VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES --- mcs --- TIOANG TIT] TAN THE APPROPRIATENESS OF CLT FOCUS ON FORM INSTRUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT TO HIEN THANH SCHOOL KHAO SÁT SỰ PHÙ HỢP VỀ VIỆC DẠY XGỮ PHAP IHEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP CHO HỌC SINH THPT TẠI TRƯỜNG TÔ HIẾN THÀNH M. MINOR TIIESIS Ficld: English Tcaching Mcthodology Code: 60.10 Course: K18 (2009 — 2011} Hanoi, 2011 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES --- mcs --- TIOANG TIT] TAN THE APPROPRIATENESS OF CLT FOCUS ON FORM INSTRUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT TO HIEN THANH SCHOOL KHAO SÁT SỰ PHÙ HỢP VỀ VIỆC DẠY XGỮ PHAP IHEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIEP CHO HOC SINH THPT TẠI TRƯỜNG TỔ HIẾN THÀNH M. MINOR TIIESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60.10 Course: K18 (2009 — 2011) Supervisur: Vii Mai Trang, VLA Hanoi, 2011 ABSTRACT The sninor thesis is concerned wilh © The appropriateness af CLT focus on form instruction to high school students at Te Hien Thanh School". It is aimed at finding out the appropriateness of teaching grammar in the light of CLT.
to students al To Hien Thanh high school in general and students of grade 11 here in particular. The objectives of study arc to investigate contextual factors affecting the application of CLIT focus on form instruction to students, to evaluate contextual appropriateness of the focus on form approach then to give some suggestions and some solutions of teaching method te bring about better results in CLT English language teaching and leaming To achieve the aims and the objectives of the thesis, many references were selecled, read and filtered for information. The author used Survey questionnaires for 5 teachers and 100 students at I'o Hien I'hanh high school, Class observation, Post-observation interviews. All the data collected were consolidated and categorized.
‘he results were analyzed and presented in forms of lables and figures. The abscrvalional noies were jolled down to provide the findings in form of reflections. The minor thesis consists of three parts and three chapters. Part I is introduction.
It provides a general overview of the study with specific references to the rationale, the aims and the objectives of study, research questions, research methods, context of study, data collection methad, scope of study, purpose and significance of stndy. Part II is development. Part II consists of three chapters: Chapter I, Literature review, is concemed with definitions and concepts of the terms: Focus on Form vs Focus on Forms, Contextual Appropriateness of teaching methods. Chapter Il, Research methodology, introduces context of sindy, methodology, survey mstruments, dala analysis.
Chapter TIL, Findings and diveussion, is devoted to a detailed description of findings and the discussion, In this chapter, explanation and interpretation of the findings are explored. Part IlJ, conclusion, gives @ conchision, recommendations, Himitations of the study and then gives. some suggestions for further study. Questionnatre for teachers: co get teachers’ opinions about the ways they teach grammar Jessons Classroom observation: to clarify and test the validity of information about teaching grammar in the light of commumication.
‘Ihe aulhor did nol observe lessons of all 5 teachers bul only two of thea who are on behalf of two Leaching styles, Post observation interviews with two teachers: the author conducted two interviews with two teachers whose lesscms had heen observed ta get better insights into teachers’ perceptions and. altiludes Loward caching grammar in Lhe light of CLT. Context of study 5. The syllabus inthis pat, only the syllabuses for students of grade 11 are wentioned.2, The partivipanwy There are two gronps of snbjects in this stndy: ‘he first gronp: 5 teachers of Lnglishal Yo lien ‘Thanh high school, They are al the ages of from, 331041 with from 8 Lo 18 years working as leachore of English.
The second group: 100 students of prade 11 at To Hien Thanh high school. They are from17 tol years old.3, The textbook In this study, the author intends to survey onlly students of grade 11, so the textbook the author considered in this study is Tieng Anh 12 in order to find out whether the tasks in this textbook are appropriale 1o sludents of grade 11 al To Mien Thanh high school.4, The Socio-cuitural environment In this part the author mentions to the Socio-cultmral environment in Vietnam in general and at To Tien Thanh high school in particular. Data collection method All the data collected from questionnaize for teachers, questionnaire for students, classroont observation, post-observation internews with two teachers were consolidated and cateporized. ‘rhe resulls were analyzed and presented in forms of tables and figures.
‘Lhe observalional noles were jotted down to provide the findings in foum of reflections. teaching at Ta Hien Thanh high school. The subjects of the study are students of grades 11 and teachers of English at this school 7, Scupe of Une sludyThe study only focuses on teaching and leaning grammer in he ight of communicative language & Purpose and Significance of studyThis study is carried out to find out the appropriateness of focus on form instruction to high school students at To Tlien Thanh School. Successful application of conununicalive language leaching in leaching grammar nol only helps teachers and students in fii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale 2, Aims and objectives of study.
i 5, Context of study Rw 6, Data collection method. Scope of the study. Purpose and Significance of study Bee 9, Design of the study. PART U- DEVELOPME! CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW, 6 1.
Focus- on- forms vs Focus- om form. FoCus on forms. Focus on form 8 1. Contextual Appropriateness of teaching methods.
dD CHAPTER II: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TL1. Context of study 10 IL. ‘The participants eel 11. The §ociơ-eulttral erirontenit.
The survey instruments 13 IL. The post-observatien inlerviews with two teachers 15 IL4.Data analysis 15 IL5. 16 CHAPTER I: THE F [DINGS AND DISCUSSION role, students’ active role, textbook, etc. Those things can not be all met in the context of Lnglish teaching and leaning at To Hien Thanh high school.
The question of how to equip students with grammatical competence so that they can use the language to communicate in any situation. has become a mualter of teachers of Linglish in general and teachers of English al Yo Mien Thanh high school in particular For the above reasons, in this minor thesis, The author intends to investigate the appropriateness of focus on form instruction in the ght of CLT to high school students at To Hiew Thanh high schoo! \hen lo give some suggestions lo make English teaching and learning activities at To Hien Thanh high school more comnmnicative. The author hopes that this study will have some commibution ta improving, the application of CLT 1n BLT 1m general, English grammar teaching in particular al ''o Llien Thanh high school. Aim and objectives of study The iin of the study is 1o Gnd oul (he appropriateness of focus ou form.
instruction in the light of CLT to high school students at To Hien Thanh school. The objectives of stndy are: First, \o invesligale contextual faclors affecting Lhe application of focus on form approach al To Hien Thanh high school. Second, to evaluate contextual appropriateness af the focus on form approach at Ta Hien Thanh high schoo! Last, to give some suggestions and some solutions of teaching method so that applying CLT in teaching and learning English at To Hien Thanh high school has good results and effectiveness 3, Research questions: To achieve the aim and (he objectives of the thesis, ue following research questions were proposed: 1. To whiat extent is focus on form: instruction used at To Hien Thanh high school ? 2.
How appropriate is focus an form instmction to students at To Hien Thanh high school ? 3. What should teachers da to bring, about better resnlts in (1-1 Lnglish language teaching and learning? 4. Research method ‘The main methods uiilized in this study are Survey questionnaires for teachers and students, Class observation, Posl-observalion inlerviews with (wo teachers. ‘To cay oul the study, many references were selected, read and filtered for information and the following, instruments were ured Questionuaires: lo find oul the ways of leacking and leaming grammar al To Hicn Thanh school Questionnaire for stndents: to investigate students’ real situation of learning English and lo explore their expectation in learning English role, students’ active role, textbook, etc.
Those things can not be all met in the context of Lnglish teaching and leaning at To Hien Thanh high school. The question of how to equip students with grammatical competence so that they can use the language to communicate in any situation. has become a mualter of teachers of Linglish in general and teachers of English al Yo Mien Thanh high school in particular For the above reasons, in this minor thesis, The author intends to investigate the appropriateness of focus on form instruction in the ght of CLT to high school students at To Hiew Thanh high schoo! \hen lo give some suggestions lo make English teaching and learning activities at To Hien Thanh high school more comnmnicative. The author hopes that this study will have some commibution ta improving, the application of CLT 1n BLT 1m general, English grammar teaching in particular al ''o Llien Thanh high school.
Aim and objectives of study The iin of the study is 1o Gnd oul (he appropriateness of focus ou form. instruction in the light of CLT to high school students at To Hien Thanh school. The objectives of stndy are: First, \o invesligale contextual faclors affecting Lhe application of focus on form approach al To Hien Thanh high school. Second, to evaluate contextual appropriateness af the focus on form approach at Ta Hien Thanh high schoo! Last, to give some suggestions and some solutions of teaching method so that applying CLT in teaching and learning English at To Hien Thanh high school has good results and effectiveness 3, Research questions: To achieve the aim and (he objectives of the thesis, ue following research questions were proposed: 1.
To whiat extent is focus on form: instruction used at To Hien Thanh high school ? 2. How appropriate is focus an form instmction to students at To Hien Thanh high school ? 3. What should teachers da to bring, about better resnlts in (1-1 Lnglish language teaching and learning? 4. Research method ‘The main methods uiilized in this study are Survey questionnaires for teachers and students, Class observation, Posl-observalion inlerviews with (wo teachers.
‘To cay oul the study, many references were selected, read and filtered for information and the following, instruments were ured Questionuaires: lo find oul the ways of leacking and leaming grammar al To Hicn Thanh school Questionnaire for stndents: to investigate students’ real situation of learning English and lo explore their expectation in learning English LLL. Findings and discussions 17 T1L. The findings fiom survey questionnaires and discussion, 17 11. The findings from classroom observation and discussion.
The findings fiom post-observation interviews and discussion. Summary 31 PART II: CONCLUSION 1. Limitations of the study. "— "— 4, Recommendation for further study.
Appendix | Survey questionnaire for teachers Appendix TT Survey questionnaire for students Appendix II Two lesson plans. se Appendix IV Interviews fii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale 2, Aims and objectives of study. i 5, Context of study Rw 6, Data collection method. Scope of the study.
Purpose and Significance of study Bee 9, Design of the study. PART U- DEVELOPME! CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW, 6 1. Focus- on- forms vs Focus- om form. FoCus on forms.
Focus on form 8 1. Contextual Appropriateness of teaching methods. dD CHAPTER II: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TL1. Context of study 10 IL.
‘The participants eel 11. The §ociơ-eulttral erirontenit. The survey instruments 13 IL. The post-observatien inlerviews with two teachers 15 IL4.Data analysis 15 IL5.
