thesis has not, wholly or partially, been submitted for degree to any other university or institution. Signature Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would love to express my deep indebtedness to a number of people whose invaluable support and encouragement were of great help in the completion of this study. First and foremost, I would like to advance my special gratitude and respect to my minor thesis advisor, Assoc. Tran Xuan Diep for his invaluable suggestions, continuous support, great encouragement, motivating attitude as well as critical comments from the beginning of my study. I could never have achieved this without his support. I am also thankful to all my teachers at the English department, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. My special thanks to 40 second-year students at Vietnam University of Commerce for their invaluable support and cooperation to start and complete my thesis. Lastly, my special words of thanks are extent to my family for their endless help, patience and support. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT The current study entitled “Applying Problem-Solving Activities in Teaching Speaking Skills for the Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce” was carried out to find out the effectiveness of problem-solving activities in improving students‟ speaking competence as well as investigate the students‟ motivation towards the use of problem-solving activities in speaking lessons at Vietnam University of Commerce (VUC), and then give some pedagogical implications for teachers. An action research was implemented with 40 students of English Department at VUC during four weeks. Data were collected by observations, oral tests, questionnaires, and student‟s journals. To answer two research questions (1) To what extent does the application of problem-solving activities improve students‟ speaking skills? and (2) What are the effects of problem-solving activities on students‟ motivation?, four speaking lessons were conducted in the form of problem-solving activities. The main findings highlighted the students‟ improvement in speaking skills after the treatment. This was shown by the students‟ journals and comparisons of results of oral pre-test and post-test, which have the same format and criteria for assessing. The analyses of the post- intervention questionnaire and observation sheet also indicated that the students are more interested and involved in speaking lessons. Thus, it is expected that the results of this study could benefit English teachers in general and English teachers in VUC in particular to enhance their speaking lessons. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1: Procedures of the Study .25 Table 2: Results of Question 1 in the Questionnaire Before the Intervention .27 Table 3: Results of Question 2 in the Questionnaire Before the Intervention .27 Table 4: Results of Question 3 in the Questionnaire Before the Intervention .28 Table 5: Results of Question 4 in the Questionnaire Before the Intervention .28 Table 6: Results of Question 5 in the Questionnaire Before the Intervention .29 Table 7: Means and Standard Deviations of the Scores of the Pre-test and Post-test .31 Table 8: Correlations of the Pre-test and Post-test .31 Table 9: Paired Sample T-Tests .32 Table 10: Students’ Level of Involvement .35 Table 11: Students’ Interest and Benefits .36 Figure 1: Action Research Model ( Kemmis, 1988) .19 Figure 2: Comparison of Results of Pre-test and Post-test .30 Figure 3 Students’ Level Motivation .34 Abbreviation VCU: Vietnam University of Commerce iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLES OF CONTENTS PART A: INTRODUCTION . Rationale of the Study . Aims of the Study . Objectives of the Study . Scope of the Study . Significance of the Study . Design of the Study . 5 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW . An Overview of Speaking . Some Concepts of Speaking . The Roles of Speaking Skills in Language Teaching . Principles of Teaching Speaking . Classroom Speaking Activities . Problem-Solving Activities . Definitions of Problem Solving . Kinds of Problem-Solving activities . Advantages of the Application of Problem-Solving Activities in Teaching Speaking . Procedures of Conducting Problem-Solving Activities in a Group . Review of Related Works.14 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Justification for the Study .16 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODS. Data Collection Instruments . Speaking Pre-test and Post-test . Intervention: The Application of Problem-Solving Activities . Data Collection Procedures .26 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS . Results from Pre-test and Post-test . Results from Students’ Journals . Results from Observation Sheet.34 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Results from Questionnaire 2 . Recapitulation of Main Ideas . Limitations of the Study . Suggestions for Further Studies.41 APPENDICES………………………………………………………………………I vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the Study Among four skills, speaking plays the most essential part in communication. In fact, Vietnamese students realize the necessity as well as importance of enhancing language skills in order to meet future job‟s needs and communicate in social conversations. However, it is hard for most of them to use English in the real situations. In the real context of Vietnam University of Commerce, lecture-oriented method is still applied at present although there have been a large number of changes about teaching materials and supplementary activities. Students do not feel elated and enthusiastic when participating in speaking lessons. Their lack of confidence as well as uninteresting speaking activities leads to demotivate them to join in. In addition, other problems such as lack of vocabulary, involvement or enjoyment have great impacts on their participation in speaking lessons. To solve these problems, more effective speaking activities need to be exploited so as to enhance learners‟ communicative competence and help them get more involved in speaking lessons, so current teachers need to actively engage students in speaking activities that are enjoyable and are based on a more communicative approach. One of them is problem-solving activities, which received many supports from scholars and teachers. Using problem-solving activities is regarded as an effective way to practise communication skills in which students work with each other to find out appropriate solutions to a specific problem. Therefore, this is a good chance for them to interact with teachers or other students, which encourage them to be more cheerful and inspired. Moreover, their discussion will help them share information, create new ideas and boost their self-confidence. Thus, their speaking skill will also be improved. Students use target language as a means to solve a problem, which also increases their motivation, participation and critical thinking. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com The above mentioned situation has urged the researcher to conduct a study of “Applying Problem-solving Activities in Teaching Speaking Skills to the Second- year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce”. This study is intended to make a contribution to helping students at Vietnam University of Commerce improve their speaking skills. Aims of the Study The study aimed at finding out whether the application of problem-solving activities has a positive impact on the speaking skills of the Second-year English- Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce. Then, suggestions on how to use problem-solving activities effectively to enhance students‟ speaking competence are given. Objectives of the Study The specific objectives of the study were as follows:  To investigate the extent to which the application of problem-solving activities has improved the speaking competence of the Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce.  To exploit the effects of problem-solving activities on students‟ motivation in speaking skills. Research Questions In this investigation, the following research questions were addressed: 1. To what extent does the application of problem-solving activities improve students’ speaking skills? 2. What are the effects of problem-solving activities on students’ motivation? 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Scope of the Study The study was conducted on 40 Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce in the first semester of 2014-2015 via the application of problem-solving activities in teaching speaking skills. Significance of the Study The foremost significance of this study is that it will contribute to a more effective use of problem-solving activities in order to enhance speaking skills for the Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce. The findings of the study will provide an insightful understanding of the current situation of exploiting problem-solving activities in teaching speaking skills to the Second-year English-Major Students at Vietnam University of Commerce. In other words, the study also helps revisit the features and principles of problem solving in education. Moreover, English teachers may find the recommended problem-solving activities a useful reference to make their speaking lessons more communicative, meaningful and practical. Methodology An action research was applied in this minor thesis to improve students‟ speaking skills and teaching speaking in the researcher‟s own class. In order to collect sufficient and relevant data for the study, four instruments were employed: - Pre-test and post-test to assess student‟s speaking ability. - Observation sheet to find out students‟ motivation during the intervention. - Survey questionnaires to investigate students‟ achievement and motivation before and after the intervention. - Student‟s journals to investigate students‟ improvement towards this application. 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Design of the Study The study consists of three parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion. The Introduction presents the rationale, aim, objectives, scope, significance and methodology. The Development includes three chapters which are as follows: Chapter One covers an in-depth review of the literature in which a relevant theoretical background and a review of related studies concerning applying problem-solving activities in teaching speaking skills. Chapter Two features the research methods including the background information of the context, the subjects of the study, the instruments used to collect data, and the procedures of data collection and data analysis. Moreover, a detailed description of data analysis is provided. Chapter Three shows the findings and discussions, the results of the study are shown. The Conclusions ends the report with the recapitulation of main ideas, the limitations of the study and the suggestions for further studies. 4 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1. An Overview of Speaking 1. Some Concepts of Speaking Speaking skill plays an essential role in teaching and learning a foreign language. There are a variety of views on the term “speaking” given by different linguists. According to Chaney (1998), “Speaking is the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols in a variety of contexts” (p.

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