híng dÉn ®äc toµn v¨n b¸o c¸o KQNC ! B¹n muèn ®äc nhanh nh÷ng th«ng tin cÇn thiÕt ? ! H∙y ®äc qua Môc lôc bªn tay tr¸i b¹n tríc khi ®äc b¸o c¸o ( víi Acrobat 4.0 trë lªn, cho trá chuét vµo mçi ®Ò môc ®Ó ®äc toµn bé dßng bÞ che khuÊt ) ! Chän ®Ò môc muèn ®äc vµ nh¸y chuét vµo ®ã ! B¹n muèn phãng to hay thu nhá trang b¸o c¸o trªn mµn h×nh ? ! Chän, nh¸y chuét vµo 1 trong 3 kÝch th thíc cã s½n trªn thanh Menu , hoÆc ! Më View trªn thanh Menu, Chän Zoom to ! Chän tû lÖ cã s½n trong hép kÝch th thíc muèn,, NhÊn OK hoÆc tù ®iÒn tû lÖ theo ý muèn Chóc b¹n hµi lßng víi nh÷ng th«ng tin ®®îc cung cÊp i THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES FOR IMPROVING THE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate School Batangas State University Batangas City, Philippines In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Of Doctor of Philosophy Major in English By: NGO THI BICH NGOC April 2015 ii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines iii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines ABSTRACT Title : Language Activities for Improving Linguistic Competence of the First Year Students in Thai Nguyen University Author : Ngo Thi Bich Ngoc Degree : Doctor of Philosophy Major : English Year : 2015 Adviser : Dr. Dimaano Summary Language is essential in interaction in everyday lives. It is used to give information to people around us, expressing feelings, desires and questions as well as understanding the world. Through the use of language, people are able to communicate with one another, form bonds and teamwork.
Without language a person would not be able to communicate verbally or written, not be able to read, write or communicate with each other thoroughly orally, written and electronically. At present, the importance of language is recognized by many institutions. In learning the complexities of language, creation of a warm and comfortable environment for the learner is a must. The purpose of the study is to determine the linguistic competence of First Year Students of Thai Nguyen University.
The study used descriptive iv THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines research. The respondents of the study comprised of 382 freshman students and 66 college teachers. The data gathering instruments utilized includesurvey questionnaires for the teacher respondents and the teacher made test for the student respondents. Statistical tools used were frequency, percentage and rank, linear regression, coefficient of correlation, weighted mean, standard deviation, and t-test.
The following were the findings of the study: students got an average level or above 50 percent performance in their linguistic competence along the areas of connotation, denotation, antonyms, synonyms, ambiguities and vocabulary as well as in word-formation in the areas of acronym, clipping, blending and compounding. Relative to the items in the different clusters which students find most difficult, it was observed that for connotation, the most difficult item is item 8, for denotation is item 20. The most difficult item in the test area of antonyms is item 28; for synonyms, is item 34; in the case of ambiguities, it is item 44; and for the vocabulary test, it is item 55. In word formation, it can be observed that for acronym, the most difficult item is item 69, for clipping is item 74 while for blending, it is item 87.
For compounding, the most difficult item is item 93. In the teachers‟ assessments of the linguistic and word- formation v THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines competencies, six skills which included four skills in linguistic area and two skills in the word- formation area showed rank differences of 10 or less, indicating that these were the skills where the perception of the teachers were relatively congruent which revealed that they had unclear understanding of the abstract concepts of linguistic and word formation areas and their test application. In the relationship between the teachers‟ assessment and the level of students‟ linguistic and word formation competencies it was observed that among the 11 mean combinations being compared, all showed significant p- values at 0. This tend to the rejection of the null hypothesis of no significant relationships.
Language activities were designed based on the four indicated skill areas and belong to linguistic skills and none from word formation skills. It was only in the four areas of linguistic skills that the students need language activities for them to cope with their skills requirement. Recommendations of the study include providing students with exposures on varied learning activities to enhance further their linguistic competencies; presenting the developed language activities to language teachers for further suggestions; and conducting further study on other components of communicative competence maybe done. vi THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researcher would like to convey her deepest gratitude and sincerest appreciation to the following persons whose valuable contributions have helped much to make this academic work a reality: To Dr.
Dimaano, dissertation adviser, who tirelessly worked on reading version after version of this manuscripts, and for providing valuable inputs and insightful comments that improved this study as well as for the encouragement and assistance that facilitated its completion; Dr. Nguyen The Hung, director of International Training and Consultancy Center for his encouragement; To the panel members: Dr. Luisa Valdez, Dr. Amada Banaag, Dr.
Felix Panopio, Dr. Magnaye for their valuable insights which greatly improved this work; The teachers and the student respondents of the study for their active involvement and cooperation; To her friends for their encouragement and support; and To her parents and siblings for their love, concern and understanding and for being an inspiration in pursuing this academic endeavor. vii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my loving and ever supportive husband, Mr. Le Huy and my loving son, Le Minh, to my family, and to my dear Thai Nguyen University community Ngo Thi Bich Ngoc viii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TITLE PAGE .vii TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………… viii LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………… xi LIST OF FIGURES.
THE PROBLEM Introduction. 1 Statement of the Problem. 7 Scope, Delimitation and Limitation of the Study. 8 Significance of the Study.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE Conceptual Literature. 63 ix THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines Conceptual Framework. 68 Definition of Terms. RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURE Research Environmen……………………………………….
73 Subjects of the Study. 74 Data Gathering Instrument. 76 Data Gathering Procedure. 78 Statistical Treatment of Data.
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Summary of Findings. Test for Students. 167 x THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines B.
Questionnaire for Teachers. Validation Letter 1 on the Test for Students & Teachers Questionnaire. Validation Letter 2 on the Test for Students & Teachers Questionnaire. Validation Letter 3 on the Test for Students & Teachers Questionnaire.
Letter of Request to the Heads of Institutions. Response Letter of the Heads of Institutions. Photographs of the Study Sites. Photographs of Students Respondents.
Photographs of Teacher Respondents. Photographs of Teacher-Made Test and Survey Questionnaire Validation. Psychrometric Conversion Table…………………………….208 CURRICULUM VITAE xi THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines LIST OF TABLES Table Title Page 1 Distribution of Sample Respondents.75 2 Performance of Students‟ Linguistics Test.82 3 Performance of Students‟ Word- Formation Test.93 4a Most Difficult Items in Linguistic Test.100 4b Most Difficult Items in Linguistic Test.101 5 Most Difficult Items in Word- Formation Test.105 6a Students‟ Skills Perceived as Linguistic/ Word-Formation Competencies.110 6b Students‟ Skills Perceived as Linguistic/ Word- Formation Competencies.111 7 Students‟ Linguistic Skills According to the Frequency of Use.112 8 Students‟ Linguistic Skills According to the Degree Importance.114 9 Comparison of the Teachers‟ Perception and Students‟ Performance in Linguistics and Word- Formation.116 xii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines 10 Areas in Linguistic Competencies as Bases for the Design of Language Activities.119 xiii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page 1 Research Paradigm on the Linguistic Competence of First Year Students in Thai Nguyen University.67 1 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction In our world today, language is our means of communication and learning. It is one‟s knowledge and a tool of expression of thoughts, perceptions and sentiments.
Thoughts and ideas can never be expressed and can‟t be understood by one another without good language. Language is considered important because it is the vehicle for communication between countries, cultural groups, various companies, organization, communities and friends. It also represents a fundamental expression of social identity. As a mirror that allows a person to understand what one is thinking, language is considered complex and constantly evolving.
It allows cultures with their shared set of values, customs and history to exist and as a part of speech language is important for one‟s survival for it forges friendship, cultural ties and economic relationship. Thoughts and emotions are shaped by language and it also determines one‟s perceptions and reality. It is considered the light of the mind and its retention helps maintain feeling of cultural kinship. Knowledge of the English language is one of most important aspect for the learners for it is considered 2 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines the key factor to competitiveness.
Because language enables people to communicate and express themselves, it becomes an important part of any society. As a currency used in exchanging ideas, language is considered the simple greatest skill an individual should possess and master. It holds societies together and mankind evolves, grows and prospers through language. It is the key that unlocks minds.
In everyday lives, language is essential in interaction. Language is use to give information to people around us, expressing feelings, desires and questions as well as understanding the world. In varied situations communication is done effectively through words, gestures and tone of voice. Through the use of language, people are able to communicate with one another, form bonds and teamwork.
Without language a person would not be able to communicate verbally or written, not be able to read, write or communicate with each other thoroughly. With language, one would have the ability to transmit and transport ideas orally, written and electronically. At present, the importance of language is recognized by many institutions. Second language teaching is being offered by some schools as early as middle school and they are requiring specific language requirements for those who would like to study in the schools.
3 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of the Philippines In learning the complexities of language, creation of a warm and comfortable environment for the learner is a must. It is of vital importance that learner must develop his communication skill since this will serve as the foundation of his future communication abilities. Having effective communication skills serve as an asset for lifetime quality communication. Learning other language besides the national language is also of vital importance since it helps to have additional knowledge of other people and cultures.